| Soft tennis at the 1990 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Beijing International Tennis Center |
| Dates | 24–30 September 1990 |
Soft tennis was contested as a demonstration sport at the 1990 Asian Games. The competition took place from 24 to 30 September 1990. All events were held at the Beijing International Tennis Center in Beijing, China.
Japan topped the medal table winning two gold medals. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles |  Japan Akihiro Uematsu Motoji Ohashi |  South Korea Jang Han-sub Lee Suk-woo | South Korea Kim Sung-soo Chang Bong-hoon |
| Japan Hiromi Tsunori Ichiro Uchida | |||
| Men's team |  Chinese Taipei | Japan | South Korea |
 China | |||
| Women's doubles | South Korea Oh Mi-sun Lee Ahn-sun | Japan Kayo Tokunaga Izumi Kobayashi | Japan Reiko Sahashi Chiharu Sadamoto |
| Japan Mayumi Munemori Ritsuko Shiozaki | |||
| Women's team | Japan | South Korea | China |
| Chinese Taipei |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | KOR | CHN | PHI | NEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | JPN | TPE | THA | SIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| South Korea | 1 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 0 | ||||
| China | 0 | ||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | JPN | TPE | SIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | KOR | CHN | THA | MAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||
| China | 0 | Japan | 2 | ||||
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | ||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | ||||||
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