Tennis At The 2014 South American Games – Women's Doubles
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tournament at the
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in
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was held from 12 to 15 March on the
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of the
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in Ñuñoa. Tie-breaks were used for the first two sets of each match, which was the best of three sets. If the score was tied at one set all, a 'super tie-break' (the first pairing to win at least 10 points by a margin of two points) would be used. Chileans Fernanda Reyes and
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were the defending champions, but Reyes was not eligible by her national delegation in this edition. Costa Melgar played alongside
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and they finished in fourth place, being defeated by Brazilians
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and
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in the bronze medal match, 7–6(7–4), 7–5. Venezuelans
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and Andrea Gamiz defeated Paraguayans
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and
Montserrat González Montserrat González Benítez (; born 1 July 1994) is a Paraguayan former tennis player. In her career, she won eleven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of w ...
7–6(9–7), 3–6, 0–5in the final to claim the first gold medal for Venezuela in the tennis competition.


Calendar

Matches took place between 12 and 15 March.


Seeds


Results


Draw


References

Main Draw (Federación de Tenis de Chile)
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