Pan American Racquetball Championships
Introduction The '''Pan American Racquetball Championships''' are held annually in the spring with play ending on the day before Easter. Originally called the Tournament of the Americas, the Pan American Championships are hosted by the Pan American Racquetball Confederation.The 2023 Pan American Championships will be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 31 to April 8, 2023.This event will also serve as the qualifying event for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.The 2022 Pan American Championships were held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, April 9–16.Bolivian Angelica Barrios won women's singles and fellow Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso won men's singles, and both Barrios and Moscoso won for the first time. Barrios's victory was the first for a Bolivian woman at Pan Am Championships, while Moscoso's win was the third Bolivian gold in men's singles, as Carlos Keller won the previous two events.In doubles, Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray won men's doubles, which was the 4th Canadian win in the event, but the first for both Iwaasa and Murray. Argentina won women's doubles for the first time, as Natalia Mendez and María José Vargas took the title. It was Mendez's first Pan Am Championship, but the second for Vargas, who won women's singles in 2014.The 2022 Pan American Championships were the first to use rally scoring, which was adopted by the  International Racquetball Federation in early 2022.Also, mixed doubles and men's and Women's Team competitions were implemented for the first time. In the team competitions, countries compete head-to-head over three matches: two singles matches and a doubles match. Argentina and Bolivia were the first team champions: Argentina winning the women's team competition and Bolivia the men's team competition. Mexicans Rodrigo Montoya and Samantha Salas were the first mixed doubles Pan American Champions.The 2022 competition was the first in three years, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 tournaments. The competition was not held in two years previously. In 1995, the Pan Am Games were held in the spring, so that year's Tournament of the Americas (as the competition was then known) was not held. In 2000, the competition was cancelled due to the civil unrest in Bolivia, which was to host the event.
Champions ===Champions by event and year==='''Year'''   '''Site''''''Men's singles''' '''Women's singles''' '''Men's doubles''' '''Women's doubles'''  '''Mixed doubles''' 2023   Guatemala City   Conrrado Moscoso   Montserrat Mejia   Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo   Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia   Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso 2022   Santa Cruz   Conrrado Moscoso   Angélica Barrios    Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray   Natalia Mendez & María José Vargas   Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas 2021  Not held – COVID-19     2020  Not held – COVID-19     2019   Barranquilla   Carlos Keller   Paola Longoria    Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso   Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2018   Temuco   Carlos Keller   Rhonda Rajsich    Álvaro Beltrán & Rodrigo Montoya   Alexandra Herrera & Paola Longoria 2017   San Jose   Alejandro Landa   Rhonda Rajsich   Polo Gutierrez & Alejandro Landa   Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2016   San Luis Potosí  Daniel de la Rosa   Paola Longoria   Javier Moreno & Alejandro Landa   Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2015   Santo Domingo  José Díaz   Paola Longoria   Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno    Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2014   Santa Cruz   Jose Rojas    María José Vargas    Daniel de la Rosa & Edson Martinez   Susana Acosta & Samantha Salas   2013    Cali   Polo Gutierrez   Paola Longoria   Javier Moreno & Polo Gutierrez   Sharon Jackson & Rhonda Rajsich   2012   Temuco    Mike Green   Paola Longoria   Roland Keller & Ricardo Monroy   Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas   2011   Managua   Daniel de la Rosa   Rhonda Rajsich   Javier Moreno & Polo