| Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Geumjeong Tennis Stadium |
| Dates | 2–12 October |
| Competitors | 102 from 19 nations |
Tennis were contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea from October 2 to October 12, 2002. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. The tennis competition was held at the Geumjeong Tennis Stadium.
The host nation South Korea finished first in the medal table with seven medals.
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Wed | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Men's team | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Women's team | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
A total of 102 athletes from 19 nations competed in tennis at the 2002 Asian Games:
China (10) Chinese Taipei (9)
Timor-Leste (2)
Hong Kong (4) India (11) Indonesia (7) Japan (10)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Macau (2)
Mongolia (5)
Pakistan (2)
Qatar (2)
Saudi Arabia (2) South Korea (11)
Sri Lanka (4)
Tajikistan (2) Thailand (8)
United Arab Emirates (2) Uzbekistan (5)
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