Tennis at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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Venue | HOC Tennis Centre |
Dates | 24–30 September 2023 |
Competitors | 149 from 22 nations |
Tennis at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Tennis Court of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center, Hangzhou, China from 24 to 30 September 2023. [1] [2]
Tennis had doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
Event↓/Date → | 24th Sun | 25th Mon | 26th Tue | 27th Wed | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat |
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Men's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
Men's doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
Women's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
Women's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
Mixed doubles | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
A total of 149 athletes from 22 nations competed in tennis at the 2022 Asian Games:
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