Tennis at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Men's singles

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Tennis at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
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  2018  · Mediterranean Games ·  2026  

The men's singles event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games will be held from 27 June to 1 July at the Habib Khelil Tennis Complex.

Contents

Francesco Passaro of Italy won the gold medal, defeating Carlos López Montagud of Spain in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3.

Adam Moundir of Morocco won the bronze medal, defeating Elliot Benchetrit of Morocco in the bronze medal match, Walkover.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Francesco Passaro
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Carlos López Montagud
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Adam Moundir
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Seeds

The top four seeds [1] received a bye into the second round.

01.   Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Arnaldi (second round)
02.   Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Passaro (champion; gold medalist)
03.   Flag of Morocco.svg Elliot Benchetrit (semifinals)
04.   Flag of Monaco.svg Lucas Catarina (quarterfinals)
05.   Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro López San Martín (quarterfinals)
06.   Flag of Spain.svg Carlos López Montagud (final; silver medalist)
07.   Flag of Turkey.svg Yankı Erel (second round)
08.   Flag of Cyprus.svg Petros Chrysochos (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals
30 June
Final
1 July
          
Flag of Morocco.svg  Adam Moundir  (MAR)60 1
6 Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos López Montagud  (ESP)3 66
6 Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos López Montagud  (ESP)774 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Passaro  (ITA)6366
3 Flag of Morocco.svg  Elliot Benchetrit  (MAR)4 2
2 Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Passaro  (ITA)66Bronze medal match
Flag of Morocco.svg  Adam Moundir  (MAR)w/o
3 Flag of Morocco.svg  Elliot Benchetrit  (MAR)

Top half

First round
27 June
Second round
28 June
Quarterfinals
29 June
Semifinals
30 June
1 Flag of Italy.svg  M Arnaldi  (ITA)5 773
Flag of Portugal.svg  M Gomes  (POR)4 1 Flag of Morocco.svg  A Moundir  (MAR)7656
Flag of Morocco.svg  A Moundir  (MAR)66Flag of Morocco.svg  A Moundir  (MAR)66
Flag of Egypt.svg  K. Maamoun  (EGY)677Flag of Egypt.svg  K. Maamoun  (EGY)2 3
Flag of Algeria.svg  T Sahtali  (ALG)3 61Flag of Egypt.svg  K. Maamoun  (EGY)66
Flag of Slovenia.svg  S Dominko  (SLO)774 4 7 Flag of Turkey.svg  Y Erel  (TUR)4 4
7 Flag of Turkey.svg  Y Erel  (TUR)6366Flag of Morocco.svg  A Moundir  (MAR)60 1
6 Flag of Spain.svg  C López Montagud  (ESP)3 66
4 Flag of Monaco.svg  L Catarina  (MON)67
Flag of Tunisia.svg  W Abderrahman  (TUN)2 0 Flag of Cyprus.svg  M Efstathiou  (CYP)3 5
Flag of Cyprus.svg  M Efstathiou  (CYP)664 Flag of Monaco.svg  L Catarina  (MON)2 63
Flag of Malta.svg  M Asciak  (MLT)63 776 Flag of Spain.svg  C López Montagud  (ESP)63 6
Flag of Greece.svg  A Skorilas  (GRE)1 663Flag of Malta.svg  M Asciak  (MLT)2 1
Flag of Albania.svg  M Muedini  (ALB)0 1 6 Flag of Spain.svg  C López Montagud  (ESP)66
6 Flag of Spain.svg  C López Montagud  (ESP)66

Bottom half

First round
27 June
Second round
28 June
Quarterfinals
29 June
Semifinals
30 June
5 Flag of Spain.svg  Á López San Martín  (ESP)66
Flag of Slovenia.svg  M Premzl  (SLO)4 4 5 Flag of Spain.svg  Á López San Martín  (ESP)66
Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Ouakaa  (TUN)66Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Ouakaa  (TUN)0 1
Flag of Kosovo.svg  V Tashi  (KOS)3 2 5 Flag of Spain.svg  Á López San Martín  (ESP)4 62
Flag of Malta.svg  L Delicata  (MLT)w/o3 Flag of Morocco.svg  E Benchetrit  (MAR)6 77
Flag of Greece.svg  A Thanos  (GRE)Flag of Malta.svg  L Delicata  (MLT)2 1
3 Flag of Morocco.svg  E Benchetrit  (MAR)66
3 Flag of Morocco.svg  E Benchetrit  (MAR)4 2
8 Flag of Cyprus.svg  P Chrysochos  (CYP)672 Flag of Italy.svg  F Passaro  (ITA)66
Flag of Portugal.svg  F Coelho  (POR)4 5 8 Flag of Cyprus.svg  P Chrysochos  (CYP)7137
Flag of Turkey.svg  K Kırcı  (TUR)66Flag of Turkey.svg  K Kırcı  (TUR)6115
Flag of Algeria.svg  Y Rihane  (ALG)3 2 8 Flag of Cyprus.svg  P Chrysochos  (CYP)1 61
Flag of Egypt.svg  A Elsayed  (EGY)662 Flag of Italy.svg  F Passaro  (ITA)61 6
Flag of San Marino.svg  M De Rossi  (SMR)3 4 Flag of Egypt.svg  A Elsayed  (EGY)632
2 Flag of Italy.svg  F Passaro  (ITA)776

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