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Tennis at the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe | |
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Date | 29 May – 3 June |
Location | Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Matija Pecotić (MLT) | |
Women's singles | |
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (AND) | |
Men's doubles | |
Matthew Asciak / Matija Pecotić (MLT) | |
Women's doubles | |
Francesca Curmi / Elaine Genovese (MLT) | |
Mixed doubles | |
Maria Constantinou / Eleftherios Neos (CYP) |
The tennis competitions at the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 29 May to 3 June 2023 at the Marsa Sports Club, Malta. [1]
* Host nation (Malta)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Malta (MLT)* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Andorra (AND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Monaco (MON) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Matija Pecotić Malta | Lucas Catarina Monaco | Stylianos Christodoulou Cyprus |
Petros Chrysochos Cyprus | |||
Women's singles | Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Andorra | Francesca Curmi Malta | Elaine Genovese Malta |
Marie Weckerle Luxembourg | |||
Men's doubles | Malta Matthew Asciak Matija Pecotić | Cyprus Sergis Kyratzis Eleftherios Neos | Luxembourg Raphael Calzi Alex Knaff |
Monaco Lucas Catarina Valentin Vacherot | |||
Women's doubles | Malta Francesca Curmi Elaine Genovese | Luxembourg Eléonora Molinaro Marie Weckerle | Cyprus Klio Maria Ioannou Maria Constantinou |
Mixed doubles | Cyprus Maria Constantinou Eleftherios Neos | Luxembourg Eléonora Molinaro Alex Knaff | Malta Matthew Asciak Elaine Genovese |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold match medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | V Vacherot | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
V Ristic | 0 | 0 | 1 | V Vacherot | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Chrysochos | 6 | 6 | P Chrysochos | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
JL Chapman | 0 | 1 | P Chrysochos | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Pecotić | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Pecotić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Gelabert | 0 | 2 | 4 | M Pecotić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Glauser | 1 | 0 | R Calzi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Calzi | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Pecotić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Christodoulou | 6 | 6 | 2 | L Catarina | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Magnússon | 0 | 1 | S Christodoulou | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
È Cervós Noguer | 5 | 2 | 3 | A Knaff | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Knaff | 7 | 6 | S Christodoulou | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Asciak | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | L Catarina | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
M De Rossi | 6 | 4 | 1 | M Asciak | 2 | 1r | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Zünd | 6 | 2 | 2 | L Catarina | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | L Catarina | 7 | 6 |
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