| Tennis at the 2013 Asian Youth Games | |
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| Venue | Tennis Academy of China |
| Dates | 17–23 August |
Tennis at the 2013 Asian Youth Games was held in Tennis Academy of China, Nanjing, China between 17 and 23 August 2013.
| Tennis at the 2013 Asian Youth Games | |
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| Venue | Tennis Academy of China |
| Dates | 17–23 August |
Tennis at the 2013 Asian Youth Games was held in Tennis Academy of China, Nanjing, China between 17 and 23 August 2013.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Lý Hoàng Nam  Vietnam | Jurence Mendoza  Philippines | Dmitry Popko  Kazakhstan |
Garvit Batra  Independent Olympic Athletes | |||
| Girls' singles | Sun Ziyue  China | Wang Yan China | Assiya Dair Kazakhstan |
Kamonwan Buayam  Thailand | |||
| Mixed doubles |  China Zheng Weiqiang Sun Ziyue |  Chinese Taipei Yang Shao-chi Hsu Ching-wen |  Thailand Teeradon Tortrakul Kamonwan Buayam |
| China Qiu Zhuoyang Wang Yan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| First round – 17–18 August | |||||
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| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) | 2–0 |  Armando Soemarno (INA) | 6–2 | 6–2 | |
 Li Hei Yin (HKG) | 2–0 |  Amr Mohammed Hassan (YEM) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
 Kareem Al-Allaf (SYR) | 0–2 | Dmitry Popko (KAZ) | 1–6 | 2–6 | |
| Aman Agarwal (AOI) | 2–1 |  Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) | 6–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 |
| Lý Hoàng Nam (VIE) | 2–0 |  Omar Fahmi (KSA) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
 Tashi Dorji (BHU) | 0–2 | Congsup Congcar (THA) | 1–6 | 1–6 | |
 Fahad Janahi (UAE) | 0–2 |  Dawood Hashim (KUW) | 5–7 | 2–6 | |
 Enkhzayaagiin Tsovoo (MGL) | 0–2 | Yang Shao-chi (TPE) | 0–6 | 0–6 | |
| Qiu Zhuoyang (CHN) | 2–0 | Ghassan Al-Ansi (YEM) | 6–0 | 6–1 | |
| Garvit Batra (AOI) | 2–0 | Abdulla Ahli (UAE) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
 Abdulla Al-Mahmoud (QAT) | 0–2 | Roman Khassanov (KAZ) | 4–6 | 0–6 | |
| Anthony Susanto (INA) | RET |  Jurabek Karimov (UZB) | 6–2 | 3–2 | |
| Teeradon Tortrakul (THA) | 2–0 | Wu Tung-lin (TPE) | 6–3 | 6–1 | |
| Wong Hong Kit (HKG) | 2–1 | Ammar Al-Haqbani (KSA) | 5–7 | 6–1 | 6–3 |
| Rashid Al-Bader (KUW) | 2–1 | Batjargalyn Magnai (MGL) | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–3 |
 Abhishek Bastola (NEP) | 0–2 | Jurence Mendoza (PHI) | 0–6 | 1–6 | |
| Second round 20 August | Quarterfinals 21 August | Semifinals 22 August | Final 23 August | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Hei Yin (HKG) | 3 | 5 | Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) | 77 | 5 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dmitry Popko (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | Dmitry Popko (KAZ) | 65 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aman Agarwal (AOI) | 4 | 3 | Dmitry Popko (KAZ) | 5 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lý Hoàng Nam (VIE) | 77 | 6 | Lý Hoàng Nam (VIE) | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congsup Congcar (THA) | 61 | 2 | Lý Hoàng Nam (VIE) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawood Hashim (KUW) | 2 | 2 | Yang Shao-chi (TPE) | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yang Shao-chi (TPE) | 6 | 6 | Lý Hoàng Nam (VIE) | 64 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Qiu Zhuoyang (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 5 | Jurence Mendoza (PHI) | 77 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Garvit Batra (AOI) | 1 | 6 | 7 | Garvit Batra (AOI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Khassanov (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | Roman Khassanov (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Susanto (INA) | 4 | 3 | Garvit Batra (AOI) | 4 | 77 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teeradon Tortrakul (THA) | 6 | 4 | 3 | Jurence Mendoza (PHI) | 6 | 62 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wong Hong Kit (HKG) | 1 | 6 | 6 | Wong Hong Kit (HKG) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rashid Al-Bader (KUW) | 0 | 1 | Jurence Mendoza (PHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jurence Mendoza (PHI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round – 17 August | |||||
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| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| Rutuja Bhosale (AOI) | 2–0 | Olla Mourad (QAT) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
| Aslesha Lissanevitch (NEP) | 0–2 | Arina Folts (UZB) | 0–6 | 1–6 | |
| Eudice Chong (HKG) | 2–0 | Erdenebatyn Burguljin (MGL) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
