Wheelchair tennis at the 2015 Parapan American Games – Men's singles

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Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Final
ChampionFlag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  Jon Rynberg  (USA)
Score6–1, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The men's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2015 Parapan American Games took place from August 8 to 14, 2015 at the University of Toronto Scarborough Tennis Centre in Toronto, Canada. 24 athletes from 13 countries competed in this event. [1]

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Argentina's Gustavo Fernández successfully defended his gold medal from 2011 Guadalajara.

Main draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold medal match)
          
 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)66
 Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)1 0
 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)66
 Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rynberg  (USA)1 2
 Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rynberg  (USA)66
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Rodrigues  (BRA)3 4 Bronze medal match
 Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)0 1
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Rodrigues  (BRA)66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)66
Flag of Chile.svg  Francisco Cayulef  (CHI)66Flag of Chile.svg  Francisco Cayulef  (CHI)1 1
Flag of Peru.svg  Ysabelino Apaza  (PER)2 2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)66
Flag of Colombia.svg  Mauricio Vega  (COL)66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joel Dembe  (CAN)1 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Muro  (MEX)1 3 Flag of Colombia.svg  Mauricio Vega  (COL)3 1
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joel Dembe  (CAN)66
Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)66
Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)1 0
3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Carlos Santos  (BRA)0 61
Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)66Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)64 6
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Oscar Marrero  (PUR)2 1 Flag of Colombia.svg  Eliecer Oquendo  (COL)63 7
Flag of El Salvador.svg  Pedro Perez  (ESA)67Flag of Argentina.svg  Ezequiel Casco  (ARG)1 65
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Macario Ramas  (GUA)1 5 Flag of El Salvador.svg  Pedro Perez  (ESA)0 0
7 Flag of Argentina.svg  Ezequiel Casco  (ARG)66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Philippe Bedard  (CAN)66
Flag of Chile.svg  Robinson Mendez  (CHI)1 4 Flag of Chile.svg  Robinson Mendez  (CHI)0 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Raul Ortega  (MEX)66Flag of Chile.svg  Robinson Mendez  (CHI)1 4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexei Perez  (CUB)66Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rydberg  (USA)66
Flag of Mexico.svg  Miguel Lozada  (MEX)1 1 Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexei Perez  (CUB)0 0
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rydberg  (USA)66
Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rydberg  (USA)66
Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Rodrigues  (BRA)3 4
8 Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Baldwin  (USA)661
Flag of Cuba.svg  Andres De la Cruz  (CUB)1 0 Flag of Ecuador.svg  Efrain Cabrera  (ECU)0 1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Efrain Cabrera  (PUR)66Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Baldwin  (USA)0 1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  Federico Huezo  (ESA)66Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Rodrigues  (BRA)66
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Oscar Oliva  (GUA)4 3 Flag of El Salvador.svg  Federico Huezo  (ESA)0 1
2 Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Rodrigues  (BRA)66

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References

  1. "Wheelchair Tennis Event Overview Men's Singles - Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games". Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. 2015-08-15. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17.