Tennis at the 2021 Summer Universiade | |
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Date | 29 July–6 August 2023 |
Edition | 20th |
Location | Sichuan International Tennis Centre |
Tennis was contested at the 2021 Summer World University Games from 29 July to 6 August, 2023 at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu, China. [1]
* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | China (CHN)* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
A total of 124 athletes from 28 nations competed in tennis at the 2021 Summer World University Games: [2]
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