| Women's singles at the 1958 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Waseda University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29–31 May 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Table tennis at the 1958 Asian Games | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between 29 and 31 May, at the Waseda University Gymnasium.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 29 May 1958 | 13:00 | 1st round |
| 2nd round | ||
| Friday, 30 May 1958 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Semifinals | ||
| Saturday, 31 May 1958 | 18:30 | Final |
| Final | |||
 Taeko Namba (JPN) | 3 | ||
| Kazuko Yamaizumi (JPN) | 0 | ||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Choi Kyung-ja (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Azam Khatib (IRN) | 0 |  Chiang Tsai-yun (ROC) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chiang Tsai-yun (ROC) | 3 | Choi Kyung-ja (KOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Taeko Namba (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Taeko Namba (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Baguio Wong (HKG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Taeko Namba (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cho Kyung-ja (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Yao Tsu (ROC) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lau Wai Lim (HKG) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Lau Wai Lim (HKG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cho Kyung-ja (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cho Kyung-ja (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tomi Okawa (JPN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Fujie Eguchi (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Park Chung-ja (KOR) | 1 | Atieh Derakhshan (IRN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Atieh Derakhshan (IRN) | 3 | Fujie Eguchi (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ching Yui (ROC) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ching Yui (ROC) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Fan Sin Kwan (HKG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Fujie Eguchi (JPN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuko Yamaizumi (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chen Pao-pei (ROC) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuko Yamaizumi (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuko Yamaizumi (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Wie Sang-sook (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ng Yuk Chun (HKG) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wie Sang-sook (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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