Tennis at the 1994 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Regional Park Tennis Stadium |
Dates | 3–13 October 1994 |
Nations | 14 |
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.
Japan finished first in the medal table winning three gold medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
5 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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