Hugo Calderano and Adriana Diaz won the singles titles at the ITTF-Americas Championships in Lima. Calderano beat his Brazilian teammate Guilherme Teodoro 4-1 in the men's final, and Puerto Rico's Diaz beat Canada's Mo Zhang 4-2 for the women's title.

Titles went to Brazil, Puerto Rico, Canada, Chile and the US, and no country won more than two events at the Polideportivo 3 de Videna.

Calderano does what was expected

Calderano, the world No 7 and the only player from the Americas in the men's top 10, was the clear favourite and dropped one game in the final. Teodoro had a strong week of his own, reaching the singles final and the mixed doubles final with Giulia Takahashi.

Diaz's seventh title

Diaz's win was her seventh continental singles title and her third in a row, more individual titles than anyone in the event's history, El Nuevo Día reported. She lost the first game of the final 11-4 to Zhang, won the next three 11-9, 11-4, 11-5, dropped the fifth 11-7 and led the sixth 7-0 on her way to the title. In the semi-finals she beat Lily Zhang of the US, the third seed, 4-2.

"Adriana played quite well. It's never easy to beat opponents from the continent, for many reasons," her father and coach, Bladimir Díaz, told El Nuevo Día (translated from Spanish).

Mo Zhang still left Lima with a title. She and Edward Ly won the mixed doubles for Canada, beating Teodoro and Takahashi 3-0 and denying Teodoro a second title.

The team and doubles events

The US women were the strongest team. They beat Guatemala 3-0 and Canada 3-1, then swept Puerto Rico 3-0 in the final.

Chile's Nicolas Burgos and Gustavo Gomez won the men's doubles, beating Venezuela's Medina and Rios 3-0. Brazil's Giulia Takahashi and Laura Watanabe took the women's doubles with a 3-0 win over the Americans Sally Moyland and Lily Zhang.

The result of the men's team final is unclear. Butterfly's headline credits Venezuela, while its match report says Argentina beat Brazil 3-2. This article will be updated when the result is confirmed.

Champions

  • Men's singles: Hugo Calderano (BRA) bt Guilherme Teodoro (BRA) 4-1
  • Women's singles: Adriana Diaz (PUR) bt Mo Zhang (CAN) 4-2
  • Men's doubles: Nicolas Burgos and Gustavo Gomez (CHI) bt Medina and Rios (VEN) 3-0
  • Women's doubles: Giulia Takahashi and Laura Watanabe (BRA) bt Sally Moyland and Lily Zhang (USA) 3-0
  • Mixed doubles: Edward Ly and Mo Zhang (CAN) bt Guilherme Teodoro and Giulia Takahashi (BRA) 3-0
  • Women's team: USA bt Puerto Rico 3-0

What's next

The WTT tour has moved to Europe, with WTT Champions Montpellier this week and WTT Champions Frankfurt from 3 November. Calderano is the sixth seed in Montpellier.