# Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's sabre

The women's sabre competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 25 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium. The defending champion was Mailyn González from Cuba.
The sabre competition consisted of a qualification round followed by a single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

## Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
| Date | Time | Round |
| October 25, 2011 | 11:50 | Qualification pools |
| October 25, 2011 | 13:10 | Round of 16 |
| October 25, 2011 | 13:50 | Quarterfinals |
| October 25, 2011 | 19:40 | Semifinals |
| October 25, 2011 | 20:30 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

All 18 fencers were put into three groups of six athletes, were each fencer would have five individual matches. The top 16 athletes overall would qualify for next round.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Victories | TG | TR | Dif. | Notes |
| 1 | Patricia Contreras | Venezuela | 5 | 25 | 12 | +13 | Q |
| 2 | Alejandra Benítez | Venezuela | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 | Q |
| 3 | Eileen Grench | Panama | 4 | 22 | 11 | +11 | Q |
| 4 | Mariel Zagunis | United States | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | Q |
| 5 | Ibtihaj Muhammad | United States | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | Q |
| 6 | Sandra Sassine | Canada | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | Q |
| 7 | María Belén Pérez Maurice | Argentina | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | Q |
| 8 | Estefania Berninsone | Argentina | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Q |
| 9 | Yaritza Goulet | Cuba | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | Q |
| 10 | Élora Pattaro | Brazil | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | Q |
| 11 | Rossy Félix | Dominican Republic | 2 | 18 | 19 | -1 | Q |
| 12 | Angélica Larios | Mexico | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | Q |
| 13 | Yexi Salazar | Cuba | 2 | 12 | 18 | -6 | Q |
| 14 | Maybelline Johnnson | Dominican Republic | 2 | 11 | 21 | -10 | Q |
| 15 | Úrsula González | Mexico | 1 | 15 | 22 | -7 | Q |
| 16 | Melanie Mercado | Puerto Rico | 1 | 16 | 24 | -8 | Q |
| 17 | Karina Lakerbai | Brazil | 1 | 13 | 23 | -10 | |
| 18 | Ana Batista | Panama | 0 | 1 | 25 | -24 | |

### Elimination round

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Patricia Contreras (VEN) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Melanie Mercado (PUR) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Melanie Mercado (PUR) | 15 | 16 | Melanie Mercado (PUR) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Yaritza Goulet (CUB) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Yaritza Goulet (CUB) | 15 | 9 | Yaritza Goulet (CUB) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Élora Pattaro (BRA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Élora Pattaro (BRA) | 5 | | | | 9 | Yaritza Goulet (CUB) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | |
| 5 | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | |
| 12 | Angélica Larios (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Angélica Larios (MEX) | 4 | 5 | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Yexi Salazar (CUB) | 11 | 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | 4 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 13 |
| 3 | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 13 |
| 14 | Maybelline Johnnson (DOM) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Maybelline Johnnson (DOM) | 6 | 3 | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rossy Félix (DOM) | 13 | 6 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 15 | | | | 3 | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | |
| 7 | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | 15 | | | | | | | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | |
| 8 | Estefania Berninsone (ARG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Estefania Berninsone (ARG) | 9 | 7 | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Úrsula González (MEX) | 6 | 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |