Tennis at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games in Rarotonga was held on September 22, October 1, 2009. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Cook Islands (COK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
5 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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