| Men's doubles at the 1958 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | New National Tennis Courts | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 May 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's doubles | |
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| Tennis at the 1958 Asian Games |
The men's doubles tennis event was part of the tennis programme and took place between 26 and 29 May 1958, at the New National Tennis Courts.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 26 May 1958 | 13:00 | 1st round |
| 2nd round | ||
| Tuesday, 27 May 1958 | 13:00 | 3rd round |
| Wednesday, 28 May 1958 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 29 May 1958 | 12:00 | Final |
| Final | |||||||
 Felicisimo Ampon (PHI) Raymundo Deyro (PHI) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Johnny Jose (PHI) Miguel Dungo (PHI) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Jose (PHI) Miguel Dungo (PHI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Munir Pirzada (PAK) Saeed Haye (PAK) | 1 | 1 | Johnny Jose (PHI) Miguel Dungo (PHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dao Kwan Chieu (HKG) Tsui Wai Pui (HKG) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Jose (PHI) Miguel Dungo (PHI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Sang-ryun (KOR) Lee Sang-hoon (KOR) | 9 | 7 |  Ong Chew Bee (SIN) Khong Kit Soon (SIN) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lin Yeong-yuan (ROC) Steve Lee (ROC) | 7 | 5 | Lee Sang-ryun (KOR) Lee Sang-hoon (KOR) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Suthephun Karalakshana (THA) Kravee Sudasna (THA) | 8 | 2 | Ong Chew Bee (SIN) Khong Kit Soon (SIN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ong Chew Bee (SIN) Khong Kit Soon (SIN) | 10 | 6 | Johnny Jose (PHI) Miguel Dungo (PHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Võ Văn Bảy (VNM) Võ Văn Thành (VNM) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Võ Văn Bảy (VNM) Võ Văn Thành (VNM) | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Henry Johanes (IRN) Arsham Yasaei (IRN) | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Võ Văn Bảy (VNM) Võ Văn Thành (VNM) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sutarjo Sugiarto (INA) Sie Kong Loen (INA) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutarjo Sugiarto (INA) Sie Kong Loen (INA) | W | O | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Kosei Kamo (JPN) Yoshihisa Shibata (JPN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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