Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 / Tennis
| Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 tennis |
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| venue | Caracas Venezuela.svg){kind=small}
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| Competition venue | Ciudad Universitaria |
| Nations | 6th |
| Athletes | 29 (19H, 10D) |
| date | January 7-12, 1959 |
| decisions | 5 |
| ← Mexico City 1954 | |
The tennis competitions of the VIII Central American and Caribbean Games in 1959 were held from January 7th to 12th on the grounds of the Ciudad Universitaria in Caracas . There were singles and doubles for men and women as well as the mixed competition. As in the 1954 games, the Mexican players remained unbeaten in international comparisons. Yolanda Ramírez won three titles.
Men's
singles
| space | country | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Mexico
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Mario Llamas |
| 2 |
Mexico
|
Francisco Contreras |
| 3 |
Mexico
|
Antonio Palafox |
Double
| space | country | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
|
Francisco Contreras Mario Llamas |
| 2 |
 Puerto Rico
|
Desiderio García Charles Manuel Pasarell sr. |
| 3 |
 Costa Rica
|
Julio César Rojas Montero Luis Enrique Rojas Montero |
Ladies
singles
| space | country | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
|
Yolanda Ramírez |
| 2 |
Mexico
|
Imelda Ramírez de Castro |
| 3 |
Mexico
|
Rosa María Reyes |
Double
| space | country | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
|
Yolanda Ramírez Rosa María Reyes |
| 2 |
Puerto Rico
|
Cindy Golbert Grace Valdés |
| 3 |
Venezuela
|
Mónica Adler Cristina Eguí de Machado |
Only three couples participated. The results were as follows:
- Golbert / Valdés - Adler / Eguí de Machado 4: 6, 8: 6, 7: 5; Ramírez / Reyes BYE
- Ramírez / Reyes - Golbert / Valdés 6:?, 6: 2
Mixed
| space | country | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
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Yolanda Ramírez Gustavo Palafox |
| 2 |
Puerto Rico
|
Cindy Golbert Charles Manuel Pasarell sr. |
| 3 |
Venezuela
|
Mónica Adler Juan Notz |
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
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5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |
Puerto Rico
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- | 3 | - | 3 |
| 3 |
Venezuela
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- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4th |
Costa Rica
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
source
- Memoria Oficial del Comité Organizador de los VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe , (PDF file, 47.7 MB), pp. 414–426.