| Tennis at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Location | San Salvador |
The tennis competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.
| Tennis at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Location | San Salvador |
The tennis competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles |  Michael Quintero (COL) |  Kepler Orellana (VEN) |  Miguel Gallardo (MEX) Marcello Amador (MEX) |
| Doubles | Bruno Echagaray and Santiago González (MEX) | Alejandro Falla and Carlos Salamanca (COL) |  Shane Stone and Troy Stone (TRI) Kepler Orellana and Jimy Szymanski (VEN) |
| Team Event | Marcello Amador Bruno Echagaray Miguel Gallardo Santiago González (MEX) |  Víctor Estrella Jhonson García (DOM) | Jhonnatan Medina Kepler Orellana Jimy Szymanski (VEN) Alejandro Falla Pablo González Michael Quintero Carlos Salamanca (COL) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles |  Kristina Brandi (PUR) | Vilmarie Castellvi (PUR) | Karin Palme (MEX) Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) |
| Doubles | Vilmarie Castellvi and Mari Toro (PUR) | Erika Clarke and Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) | Mariela Salinas and Stephanie Schaer (VEN)  Liz Cruz and Ana Osorio (ESA) |
| Team Event | Kristina Brandi Vilmarie Castellvi (PUR) | Karin Palme Alejandra Rivero Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) | Glenny Cepeda Daisy Espinal Diana Espinal (DOM) Liz Cruz Ana Osorio Marcela Rodezno (ESA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | Gabriel Montilla and Kristina Brandi (PUR) | Santiago González and Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) |  Iphton Louis and Neyssa Etienne (HAI) Jhonnatan Medina and Stephanie Schaer (VEN) |
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