| Tennis at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Recreio da Juventude |
| Location |  Brazil, Caxias Do Sul |
| Dates | 3–12 May |
Tennis at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics was held in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil from 3 to 12 May 2022. [1] [2] [3]
| Tennis at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Recreio da Juventude |
| Location | Brazil, Caxias Do Sul |
| Dates | 3–12 May |
Tennis at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics was held in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil from 3 to 12 May 2022. [1] [2] [3]
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Jaroslav Smedek  Czech Republic | Gabor Mathe  Hungary | Prithvi Sekhar  India |
| Men's doubles | France (FRA) Mikael Laurent Vincent Novelli | India (IND) Dhananjay Dubey Prithvi Sekhar | Germany (GER) Cedric Kaufmann Nils Rohwedder |
| Women's singles | Heike Albrecht-Schroeder Germany | Chia-Wen Lin Chinese Taipei | Chiu-Mei Ho Chinese Taipei |
| Women's doubles |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)Chiu-Mei Ho Chiu-Mei Ho | Germany (GER) Verena Fleckenstein Heike Albrecht-Schroeder | Italy (ITA) Cristina Abrami Giulia Bassini |
| Mixed doubles | Czech Republic (CZE) Katerina Blascikova Jaroslav Smedek | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chia-Wen Lin Chun-Wei Wang | India (IND) Prithvi Sekhar Jafreen Shaik |
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