Tennis is part of the Asian Games program. It has been played at each edition of the games since 1958, with the exception of 1970. Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles have been contested each time. Men's and women's team events have been contested since 1962.
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Japan |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Indonesia |
IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | South Korea |
X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | Japan |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | South Korea |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | India |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Chinese Taipei |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Chinese Taipei |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
Event | 58 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | |||
Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | |||
Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Total | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 27 | 18 | 46 | 91 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
3 | China (CHN) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 54 |
4 | Indonesia (INA) | 15 | 5 | 21 | 41 |
5 | India (IND) | 9 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
7 | Thailand (THA) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
8 | Philippines (PHI) | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 |
9 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
10 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
14 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (17 entries) | 101 | 102 | 178 | 381 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1958 | Raymundo Deyro (PHI) | Felicisimo Ampon (PHI) | 6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 7–5 |
1962 | Johnny Jose (PHI) | Atsushi Miyagi (JPN) | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
1966 | Osamu Ishiguro (JPN) | Ichizo Konishi (JPN) | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
1974 | Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | Taghi Akbari (IRN) | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5 |
1978 | Atet Wijono (INA) | Shigeyuki Nishio (JPN) | 7–6, 6–2 |
1982 | Yustedjo Tarik (INA) | Kim Choon-ho (KOR) | 6–3, 6–7(0–7), 6–3 |
1986 | Yoo Jin-sun (KOR) | Kim Bong-soo (KOR) | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
1990 | Pan Bing (CHN) | Zhang Jiuhua (CHN) | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
1994 | Pan Bing (CHN) | Yoon Yong-il (KOR) | 6–2, 6–1 |
1998 | Yoon Yong-il (KOR) | Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
2002 | Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) | Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
2006 | Danai Udomchoke (THA) | Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) | 7–5, 6–3 |
2010 | Somdev Devvarman (IND) | Denis Istomin (UZB) | 6–1, 6–2 |
2014 | Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) | 6–2, 6–2 |
2018 | Denis Istomin (UZB) | Wu Yibing (CHN) | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1958 | Sachiko Kamo (JPN) | Desideria Ampon (PHI) | 6–1, 6–2 |
1962 | Akiko Fukui (JPN) | Reiko Miyagi (JPN) | 7–5, 6–2 |
1966 | Lany Kaligis (INA) | Kazuko Kuromatsu (JPN) | 6–2, 6–3 |
1974 | Lita Sugiarto (INA) | Paulina Peisachov (ISR) | 7–6, 6–4 |
1978 | Lee Duk-hee (KOR) | Chen Juan (CHN) | 6–3, 6–1 |
1982 | Etsuko Inoue (JPN) | Kim Soo-ok (KOR) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1986 | Li Xinyi (CHN) | Lee Jeong-soon (KOR) | 6–3, 6–3 |
1990 | Akiko Kijimuta (JPN) | Chen Li (CHN) | 6–3, 6–3 |
1994 | Kimiko Date (JPN) | Naoko Sawamatsu (JPN) | 6–2, 6–4 |
1998 | Yayuk Basuki (INA) | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 6–4, 6–2 |
2002 | Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 6–1, 6–3 |
2006 | Zheng Jie (CHN) | Sania Mirza (IND) | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
2010 | Peng Shuai (CHN) | Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) | 7–5, 6–2 |
2014 | Wang Qiang (CHN) | Luksika Kumkhum (THA) | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
2018 | Wang Qiang (CHN) | Zhang Shuai (CHN) | 6–3, 6–2 |
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