Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's singles

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Men's singles
at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue Jakabaring Tennis Court
Dates19–25 August
Competitors44 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  2014
2022  
Men's singles
Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
  2014  · Asian Games ·  2022  

The men's singles tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games took place at the Tennis Court of Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia from 19 to 25 August 2018.

Contents

Yoshihito Nishioka was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Denis Istomin won the gold medal, defeating Wu Yibing in the final. Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Lee Duck-hee won the bronze medals.

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

DateTimeEvent
Sunday, 19 August 201810:00Round of 64
Monday, 20 August 201810:00Round of 32
Wednesday, 22 August 201810:00Round of 16
Thursday, 23 August 201812:30Quarterfinals
Friday, 24 August 201814:30Semifinals
Saturday, 25 August 201814:00Final

Results

Legend

Finals

Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Denis Istomin  (UZB)66 
4 Flag of India.svg  Prajnesh Gunneswaran  (IND)2 2  1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Denis Istomin  (UZB)2 677
7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Duck-hee  (KOR)3 65 12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yibing  (CHN)62 62
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yibing  (CHN)63 7

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Denis Istomin  (UZB)66 
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Aqeel Khan  (PAK)66  Flag of Pakistan.svg  Aqeel Khan  (PAK)3 1  
 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkhbaataryn Badrakh  (MGL)1 1  1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Denis Istomin  (UZB)66 
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhizhen  (CHN)4 3  
 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Alberto Lim  (PHI)4 2  
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhizhen  (CHN)66 
1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Denis Istomin  (UZB)63  
6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexander Bublik  (KAZ)1 0r 
10 Flag of Japan.svg  Yosuke Watanuki  (JPN)66 
 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Evgeniy Babak  (KGZ)    Flag of Iran.svg  Shahin Khaledan  (IRI)1 3  
 Flag of Iran.svg  Shahin Khaledan  (IRI)WO 10 Flag of Japan.svg  Yosuke Watanuki  (JPN)654  
 Flag of Thailand.svg  Palaphoom Kovapitukted  (THA)66 6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexander Bublik  (KAZ)776 
 Flag of Qatar.svg  Mubarak Shannan Zayid  (QAT)3 4   Flag of Thailand.svg  Palaphoom Kovapitukted  (THA)3 2  
6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexander Bublik  (KAZ)66 

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
4 Flag of India.svg  Prajnesh Gunneswaran  (IND)66 
 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi  (INA)66  Flag of Indonesia.svg  Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi  (INA)2 0  
 Flag of Nepal.svg  Samrakshak Bajracharya  (NEP)2 2  4 Flag of India.svg  Prajnesh Gunneswaran  (IND)65 6
16 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lý Hoàng Nam  (VIE)3 74
 Flag of Maldives.svg  Ahmed Saai Waheed  (MDV)0 0r 
16 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lý Hoàng Nam  (VIE)64  
4 Flag of India.svg  Prajnesh Gunneswaran  (IND)626710
9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Soon-woo  (KOR)774 68
9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Soon-woo  (KOR)66 
 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Anthony Jackie Tang  (HKG)66  Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Anthony Jackie Tang  (HKG)0 1  
 Flag of East Timor.svg  Frederico Sarmento  (TLS)0 0  9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Soon-woo  (KOR)2 66
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Yasitha de Silva  (SRI)2 1  5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Yang Tsung-hua  (TPE)60 3
 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Hady Habib  (LBN)66  Flag of Lebanon.svg  Hady Habib  (LBN)3 66 
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Yang Tsung-hua  (TPE)678 

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Duck-hee  (KOR)66 
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abid Ali Akbar  (PAK)76  Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abid Ali Akbar  (PAK)4 2  
 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Anthony Susanto  (INA)5 1  7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Duck-hee  (KOR)76 
 Flag of Nepal.svg  Abhishek Bastola  (NEP)63 3 11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Denis Yevseyev  (KAZ)642  
 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Trịnh Linh Giang  (VIE)1 66 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Trịnh Linh Giang  (VIE)1 1  
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Denis Yevseyev  (KAZ)66 
7 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Duck-hee  (KOR)67 
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Jason Jung  (TPE)3 5  
14 Flag of Thailand.svg  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul  (THA)66 
 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Düürenbayaryn Erdenebayar  (MGL)4 1  
14 Flag of Thailand.svg  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul  (THA)4 3  
 Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Hossein Badi  (IRI)WO 3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Jason Jung  (TPE)66 
 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Farhad Urumbaev  (KGZ)    Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Hossein Badi  (IRI)0 2  
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Jason Jung  (TPE)66 

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Japan.svg  Yasutaka Uchiyama  (JPN)66 
 Flag of Maldives.svg  Abdulla Faaih Fazeel  (MDV)1 3   Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sharmal Dissanayake  (SRI)3 1  
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sharmal Dissanayake  (SRI)66 8 Flag of Japan.svg  Yasutaka Uchiyama  (JPN)3 66 
 Flag of East Timor.svg  Nazário Gusmão  (TLS)1 0  12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yibing  (CHN)678 
 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Jeson Patrombon  (PHI)66  Flag of the Philippines.svg  Jeson Patrombon  (PHI)2 1  
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yibing  (CHN)66 
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yibing  (CHN)66 
15 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Jurabek Karimov  (UZB)2 4  
15 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Jurabek Karimov  (UZB)677 
 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Giovani Samaha  (LBN)4 65 
15 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Jurabek Karimov  (UZB)3 66
 Flag of Qatar.svg  Jabor Al-Mutawa  (QAT)3 3  2 Flag of India.svg  Ramkumar Ramanathan  (IND)64 3
 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Hong Kit  (HKG)66  Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Hong Kit  (HKG)0 64 
2 Flag of India.svg  Ramkumar Ramanathan  (IND)677 

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