| Tennis at the 2009 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
Roberto Bautista Agut  Spain | |
| Women's singles | |
Evelyn Mayr  Italy | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Matteo Marai / Gianluco Naso Italy | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Eva Fernandez Brugues / Laura Pous Tio Spain |
The Tennis Tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Tennis Club Sports Complex Central in Pescara, Italy.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Roberto Bautista Agut |  Marsel İlhan | Gianluca Naso |
| Men's Doubles | Marrai / Naso |  Danilović / Tošić | Bautista Agut / Granollers Pujol |
| Women's Singles | Evelyn Mayr | Laura Pous Tió | Eva Fernández Brugués |
| Women's Doubles | Fernández Brugués / Pous Tió | Büyükakçay / Özgen |  Lalami / El Allami |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marsel İlhan | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Aldin Šetkić | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gianluca Naso | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Reda El Amrani | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marsel İlhan | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| - |  Tomislav Ternar | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matteo Marrai | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Matteo Marrai | 2 | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Alexandros Jakupovic | 4 | 3 | 4 | Gianluca Naso | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | 3 | Matteo Marrai | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nadia Lalami Laaroussi | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nadia Lalami Laaroussi | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Astrid Johanna Besser (ret) | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Laura Pous Tió (ret) | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evelyn Mayr | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Despina Papamichail | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evelyn Mayr | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evelyn Mayr | 6 | 6 | 6 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Eva Fernández Brugués | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Nadia Lalami Laaroussi | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Eva Fernández Brugués | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Eva Fernández Brugués | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
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