Tennis has been an event at the Central American and Caribbean Games since 1926. [1] It was not held in Panama City in 1970, but has otherwise been a permanent sport. [2] Cuba's Juan Pino is the most successful Central American and Caribbean Games tennis player of all time, in terms of medals won (12).
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1935 | María Tapia (MEX) | María del Carmen Camacho (CUB) | Elena Daly (CUB) |
1938 | Raquel Moch (MEX) | Esperanza Belmar (MEX) | Loris Leyden (JAM) |
1946 | Carmen Christlies (MEX) | Hilde Heyn (MEX) | Enma R. Gutiérrez (MEX) |
1950 | Hilde Heyn (MEX) | Melita Ramírez (MEX) | Carmen Christlies (MEX) |
1954 | Melita Ramírez (MEX) | Rosie Reyes (MEX) | Yolanda Ramírez (MEX) |
1959 | Yolanda Ramírez (MEX) | Melita Ramírez (MEX) | Rosie Reyes (MEX) |
1962 | Antonia Prado (MEX) | Elena Osuna (MEX) | Marta Torros (PUR) |
1966 | Elena Subirats (MEX) | Patricia Montaño (MEX) | Olga Montaño (MEX) |
1974 | Gina Diaz (MEX) | Aleida Spex (CUB) | Cecilia Rosado (MEX) |
1978 | Alejandra Vallejo (MEX) | Maluca Llamas (MEX) | Marlin Noriega (VEN) |
1982 | Claudia Hernández (MEX) | Gigi Fernández (PUR) | Heliane Steden (MEX) |
1986 | Crissy Gonzalez (PUR) | Marilda Julia (PUR) | Belkis Rodríguez (CUB) Madeleine Sánchez (DOM) |
1990 | Joelle Schad (DOM) | Rita Pichardo (CUB) | Ninfa Marra (VEN) Emilie Viqueira (PUR) |
1993 | Xóchitl Escobedo (MEX) | María Francesa (VEN) | Noelia Serra (DOM) Ninfa Marra (VEN) |
1998 | María Vento (VEN) | Milagros Sequera (VEN) | Emilie Viqueira (PUR) Giana Gutiérrez (COL) |
2002 | Kristina Brandi (PUR) | Vilmarie Castellvi (PUR) | Karin Palme (MEX) Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) |
2006 | Kristina Brandi (PUR) | Milagros Sequera (VEN) | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos (MEX) Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) |
2010 | Monica Puig (PUR) | Adriana Pérez (VEN) | Larika Russell (BAH) |
Alejandra Granillo (MEX) | |||
2014 | Monica Puig (PUR) | Ana Sofía Sánchez (MEX) | Francesca Segarelli (DOM) |
2018 | Monica Puig (PUR) | Mariana Duque (COL) | Giuliana Olmos (MEX) |
2023 | María Herazo González (COL) | Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) | Maria Navarro (MEX) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1935 | María del Carmen Camacho and Elena Daly (CUB) | Fernanda Cedillo and María Tapia (MEX) | Edelmira Duenas and Enriqueta Araujo (ESA) |
1938 | Raquel Moch and Esperanza Belmar (MEX) | Cristina Egul and Carmen Urbaneja (VEN) | Loris Leyden and Jean F. McNair (JAM) |
1946 | Carmen Christlies and Esther Reyes (MEX) | Flor Isava and Marion Schlageter (VEN) | Ivy Cover and Hope Bunting (JAM) |
1950 | Carmen Christlies and Hilde Heyn (MEX) | Sibylla Garbrecht and Alicia de Linares (COL) | Carmen Nottebohn and Clara de Echevarria (GUA) |
1954 | Melita Ramírez and Yolanda Ramírez (MEX) | María Tapia and Rosie Reyes (MEX) | Pilar Herrero and Mirta de la Paz (CUB) |
1959 | Yolanda Ramírez and Rosie Reyes (MEX) | Grace Valdes and Cindy Colbert (PUR) | Mónica Adler and Cristina Egul (VEN) |
1962 | Antonia Prado and Elena Osuna (MEX) | Josefina Cabrera and Cindy Colbert (PUR) | Jean Passailaigue and Rosemary Desnoes (JAM) |
1966 | Olga Montaño and Patricia Montaño (MEX) | Antonieta Garcia and Julia Garcia (GUA) | Cindy Villanueva and Eileen Pomales (PUR) |
1974 | Cecilia Rosado and Gina Diaz (MEX) | Wendy Hitt and Maria de Annexy (PUR) | Aleida Spex and Iluminada Concepción (CUB) |
1978 | Marlin Noriega and Mary Boveda (VEN) | Lourdes Diaz and Alejandra Vallejo (MEX) | Paula Hernández and Iluminada Concepción (CUB) |
1982 | Gigi Fernández and Marilda Julia (PUR) | Nuria Alasia and Claudia Bergiani (VEN) | Odalis Moreno and Belkis Rodríguez (CUB) |
1986 | María García and Belkis Rodríguez (CUB) | Adriana Hernández and Monica Muñoz (MEX) | Crissy Gonzalez and Marilda Julia (PUR) Adriana Isaza and Gloria Escobar (COL) |
1990 | Lupita Novelo and Aránzazu Gallardo (MEX) | Rita Pichardo and Iluminada Concepción (CUB) | Monica Aguero and Florea de Maria Urrea (GUA) Joelle Schad and Madeleine Sánchez (DOM) |
1993 | María Francesa and Ninfa Marra (VEN) | Joelle Schad and Noelia Serra (DOM) | Lucila Becerra and Lupita Novelo (MEX) Belkis Rodríguez and Yoannis Montesino (CUB) |
1998 | María Vento and Milagros Sequera (VEN) | Melody Falcó and Paola Palencia (MEX) | Yoannis Montesino and Yamile Cordova (CUB) Alanna Broderick and Camille Walter (JAM) |
2002 | 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) |
2006 | Mariana Muci and Milagros Sequera (VEN) | Yanet Núñez Mojarena and Yamilé Fors (CUB) | Erika Clarke and Valeria Pulido (MEX) Kristina Brandi and Vilmarie Castellvi (PUR) |
