# Tennis at the Bolivarian Games
Tennis at the Bolivarian Games is the tennis competition held within the Juegos Bolivarianos, a quadrennial multi-sport event for the five South American nations liberated by [Simón Bolívar](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-bolivar) (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) plus Panama, first staged in 1938.[1](http://gbrathletics.com/ic/bolg.htm) Tennis at the 2025 edition was contested in five events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.[2](https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Games founded | 1938, Bogotá, Colombia, for the city's 400th anniversary[3](https://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/bolivarian-games-host-cities-and-sport-venues/) |
| Scheduling | Held generally every four years since 1973[3](https://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/bolivarian-games-host-cities-and-sport-venues/) |
| Tennis events (2025) | Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles[2](https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172) |
| 2025 venue | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Jesús María, Lima, on clay[2](https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172) • [4](https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783) |
| 2025 men's singles champion | Juan Pablo Varillas (Peru), beat Arklon Huertas del Pino 2-0 on 6 December[4](https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783) |
| 2025 women's singles champion | Lucciana Pérez (Peru)[5](https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/deportes/juegos-bolivarianos-tenistas-peruanos-juan-pablo-varillas-y-lucciana-perez-ganan-oro) |
| 2025 tennis medal leader | Peru, 6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)[6](http://holaesungusto.blogspot.com/2025/12/tenis-peruano-campeon-de-los-xx-juegos.html) |
## History and editions
The first Bolivarian Games were held in 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia, to celebrate the city's 400th anniversary, and since 1973 the games have generally followed a four-year cycle, with recent editions departing from that schedule.[3](https://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/bolivarian-games-host-cities-and-sport-venues/) The inaugural edition ran 6–22 August 1938 with 81 events, 205 competitors, and 6 nations.[7](https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/22) Early editions followed at long and irregular intervals: Lima hosted the second edition from 25 December 1947 to 8 January 1948, Caracas hosted the third from 5 to 21 December 1951, and [Barranquilla](https://www.edgepedia.org/barranquilla) hosted the 1961 edition from 3 to 16 December.[7](https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/22) The 1965 edition was shared between Quito and [Guayaquil](https://www.edgepedia.org/guayaquil) in Ecuador, using 7 venues in Quito and 9 in Guayaquil.[3](https://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/bolivarian-games-host-cities-and-sport-venues/)
The most recent edition before 2025 was held in [Valledupar](https://www.edgepedia.org/valledupar), Colombia, from 24 June to 5 July 2022, with 376 events, 1,859 competitors from 11 nations.[7](https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/22)
## Competition format and venues
The 2025 program included the five standard tennis events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.[2](https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172) The tennis venue for the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho–Lima 2025 was the Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición at Av. República de Chile 254, Jesús María, Lima.[2](https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172) The men's singles final was played there on clay.[4](https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783)
## Recent developments: the 2025 Ayacucho–Lima edition
Peruvian tennis achieved a historic regional title at the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho–Lima 2025. In the men's singles final, played on 6 December in Lima, Juan Pablo Varillas beat fellow Peruvian Arklon Huertas del Pino 2-0 for the gold medal.[4](https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783) Lucciana Pérez won the women's singles gold.[5](https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/deportes/juegos-bolivarianos-tenistas-peruanos-juan-pablo-varillas-y-lucciana-perez-ganan-oro) Pérez and Romina Ccuno took the women's doubles title.[5](https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/deportes/juegos-bolivarianos-tenistas-peruanos-juan-pablo-varillas-y-lucciana-perez-ganan-oro)
Peru's tennis team finished with six medals in total: the Pérez/Ccuno gold in women's doubles, a silver for Huertas del Pino in men's singles, a silver for Varillas and Huertas del Pino in men's doubles, and a bronze for Huertas del Pino and Ccuno in mixed doubles.[4](https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783) With 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, the Peruvian delegation led the tennis medal table, a result described as a historic regional title for Peruvian tennis.[6](http://holaesungusto.blogspot.com/2025/12/tenis-peruano-campeon-de-los-xx-juegos.html)
## References
1. Bolivarian Games — GBR Athletics — http://gbrathletics.com/ic/bolg.htm
2. Deportes | XX Juegos Bolivarianos 2025 Ayacucho – Lima — https://www.bolivarianos2025.pe/deporte/deporte/172
3. Bolivarian Games: Host Cities And Sport Venues — https://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/bolivarian-games-host-cities-and-sport-venues/
4. Juan Pablo Varillas ganó medalla de oro en Juegos Bolivarianos 2025 — RPP — https://rpp.pe/tenis/mas-tenis/juan-pablo-varillas-vs-arklon-huertas-del-pino-en-vivo-en-juegos-bolivarianos-2025-a-que-hora-juegan-y-donde-ver-partido-de-singles-final-por-tv-y-streaming-rpp-noticia-1666783
5. Juegos Bolivarianos: tenistas peruanos Juan Pablo Varillas y Lucciana Pérez ganan oro | TVPerú — https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/deportes/juegos-bolivarianos-tenistas-peruanos-juan-pablo-varillas-y-lucciana-perez-ganan-oro
6. Tenis peruano campeón de los XX Juegos Bolivarianos Ayacucho–Lima 2025 — http://holaesungusto.blogspot.com/2025/12/tenis-peruano-campeon-de-los-xx-juegos.html
7. IntersportStats – Bolivarian Games — https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/22
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