| Men's singles at the 1974 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Imperial Country Club | |||||||||
| Dates | 5–13 September 1974 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Men's singles | |
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| Tennis at the 1974 Asian Games |
The men's singles tennis event was part of the tennis programme and took place between 5 and 13 September, at the Imperial Country Club.
| Final | |||||||
 Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||
 Taghi Akbari (IRN) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Bronze medal match | |||||
 Yehoshua Shalem (ISR) | W | O | |||
 Lü Zhengyi (CHN) | |||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | W | O | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Abbas Ali (IRQ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Alexander Marcial (PHI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Marcial (PHI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Vanh Chanthara (LAO) | W | O | Vanh Chanthara (LAO) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 F. Al-Qatami (KUW) | Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Võ Văn Bảy (VNM) | 6 | 1 | 6 | Yehoshua Shalem (ISR) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Pichet Boratisa (THA) | 4 | 6 | 3 | Võ Văn Bảy (VNM) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yehoshua Shalem (ISR) | W | O | Yehoshua Shalem (ISR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adel Al-Ghanim (KUW) | Yehoshua Shalem (ISR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hussein Kadhim (IRQ) | 2 | 1 | Hossein Akbari (IRN) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hossein Akbari (IRN) | 6 | 6 | Hossein Akbari (IRN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yair Wertheimer (ISR) | 6 | 4 | 1 |  Bidyut Goswami (IND) | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bidyut Goswami (IND) | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lü Zhengyi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ismail Majid (PAK) | 0 | 2 | Lü Zhengyi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Singha Bahadur Basnyat (NEP) | 0 | 2 | Somparn Champisri (THA) | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Somparn Champisri (THA) | 6 | 6 | Lü Zhengyi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saeed Meer (PAK) | 6 | 6 | Romeo Rafon (PHI) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Võ Văn Thành (VNM) | 0 | 2 | Saeed Meer (PAK) | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Romeo Rafon (PHI) | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lü Zhengyi (CHN) | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taghi Akbari (IRN) | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taghi Akbari (IRN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bounlu Philavong (LAO) | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taghi Akbari (IRN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenichi Hirai (JPN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Meilin (CHN) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenichi Hirai (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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