2010 | Nikkita Fountain and Larika Russell (BAH) | Daysi Espinal and Francesca Segarelli (DOM) | Melissa Golfin and Camila Quesada (CRC) Andrea Gámiz and Mariana Muci (VEN) |
2014 | Victoria Rodríguez and Marcela Zacarías (MEX) | Andrea Gámiz and Adriana Pérez (VEN) | Melissa Morales and Daniela Schippers (GUA) |
2018 | Fernanda Contreras and Giuliana Olmos (MEX) | Mariana Duque and Camila Osorio (COL) | Mónica Matías and Monica Puig (PUR) |
2023 | Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez (COL) | Jessica Hinojosa Maria Navarro (MEX) | Maria Morales Kirsten-Andrea Weedon (GUA) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1935 | María Tapia and Alfonso Unda (MEX) | Elena Daly and Lorenzo Nodarse (CUB) | Edelmira Duenas and Mauricio Lopez (ESA) |
1938 | Loris Leyden and Harold Dayes (JAM) | Helie Dittel and Ricardo Saprissa (CRC) | Raquel Moch and Daniel Hernandez (MEX) |
1946 | Hope Bunting and William F. Coke (JAM) | Andreina Pietri and Carlos López (VEN) | Hilde Heyn and Francisco Galván (MEX) |
1950 | Melita Ramírez and Gustavo Palafox (MEX) | Carmen Nottebohn and Héctor Estrada (GUA) | Sibylla Garbrecht and Jorge Combariza (COL) |
1954 | Melita Ramírez and Mario Llamas (MEX) | María Tapia and Anselmo Puente (MEX) | Andreina Pietri and Carlos López (VEN) |
1959 | Yolanda Ramírez and Gustavo Palafox (MEX) | Cindy Colbert and Carlos Pasarell (PUR) | Mónica Adler and Juan Notz (VEN) |
1962 | Cindy Colbert and Juan Ríos (PUR) | Antonia Prado and Juan Arredondo (MEX) | Ria Chong and Michael Valdez (TRI) |
1966 | Elena Subirats and Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) | Eileen Pomales and Stanley Pasarell (PUR) | Beatriz Raytler and Eduardo Alvarez (VEN) |
1974 | Aleida Spex and Juan Pérez (CUB) | Maria de Annexy and Manuel Diaz (PUR) | Cecilia Rosado and Emilio Montaño (MEX) |
1978 | Crissy Gonzalez and Pedro González (PUR) | Alejandra Vallejo and Javier Ordaz (MEX) | Iluminada Concepción and Humberto Camarotti (CUB) |
1982 | Nuria Alasia and Iñaki Calvo (VEN) | Valeria Garip and Rafael Moreno (DOM) | Gigi Fernández and Miguel Nido (PUR) |
1986 | Belkis Rodríguez and Mario Tabares (CUB) | Madeleine Sánchez and Rafael Moreno (DOM) | Claudia Hernández and Fernando Perez (MEX) Henriette Gemer and Harry Sy Corvo (VEN) |
1990 | Lupita Novelo and Luis Herrera (MEX) | Emilie Viqueira and Jaime Frontera (PUR) | Belkis Rodríguez and Juan Pino (CUB) Joelle Schad and Rafael Moreno (DOM) |
1993 | Lupita Novelo and Oliver Fernández (MEX) | Ninfa Marra and Jimy Szymanski (VEN) | Joelle Schad and Hiram Silfa (DOM) Belkis Rodríguez and Juan Pino (CUB) |
1998 | María Vento and Jimy Szymanski (VEN) | Graciela Vélez and Javier Gutiérrez (MEX) | Yoannis Montesino and Juan Pino (CUB) Joelle Schad and Jhonson García (DOM) |
2002 | 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) |
2006 | Yohny Romero and Milagros Sequera (VEN) | Gilberto Álvarez and Vilmarie Castellvi (PUR) | Ricardo Chile and Yamilé Fors (CUB) Víctor Estrella and Daysi Espinal (DOM) |
2010 | Daniel Garza and Melissa Torres Sandoval (MEX) | José de Armas and Adriana Pérez (VEN) | Alex Llompart and Monica Puig (PUR) |
José Hernández and Chandra Capozzi (DOM) | |||
2014 | Marcela Zacarías and Santiago González (MEX) | Adriana Pérez and David Souto (VEN) | Francesca Segarelli and Víctor Estrella Burgos (DOM) |
2018 | Eduardo Struvay and María Paulina Pérez (COL) | José Olivares and Kelly Williford (DOM) | Alan Núñez Aguilera and Andrea Renee Villarreal (MEX) |
2023 | Peter Bertran and Kelly Williford (DOM) | Cristian Rodríguez and María Paulina Pérez (COL) | Sebastian Dominguez Kiristen Weedon (GUA) |
The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial, typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and 5 territories in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The second Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from 15 March to 5 April 1930. The event featured 596 athletes from nine nations, competing in ten sports. Women participated in the event for the first time.
The fourth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital city of Panama at Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena. These games were held 3 years after the last games, this was to get the games back to the year they should have been, after a 5-year break on the previous games. The Games were held from 5 February to 24 February 1938. They included 1,216 athletes from ten nations, competing in sixteen different sports.
The ninth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. It is the first and so far only Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in a non-Spanish-speaking country.
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