Tennis at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Muang Thong Thani Tennis Centre |
Dates | 8–18 December 1998 |
Nations | 17 |
Tennis was contested at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 18 December 1998. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
South Korea finished first in the medal table winning two gold medals.
P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed | 17th Thu | 18th Fri |
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Men's singles | P | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Men's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Men's team | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's team | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Mixed doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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