| Tennis at the 1995 Pan American Games | |
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«1991 1999» |
This page shows the results of the Tennis Competition for men and women at the 1995 Pan American Games, held from March 11 to March 26, 1995, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
| Tennis at the 1995 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
«1991 1999» |
This page shows the results of the Tennis Competition for men and women at the 1995 Pan American Games, held from March 11 to March 26, 1995, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
 |  Hernán Gumy (ARG) |
 | Javier Frana (ARG) |
 |  Jimy Szymanski (VEN) |
| | Nicolás Pereira (VEN) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Argentina Javier Frana Luis Lobo |
| | Venezuela Jimy Szymanski |
| |  Chile Sergio Cortés Gabriel Silberstein |
| |  Mexico |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Argentina |
| |  Uruguay |
| | Chile |
 United States |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | María Florencia Labat (ARG) |
| | Ann Grossman (USA) |
| | Bettina Fulco (ARG) |
| | Chanda Rubin (USA) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Argentina Mercedes María Paz Patricia Tarabini |
| | United States Ann Grossman |
| |  Brazil |
| | Mexico |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| | Brazil |
| United States |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | United States Shaun Stafford Jack Waite |
| | Argentina |
| |  Cuba Juan Pino Belkis Rodríguez |
| | Venezuela |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
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