| Tennis at the 2019 South Asian Games | |
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| Venue | International Sports Complex, Satdobato |
| Dates | 2–10 December 2019 |
Tennis at the 2019 South Asian Games was hosted at the International Sports Complex, Satdobato, in Lalitpur, Nepal from 2 to 10 December 2019. [1]
* Host nation (Nepal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Nepal* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 |  Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Manish Sureshkumar India | Saketh Myneni India | Aqeel Khan  Pakistan | |||
| Muzammil Murtaza Pakistan | ||||||
| Women's singles | Sathwika Sama India | Sowjanya Bavisetti India | Prerana Koirala Nepal | |||
Anika Seneviratne Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Men's doubles | India Vishnu Vardhan Saketh Myneni | India Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Pakistan Muhammad Abid Muzammil Murtaza | |||
| Pakistan Aqeel Khan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | ||||||
| Women's doubles | India Prerna Bhambri Prarthana Thombare | India Sravya Shivani Bhuvana Kalava | Nepal Abhilasha Bista Ira Mehernissa Rawat | |||
| Nepal Prerana Koirala Saloni Tamang | ||||||
| Mixed doubles | India Sriram Balaji Sowjanya Bavisetti | India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Prarthana Thombare | Pakistan Muhammad Abid Sara Mansoor | |||
| Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Ushna Suhail | ||||||
| Men's team | India Saketh Myneni Manish Sureshkumar Sriram Balaji Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Vishnu Vardhan | Pakistan Aqeel Khan Muzammil Murtaza Muhammad Abid Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Nepal Samrakshyak Bajracharya Pranav Khanal Pradeep Khadka Santosh Khatri Samyak Bhusan Bajracharya Nabin Paija | |||
| Bhutan Tandin Wangchuk Pema Norbu Nidup Gyeltshen | ||||||
| Women's team | India Sowjanya Bavisetti Sathwika Sama Bhuvana Kalava Prerna Bhambri Prarthana Thombare Sravya Shivani | Sri Lanka Anjalika Kurera Anika Seneviratne Rukshika Wijesooriya Alana Seneviratne | Nepal Prerana Koirala Saloni Tamang Abhilasha Bista Ira Mehernissa Rawat | |||
| Pakistan Ushna Suhail Mahin Aftab Qureshi Sarah Mahboob Khan Sara Mansoor | ||||||
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