 Phonephathep Philavong (LAO) | 2–0 | Enkhbayaryn Bolor (MGL) | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
| Deria Nur Haliza (INA) | 2–0 | Nethmi Waduge (SRI) | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Ng Kwan Yau (HKG) | 2–0 | Shaema Al-Olfi (YEM) | 6–1 | 6–0 | |
| Second round 20 August | Quarterfinals 21 August | Semifinals 22 August | Final 23 August | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hsu Ching-wen (TPE) | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutuja Bhosale (AOI) | 6 | 2 | 6 | Rutuja Bhosale (AOI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arina Folts (UZB) | 2 | 0 | Wang Yan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Yan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | Wang Yan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assiya Dair (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | Assiya Dair (KAZ) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eudice Chong (HKG) | 4 | 2 | Assiya Dair (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tami Grende (INA) | 6 | 6 | Tami Grende (INA) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamachan Momkoonthod (THA) | 4 | 2 | Wang Yan (CHN) | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simran Kaur Sethi (AOI) | 4 | 0 | Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anastassiya Yepisheva (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | Anastassiya Yepisheva (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phonephathep Philavong (LAO) | 0 | 1 | Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 6 | 6 | Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang En-pei (TPE) | 3 | 65 | Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deria Nur Haliza (INA) | 6 | 77 | Deria Nur Haliza (INA) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ng Kwan Yau (HKG) | 0 | 1 | Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round – 19 August | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| Armando Soemarno (INA) Tami Grende (INA) | 2–0 | Roman Khassanov (KAZ) Anastassiya Yepisheva (KAZ) | 6–4 | 6–0 | |
| Wu Tung-lin (TPE) Huang En-pei (TPE) | 2–1 | Wong Hong Kit (HKG) Ng Kwan Yau (HKG) | 6–2 | 2–6 | 6–3 |
| Abhishek Bastola (NEP) Aslesha Lissanevitch (NEP) | 0–2 | Li Hei Yin (HKG) Eudice Chong (HKG) | 1–6 | 0–6 | |
| Anthony Susanto (INA) Deria Nur Haliza (INA) | 2–0 | Enkhzayaagiin Tsovoo (MGL) Erdenebatyn Burguljin (MGL) | 6–0 | 6–1 | |
| Ghassan Al-Ansi (YEM) Shaema Al-Olfi (YEM) | 0–2 | Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) Nethmi Waduge (SRI) | 4–6 | 1–6 | |
| Second round 19–20 August | Quarterfinals 21 August | Semifinals 22 August | Final 23 August | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armando Soemarno (INA) Tami Grende (INA) | 3 | 4 | Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdulla Al-Mahmoud (QAT) Olla Mourad (QAT) | 2 | 2 | Jurabek Karimov (UZB) Arina Folts (UZB) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jurabek Karimov (UZB) Arina Folts (UZB) | 6 | 6 | Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teeradon Tortrakul (THA) Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 6 | 6 | Teeradon Tortrakul (THA) Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Tung-lin (TPE) Huang En-pei (TPE) | 3 | 3 | Teeradon Tortrakul (THA) Kamonwan Buayam (THA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batjargalyn Magnai (MGL) Enkhbayaryn Bolor (MGL) | 1 | 0 | Garvit Batra (AOI) Simran Kaur Sethi (AOI) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garvit Batra (AOI) Simran Kaur Sethi (AOI) | 6 | 6 | Zheng Weiqiang (CHN) Sun Ziyue (CHN) | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dmitry Popko (KAZ) Assiya Dair (KAZ) | 7 | 6 | Yang Shao-chi (TPE) Hsu Ching-wen (TPE) | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Hei Yin (HKG) Eudice Chong (HKG) | 5 | 4 | Dmitry Popko (KAZ) Assiya Dair (KAZ) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Susanto (INA) Deria Nur Haliza (INA) | 3 | 3 | Qiu Zhuoyang (CHN) Wang Yan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qiu Zhuoyang (CHN) Wang Yan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | Qiu Zhuoyang (CHN) Wang Yan (CHN) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congsup Congcar (THA) Tamachan Momkoonthod (THA) | 6 | 6 | Yang Shao-chi (TPE) Hsu Ching-wen (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) Nethmi Waduge (SRI) | 2 | 3 | Congsup Congcar (THA) Tamachan Momkoonthod (THA) | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aman Agarwal (AOI) Rutuja Bhosale (AOI) | 4 | 4 | Yang Shao-chi (TPE) Hsu Ching-wen (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yang Shao-chi (TPE) Hsu Ching-wen (TPE) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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