2022 Racquetball World Championships – Women's singles

The International Racquetball Federation's 21st Racquetball World Championships were held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico from August 20-27, 2022. This was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosi.

Mixed doubles at the XXI Racquetball World Championships
Location	San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Dates	August 20–27
Medalists
Paola Longoria   Gabriela Martinez   Angélica Barrios Alexandra Herrera

The 2022 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring, as used in other sports like squash and volleyball. Previously, racquetball games used side-out scoring, where players scored points only when they had won a rally which began with that player serving. Rallies won when not serving were simply side-outs: the rally losing player lost the serve and the rally winning player won the opportunity to serve, but did not win a point.

In 2022, Mexican Paola Longoria won Women's Singles for a record extending 5th time by defeating Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez in the final, 12-10, 11-7, 11-7. It was the 3rd time in the last four World Championships that Longoria and Martinez met in the Women's Singles final. They split the previous two times: Longoria winning in 2016 and Martinez in 2018.

Tournament format

The 2022 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results were used to seed players for the medal round with only the top two players from each group advancing to the medal round.

Women’s singles

Group stages

Source:

Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Erika Manilla	2	2	0	6	0	66	30	1
Maria Paz Muñoz	2	1	1	3	4	59	66	2
Maria Paz Riquelme	2	0	2	1	6	48	77	3

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Natalia Mendez	2	2	0	6	0	68	31	1
Jenny Daza	2	1	1	3	3	54	50	2
Danielle Drury	2	0	2	0	6	25	66	3

Group 3

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Rhonda Rajsich	3	3	0	9	1	104	62	1
Cristina Amaya	3	2	1	7	4	108	86	2
Ana Lucia Sarmiento	3	1	2	4	6	70	72	3
Yurisleidis Araujo	3	0	3	0	9	37	99	4

Group 4

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Valeria Centellas	3	3	0	9	2	116	71	1
Angélica Barrios	3	2	1	8	3	114	89	2
Juliette Parent	3	1	2	3	6	62	66	3
Maria Regla	3	0	3	0	9	33	99	4

Group 5

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Paola Longoria	3	3	0	9	0	99	84	1
Carla Muñoz	3	2	1	6	3	84	65	2
Ayako Hanashi	3	1	2	3	7	64	101	3
Jazmin Elizabeth Aguilar Salvateirra	3	0	3	1	9	62	109	4

Group 6

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Gabriela Martinez	3	3	0	9	2	106	72	1
Alexandra Herrera	3	2	1	8	3	112	63	2
Paula Mansilla	3	0	3	3	9	135	164	3
Removed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Medal round

Source:

	First Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										1	Erika Manilla	6	9	11	7
	9	Angélica Barrios	11	11	11					9	Angélica Barrios	11	11	5	11
	8	Carla Muñoz	9	4	3														9	Angélica Barrios	9	11	5	4
	5	Paola Longoria	11	11	11														5	Paola Longoria	11	8	11	11
	12	Jenny Daza	5	7	5					5	Paola Longoria	11	11	12
										4	Valeria Centellas	2	6	10
																												5	Paola Longoria	12	11	11
																												6	Gabriela Martinez	10	7	7
										3	Rhonda Rajsich	10	5	11	10
	11	Maria Paz Muñoz	5	8	6					6	Gabriela Martinez	12	11	7	12
	6	Gabriela Martinez	11	11	11														6	Gabriela Martinez	12	11	11
	7	Alexandra Herrera	11	11	11														7	Alexandra Herrera	10	6	9
	10	Cristina Amaya	8	7	7					7	Alexandra Herrera	11	11	11
										2	Natalia Mendez	8	3	8

External links

• IRF website