Wheelchair tennis at the 2019 Parapan American Games | |
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Date | 24–30 August |
Edition | 5th |
Location | Club Lawn Tennis de La Exposcicion |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Gustavo Fernandez Argentina | |
Women's singles | |
Angélica Bernal Colombia | |
Men's doubles | |
Gustavo Fernandez - Augustin Ledesman Argentina | |
Women's doubles | |
Emmy Kaiser - Dana Mathewson United States | |
Quad singles | |
Robert Shaw Canada |
Wheelchair tennis at the 2019 Parapan American Games took place from 24 to 30 August at the Club Lawn Tennis de La Exposcicion in Lima. The men's and women's singles champions qualified directly for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
There were 44 tennis players from 14 countries scheduled to compete. They were ranked according to singles' rankings as of 8 July 2019. Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez was the reigning men's singles champion while Natalia Mayara from Brazil hoped to win the gold medal in the women's singles. [2] [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Gustavo Fernandez Argentina | Agustín Ledesma Argentina | Daniel Rodrigues Brazil |
Women's singles | Angélica Bernal Colombia | Macarena Cabrillana Chile | Dana Mathewson United States |
Men's doubles | Argentina Gustavo Fernandez Agustín Ledesma | United States Christopher Herman Casey Ratzlaff | Chile Alexander Cataldo Diego Perez |
Women's doubles | United States Emmy Kaiser Dana Mathewson | Colombia Angélica Bernal Johana Martínez | Argentina Nicole Dhers Maria Moreno |
Quads' singles | Robert Shaw Canada | David Wagner United States | Bryan Barten United States |
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