Tennis made its debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in Delhi, India. Tennis has not been on the program since 2014.
Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
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XIX | 2010 | Delhi | India | Australia |
Tournament | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
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2010 Delhi | Somdev Devvarman | Greg Jones | Matthew Ebden |
Tournament | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
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2010 Delhi | Anastasia Rodionova | Sania Mirza | Sally Peers |
Tournament | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
---|---|---|---|
2010 Delhi | Paul Hanley Peter Luczak | Ross Hutchins Ken Skupski | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
Tournament | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
---|---|---|---|
2010 Delhi | Anastasia Rodionova Sally Peers | Olivia Rogowska Jessica Moore | Sania Mirza Rushmi Chakravarthi |
Tournament | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
---|---|---|---|
2010 Delhi | Jocelyn Rae Colin Fleming | Anastasia Rodionova Paul Hanley | Sarah Borwell Ken Skupski |
Updated after the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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