Wheelchair tennis at the 2019 Parapan American Games

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]

Wheelchair tennis at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Date24–30 August
Edition5th
LocationClub Lawn Tennis de La Exposcicion
Champions
Men's SinglesGustavo Fernandez
 Argentina
Women's SinglesAngelica Bernal
 Colombia
Men's DoublesGustavo Fernandez - Augustin Ledesman
 Argentina
Women's DoublesEmmy Kaiser - Dana Mathewson
 United States

Participating nations

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]

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
 Gustavo Fernandez
 Argentina		 Agustin Ledesma
 Argentina		 Daniel Rodrigues
 Brazil
Women's singles
 Angelica Bernal
 Colombia		 Macarena Cabrillana
 Chile		 Dana Mathewson
 United States
Men's doubles
  Argentina
Gustavo Fernandez
Agustin Ledesma		  United States
Christopher Herman
Casey Ratzlaff		  Chile
Alexander Cataldo
Diego Perez
Women's doubles
  United States
Emmy Kaiser
Dana Mathewson		  Colombia
Angelica Bernal
Johana Martinez		  Argentina
Nicole Dhers
Maria Moreno
Quads' singles
 Robert Shaw
 Canada		 David Wagner
 United States		 Bryan Barten
 United States

See also

References
  1. "Para Panamerican Games Overview". International Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
  2. "Men's Entry List" (PDF). daviscup.com. 24 July 2019.
  3. "Women's Entry List" (PDF). daviscup.com. 24 July 2019.
  4. "Quad Entry List" (PDF). daviscup.com. 24 July 2019.
  5. "Four Canadians Named To Wheelchair Tennis Team For Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 22 July 2019.
  6. "USTA Names Six Athletes To 2019 Parapan American Games Roster". United States Olympic Committee. 12 July 2019.
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