2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries from Monday June 30 to Saturday July 5, 2003 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.

Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nationMexico
DatesJune 30 to July 5
Teams8
Venue(s)Centro de Convenciones (in Saltillo host cities)
Champions United States (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP Milagros Cabral (DOM)

Competing nations

Group AGroup B

 Brazil
 Canada
 Puerto Rico
 United States

 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico
 Venezuela

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPointsGWLPWPLRatioSWSLRatio
1.  United States6330909.000
2.  Brazil5321632.000
3.  Canada4312370.428
4.  Puerto Rico3303190.111
  • Monday June 30, 2003
Puerto Rico  3 – 1  Canada22–25 25–22 25–18 25–23
United States  3 – 0  Brazil25–22 25–20 25–14
  • Tuesday July 1, 2003
Brazil  3 – 0  Canada25–18 25–21 25–19
United States  3 – 0  Puerto Rico25–15 25–20 25–21
  • Wednesday July 2, 2003
United States  3 – 0  Canada25–10 25–19 25–21
Brazil  3 – 0  Puerto Rico25–19 25–20 25–23


Group B

TeamPointsGWLPWPLRatioSWSLRatio
1.  Cuba6330909.000
2.  Dominican R.5321632.000
3.  Venezuela4312370.428
4.  Mexico3303190.111
  • Monday June 30, 2003
Cuba  3 – 0  Venezuela25–18 25–16 25–23
Dominican Republic  3 – 0  Mexico25–21 25–19 25–16
  • Tuesday July 1, 2003
Dominican Republic  3 – 0  Venezuela27–25 25–15 25–11
Cuba  3 – 0  Mexico25–19 27–25 25–23
  • Wednesday July 2, 2003
Cuba  3 – 0  Dominican Republic25–14 25–15 25–21
Venezuela  3 – 1  Mexico25–21 20–25 25–15 25–21

Classification round

  • Thursday July 3, 2003
    • Seventh-place match
Puerto Rico  3 – 1  Mexico25–17 13–25 25–23 25–20
    • Classification Matches
Brazil  3 – 0  Venezuela25–23 25–19 25–18
Dominican Republic  3 – 0  Canada25–21 25–23 25–22


Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2003-07-04
 
 
 United States3
 
2003-07-05
 
 Brazil1
 
 United States3
 
2003-07-04
 
 Dominican Republic0
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
 
 Cuba2
 
3rd place
 
 
2003-07-05
 
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 Cuba3

  • Friday July 4, 2003
    • Fifth-place match
Venezuela  3 – 1  Canada17–25 25–20 25–16 26–24
    • Semi-finals
United States  3 – 1  Brazil25–20 22–25 25–20 25–16
Dominican Republic  3 – 2  Cuba24–26 23–25 25–21 25–16 17–15
  • Saturday July 5, 2003
    • Bronze-medal match
Brazil  0 – 3  Cuba16–25 19–25 30–32
    • Gold-medal match
United States  3 – 0  Dominican Republic25–20 25–18 25–19

Final ranking

 2003 Women's Pan-American Cup winners 

United States
First title


Individual awards

  • Best defender
    •  Alessandra Sperb (BRA)
  • Best libero

References