# Tennis at the 2019 African Games – Men's singles

The men's singles event at the 2019 African Games was held from 24 to 29 August at the Cheminots Club.
Denis Indondo is the defending champion, but he doesn't participate in this year event.
This event is a qualification event to the 2020 Summer Olympics. The winner is qualify to the men's singles event, if he meets the following requirements: His ranking is within the top 300 on the ATP Singles Rankings of 7 June 2021 and doesn't qualify any other athlete from his nation via Direct Acceptance.
Mohamed Safwat of Egypt won the gold medal, defeating his fellow countryman Karim-Mohamed Maamoun in the final, 6–3, 6–4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | Adam Moundir (MAR) |
| Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | Aziz Dougaz (TUN) |

## Seeds

* Mohamed Safwat (EGY) (champion; gold medalist)
* Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) (final; silver medalist)
* Skander Mansouri (TUN) (Quarterfinal)
* Aziz Dougaz (TUN) (semifinal)
* Benjamin Lock (ZIM) (Quarterfinal)
* Adam Moundir (MAR) (semifinal)
* Lamine Ouahab (MAR) (Quarterfinal)
* Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) (third round)
* Anas Fattar (MAR) (Quarterfinal)
* Alexis Klégou (BEN) (first round)
* Mehluli Sibanda (ZIM) (second round)
* Yassir Kilani (MAR) (third round)
* Courtney John Lock (ZIM) (third round)
* Sherif Sabry (EGY) (third round)
* Eliakim Coulibaly (CIV) (third round)
* Sylvester Emmanuel (NGR) (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Semifinals 28 August | Semifinals 28 August | Semifinals 28 August | Semifinals 28 August | Semifinals 28 August | Final 29 August | Final 29 August | Final 29 August | Final 29 August |
| 1 | Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lamine Ouahab (MAR) | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lamine Ouahab (MAR) | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 1 | Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Aziz Dougaz (TUN) | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Aziz Dougaz (TUN) | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Aziz Dougaz (TUN) | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Benjamin Lock (ZIM) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Benjamin Lock (ZIM) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Adam Moundir (MAR) | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Skander Mansouri (TUN) | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Skander Mansouri (TUN) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Adam Moundir (MAR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Anas Fattar (MAR) | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August |
| | | | | | 1 | M Safwat (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Audu (NGR) | 6 | 6 | | | E Audu (NGR) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Rasendra (MAD) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | M Safwat (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sempe (LES) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | CJ Lock (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | W Lebendje (GAB) | 6 | 6 | | | W Lebendje (GAB) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Belay (ETH) | 1 | 0 | | 13 | CJ Lock (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | CJ Lock (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Safwat (EGY) | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | A Klégou (BEN) | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Ouahab (MAR) | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | C Saidi Otupio (COD) | 1 | 6 | 6 | | C Saidi Otupio (COD) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Njogu (KEN) | 6 | 6 | | | A Njogu (KEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Alipoe-Tchotchodji (TOG) | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | A Njogu (KEN) | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S El Hafedh (MTN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | L Ouahab (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Acquah (GHA) | 6 | 6 | | | J Acquah (GHA) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koffi (CIV) | 1 | 0 | | 7 | L Ouahab (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Ouahab (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August |
| 4 | A Dougaz (TUN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Mzai (KEN) | 4 | 0 | 4 | A Dougaz (TUN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kargbo (SLE) | 6 | 7 | | B Kargbo (SLE) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Van Dyk (NAM) | 2 | 5 | | | | | 4 | A Dougaz (TUN) | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Ubong (NGR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 15 | E Coulibaly (CIV) | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Bagayoko (MLI) | 1 | 1 | | J Ubong (NGR) | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Abban (GHA) | 4 | 2 | 15 | E Coulibaly (CIV) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | E Coulibaly (CIV) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Dougaz (TUN) | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Y Kilani (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Lock (ZIM) | 3 | 4 |
| | D Oringa (UGA) | 4 | 4 | 12 | Y Kilani (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Diallo (GUI) | 1 | 0 | | A El Sallaly (EGY) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A El Sallaly (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | Y Kilani (MAR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Ikondo (COD) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | B Lock (ZIM) | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Holmes (BOT) | 3 | 2 | | A Ikondo (COD) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ahmed (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 5 | B Lock (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Lock (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August |
| 6 | A Moundir (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Seetso (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 6 | A Moundir (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Andriamasilalao (MAD) | 6 | 6 | | L Andriamasilalao (MAD) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Erasmus (NAM) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Moundir (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Antchandie (GAB) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Antchandie (GAB) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Sereche (ETH) | 0 | 0 | | H Antchandie (GAB) | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Motlojoa (LES) | 1 | 0 | 11 | M Sibanda (ZIM) | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Sibanda (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Moundir (MAR) | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | S Sabry (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Mansouri (TUN) | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | A Bationo (CIV) | 3 | 3 | 14 | S Sabry (EGY) | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cheruiyot (KEN) | 6 | 6 | | K Cheruiyot (KEN) | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Makadji (GUI) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 14 | S Sabry (EGY) | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Nortey (GHA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Mansouri (TUN) | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Otuu (NGR) | 3 | 2 | | I Nortey (GHA) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Bushamuka (COD) | 3 | 0 | 3 | S Mansouri (TUN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Mansouri (TUN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | First round 24 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Second round 25 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Third round 26 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August | Quarterfinals 27 August |
| 8 | T Garanganga (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Yego (KEN) | 4 | 2 | | 8 | T Garanganga (ZIM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Alipoe-Tchotchodji (TOG) | 6 | 6 | | | C Alipoe-Tchotchodji (TOG) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Boesi (GEQ) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | T Garanganga (ZIM) | 7$^{14}$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Palm (GHA) | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | A Fattar (MAR) | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Ayella (UGA) | 5 | 0 | | | B Palm (GHA) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Fiseha (ETH) | 0 | 3 | | 9 | A Fattar (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Fattar (MAR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Fattar (MAR) | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | S Emmanuel (NGR) | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K-M Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 6 |
| | S Diallo (MLI) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | S Emmanuel (NGR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ouattara (CIV) | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | G Ouattara (CIV) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ratsimandresy (MAD) | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | 16 | S Emmanuel (NGR) | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Monnou (BEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K-M Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Bolangi (COD) | 4 | 2 | | | S Monnou (BEN) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Van Schalkwyk (NAM) | 0 | 0 | | 2 | K-M Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K-M Maamoun (EGY) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |