Tennis at the 1994 Asian Games

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Tennis
at the 1994 Asian Games
Tennis pictogram.svg
Venue Regional Park Tennis Stadium
Dates3–13 October
Nations14
  1990
1998  

Tennis were contested at the 1994 Asian Games in Regional Park Tennis Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan from 3 to 13 October 1994. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.

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Japan finished first in the medal table winning three gold medals.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Pan Bing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yoon Yong-il
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg  India
Benny Wijaya
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Men's doubles
details
Flag of India.svg  India
Leander Paes
Gaurav Natekar
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Chang Eui-jong
Kim Chi-wan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Donny Susetyo
Teddy Tandjung
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Pan Bing
Xia Jiaping
Men's team
details
Flag of India.svg  India
Zeeshan Ali
Asif Ismail
Gaurav Natekar
Leander Paes
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Donny Susetyo
Suwandi
Benny Wijaya
Bonit Wiryawan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Wilson Khoo
Adam Malik
Ramayah Ramachandran
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Satoshi Iwabuchi
Goichi Motomura
Ryuso Tsujino
Yasufumi Yamamoto
Women's singles
details
Kimiko Date
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Naoko Sawamatsu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Chen Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's doubles
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kyoko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Fang
Chen Li
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Park Sung-hee
Choi Ju-yeon
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Nana Miyagi
Mana Endo
Women's team
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mana Endo
Nana Miyagi
Naoko Sawamatsu
Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Yayuk Basuki
Natalia Soetrisno
Romana Tedjakusuma
Veronica Widyadharma
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Jane Chi
Ho Chiu-mei
Wang Shi-ting
Weng Tzu-ting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bi Ying
Chen Li
Li Fang
Yi Jingqian
Mixed doubles
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Xia Jiaping
Li Fang
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ryuso Tsujino
Nana Miyagi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Goichi Motomura
Kyoko Nagatsuka
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Chang Eui-jong
Choi Ju-yeon

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)3238
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2136
3Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2013
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)0235
5Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0224
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)0011
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)0011
Totals (7 nations)771428

Participating nations

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