Tennis at the 1991 Pan American Games
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Seven tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 events were held at the 1991 Pan American Games
1991 Pan American Games
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...

 in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

, including a team event for the first time.

By Country

(Host nation in bold.)
1  United States United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 
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2  Brazil Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 
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3  Mexico Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 
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4  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 
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5=  Chile Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 
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5=  Cuba Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 
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7  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 
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8  Venezuela Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 
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Men's Singles

Gold:  Mexico Luis Enrique Herrera
Silver:  United States Dave di Lucia
Bronze:  Brazil Marcelo Saliola

Women's Singles

Gold:  United States Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...

Silver:  Dominican Republic Joelle Schad
Bronze:  Brazil Andrea Vieira

Men's Doubles

Gold:  Puerto Rico Miguel Nido
Miguel Nido
Miguel Nido is a former tennis player from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Partnering Juan Rios, the pair was defeated in the first round by Italy's Diego Nargiso and Omar Camporese...

 & Joey Rivé
Joey Rive
Joey Rive is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.River achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in 1988....

Silver:  Mexico
Bronze:  Cuba
Bronze:  Mexico

Women's Doubles

Gold:  United States Donna Faber
Donna Faber
Donna Faber is a former professional tennis player. She competed in Grand Slam tournaments from 1988 to 1993.-External links:...

 & Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...

Silver:  Brazil Andrea Vieira & Claudia Chabalgoti
Bronze:  Chile
Bronze:  Mexico

Mixed Doubles

Gold:  United States Dave Dilucia & Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...

Silver:  Brazil William Kyriakos Junior & Claudia Chabalgoti
Bronze:  Dominican Republic Rafael Moreno & Joelle Schad
Bronze:  Puerto Rico Jaime Frontera & Emilie Viqueira

Men's Team

Gold:  Brazil
Silver:  Puerto Rico
Bronze:  Chile
Bronze:  Cuba

Women's Team

Gold:  Brazil
Silver:  Venezuela
Bronze:  Chile
Bronze:  Cuba


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