Tennis at the 1970 Summer Universiade

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Tennis events were contested at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy.

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's SinglesFlag of France.svg  Patrick Proisy  (FRA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Toomas Leius  (URS)Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Bartoni  (ITA)
Men's DoublesFlag of Japan.svg  Jun Kamiwazumi
and Toshiro Sakai  (JPN)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Toomas Leius
and Anatoli Volkov  (URS)
Flag of the United States.svg  Fred McNair
and Charlie Owens  (USA)
Women's SinglesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tiiu Parmas  (URS)Flag of Japan.svg Sawamatsu (JPN)Flag of France.svg  Odile de Roubin  (FRA)
Women's DoublesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ada Bakker
and Tine Zwaan  (NED)
Flag of Japan.svg  Junko Sawamatsu
and Kazuko Sawamatsu  (JPN)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tiiu Parmas
and Sobol (URS)
Mixed DoublesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tiiu Parmas
and Toomas Leius  (URS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Janet Young
and Geoff Pollard  (AUS)
Flag of the United States.svg Schallau
and Charlie Owens  (USA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2215
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1203
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1012
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1001
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0101
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0022
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Totals (7 nations)55515



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