Tennis at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Tennis at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
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  2018  · Mediterranean Games ·  2026  

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

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Guiomar Maristany of Spain won the gold medal, defeating Nuria Brancaccio of Italy in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2.

Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Chiraz Bechri of Tunisia in the bronze medal match, Walkover.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Guiomar Maristany
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Nuria Brancaccio
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Seeds [1]

01.   Flag of Spain.svg Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (semifinals ; bronze medalist)
02.   Flag of Spain.svg Guiomar Maristany (champion; gold medalist)
03.   Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir (second round)
04.   Flag of Italy.svg Nuria Brancaccio (final; silver medalist)
05.   Flag of Turkey.svg Zeynep Sönmez (quarterfinals)
06.   Flag of Turkey.svg İlay Yörük (quarterfinals)
07.   Flag of Italy.svg Aurora Zantedeschi (quarterfinals)
08.   Flag of Algeria.svg Inès Ibbou (second round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals
30 June
Final
1 July
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro  (ESP)74 3
4 Flag of Italy.svg  Nuria Brancaccio  (ITA)5 66
4 Flag of Italy.svg  Nuria Brancaccio  (ITA)2 72
2 Flag of Spain.svg  Guiomar Maristany  (ESP)65 6
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)0 1R
2 Flag of Spain.svg  Guiomar Maristany  (ESP)63Bronze medal match
1 Flag of Spain.svg  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro  (ESP)w/o
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)

Top half

First round
27 June
Second round
28 June
Quarterfinals
29 June
Semifinals
30 June
1 Flag of Spain.svg  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro  (ESP)66
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Mariana Alves Campino  (POR)6666Flag of Portugal.svg  Mariana Alves Campino  (POR)4 2
 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Feryel Ben Hassen  (TUN)2 771 1 Flag of Spain.svg  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro  (ESP)776
Flag of Morocco.svg  Yasmine Kabbaj  (MAR)633
Flag of Morocco.svg  Yasmine Kabbaj  (MAR)66
8 Flag of Algeria.svg  Inès Ibbou  (ALG)2 4
1 Flag of Spain.svg  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro  (ESP)74 3
4 Flag of Italy.svg  Nuria Brancaccio  (ITA)5 66
4 Flag of Italy.svg  Nuria Brancaccio  (ITA)w/o
 Flag of Malta.svg  Helene Pellicano  (MLT)4 67Flag of Malta.svg  Helene Pellicano  (MLT)
 Flag of Egypt.svg  Aya El-Sayed  (EGY)61 5 4 Flag of Italy.svg  Nuria Brancaccio  (ITA)66
5 Flag of Turkey.svg  Zeynep Sönmez  (TUR)1 4
Flag of Albania.svg  Gresi Bajri  (ALB)1 2
5 Flag of Turkey.svg  Zeynep Sönmez  (TUR)66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Turkey.svg  İlay Yörük  (TUR)66
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Vesa Gjinaj  (KOS)1 1
6 Flag of Turkey.svg  İlay Yörük  (TUR)61 2
Flag of Albania.svg  Kristal Dule  (ALB)1 1 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)4 66
 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)66Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)63 6
3 Flag of Egypt.svg  Sandra Samir  (EGY)1 63
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chiraz Bechri  (TUN)0 1R
2 Flag of Spain.svg  Guiomar Maristany  (ESP)63
7 Flag of Italy.svg  Aurora Zantedeschi  (ITA)67
Flag of Morocco.svg  Aya El Aouni  (MAR)3 776Flag of Morocco.svg  Aya El Aouni  (MAR)4 5
 Flag of Malta.svg  Francesca Curmi  (MLT)6624 7 Flag of Italy.svg  Aurora Zantedeschi  (ITA)0 1
Flag of Algeria.svg Amira Benaïssa (ALG)5 7762 Flag of Spain.svg  Guiomar Maristany  (ESP)66
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Maria Inês Fonte  (POR)7624 Flag of Algeria.svg Amira Benaïssa (ALG)2 2
2 Flag of Spain.svg  Guiomar Maristany  (ESP)66

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  1. "Tennis – Women's Singles – Entry List by Event" (PDF). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.