Gutierrez    Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas   2010    San Pedro Sula   Ricardo Monroy   Paola Longoria   Mike Green & Tim Landeryou    Susana Acosta & Samantha Salas   2009    Cali   Álvaro Beltrán   Cheryl Gudinas Holmes   Ben Croft & Mitch Williams   Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso   2008   San Jose   Álvaro Beltrán   Paola Longoria   Javier Moreno & Gilberto Mejia   Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso   2007   Santiago   Álvaro Beltrán   Rhonda Rajsich    Vincent Gagnon & François Viens    Janel Tisinger & Rhonda Rajsich   2006   Guatemala City   Kris Odegard   Paola Longoria   Woody Clouse & Willie Tilton    Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso   2005   Caracas   Jack Huczek   Kristen Walsh   Mike Guidry & Jason Thoerner   Susana Acosta & Rosy Torres  2004   Cuenca    Brian Istace   Lori-Jane Powell   Carlos Bacmeister & Abraham Pena Susana Acosta & Rosy Torres 2003   Santo Domingo  Jack Huczek   Laura Fenton   Ruben Gonzalez & Mike Guidry   Jackie Paraiso & Kim Russell  2002   Cochabamba   Kane Waselenchuk   Laura Fenton   Ruben Gonzalez & Mike Guidry    Lori-Jane Powell & Karina Odegard  2001   San Pedro Sula    Rocky Carson   Cheryl Gudinas Holmes   Doug Eagle & Adam Karp   Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso  2000   None  None  None  None 1999   Rosarito   Mike Green   Robin Levine   Doug Ganim & Drew Kachtik   Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso  1998   Winnipeg   Sherman Greenfeld   Michelle Gould    Adam Karp & Bill Sell   Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso  1997   Chihuahua   Eric Muller   Cheryl Gudinas Holmes   Todd O'Neil & Derek Robinson   Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso  1996   Cali   Brian Rankin   Tammy Brockbank   Adam Karp & Bill Sell   Cheryl Gudinas Holmes & Michelle Gould  1995  None  None  None  None  None 1994   Buenos Aires   Sherman Greenfeld   Cheryl Gudinas Holmes   Jeff Evans & Todd O'Neil   Michelle Gould & Robin Levine 1993    Cochabamba   Chris Cole   Jackie Paraiso   Joel Bonnett & Bill Sell   Mary Lyons & Susan Morgan-Pfahler 1992    Tegucigalpa   Chris Cole   Lynne Coburn   Mike Ceresia & Roger Harripersad   Robin Levine & Kim Russell 1991    Santiago   Tim Doyle   Michelle Gould   Jim Floyd & Tim Hansen   Jackie Paraiso & Kim Russell  1990   Jacksonville   Sherman Greenfeld   Michelle Gould   Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski   Malia Kamahoahoa Bailey & Toni Bevelock  1989    San Jose   Andy Roberts   Malia Kamahoahoa Bailey   Brian Hawkes & Bill Sell   1988   Santa Cruz   Bill Sell   Michelle Gould   Bill Sell & David Simonette   1987   Colorado Springs   Egan Inoue   Heather Stupp  –  – ===Champions by country==='''Country'''  '''Men's singles''' '''Women's singles''' '''Men's doubles''' '''Women's doubles''''''Mixed doubles''' '''Total'''   13  20  17  16  0  66    7  9  8  13  1  38   8  2  4  1  0  15   5  1  2  0  1  9   0  1  0  1  0  2===Team Champions by year==='''Year'''   '''Men's Team''' '''Women's Team''' 2022
Multiple champions ===List of men's multiple champions === Champion  Singles Titles  Doubles Titles  Total   Álvaro Beltrán  3  2  5  Bill Sell  1  4  5  Javier Moreno  0  5  5  Conrrado Moscoso  1  3  4  Polo Gutierrez  1  3  4  Rodrigo Montoya  0  3  3  Sherman Greenfeld  3  0  3  Mike Green  2  1  3  Daniel de la Rosa  2  1  3  Alejandro Landa  1  2  3  Adam Karp  0  3  3  Mike Guidry  0  3  3  Carlos Keller  2  0  2  Chris Cole  2  0  2  Ruben Gonzalez  0  2  2  Jack Huczek  2  0  2  Doug Ganim  0  2  2  Ricardo Monroy  1  1  2  Todd O'Neil  0  2  2===List of women's multiple champions === Champion  Singles Titles  Doubles Titles  Total  Paola Longoria  8  7  15  Jackie Paraiso  1  9  10  Samantha Salas  0  9  9  Rhonda Rajsich  4  2  6  Michelle Gould  4  2  6  Cheryl Gudinas Holmes  4  1  5  Susana Acosta  0  4  4  Laura Fenton  2  1  3  Aimee Ruiz  0  3  3  Robin Levine  1  2   3  Kim Russell  0  3  3  Joy MacKenzie  0  3  3  María José Vargas  1  1  2  Angélica Barrios  1  1  2  Alexandra Herrera  0  2  2  Lori-Jane Powell  1  1  2  Malia Kamahoahoa Bailey  1  1  2  Rosy Torres  0  2  2== References ==
External links *  International Racquetball Federation (IRF) site