Event: | Women's Tennis singles |
Competition: | 2019 African Games |
Venue: | Cheminots Club |
Dates: | 24-29 August |
Competitors: | 37 |
Nations: | 17 |
Gold: | Mayar Sherif |
Gold Nation: | EGY |
Silver: | Chanel Simmonds |
Silver Nation: | RSA |
Bronze: | Lamis Salama |
Bronze Nation: | EGY |
Bronze2: | Sandra Samir |
Bronze2 Nation: | EGY |
Prev: | 2015 |
Next: | 2023 |
Quadrennial: | yes |
Multi: | yes |
Type: | team |
See main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games. The women's singles event at the 2019 African Games was held from 24 to 29 August at the Cheminots Club.[1]
Sandra Samir is the defending champion, who try defend her title, but she defeated by South African Chanel Simmonds in the semifinal.[2]
This event is a qualification event to the 2020 Summer Olympics. The winner is qualify to the Women's singles event, if she meets the following requirements: Her ranking is within the top 300 on the ATP Singles Rankings of 7 June 2021 and doesn't qualify any other athlete from her nation via Direct Acceptance.[3]
Mayar Sherif of Egypt won the gold medal, defeating South African Chanel Simmonds in the final, 6–3, 6–3.