Soft tennis at the 2002 Asian Games
| Soft tennis at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Sajik Tennis Courts |
| Dates | 1–7 October 2002 |
| Competitors | 54 from 7 nations |
Soft tennis was a discipline of the tennis competitions at the 2002 Asian Games. Competition took place from October 1 to October 7. All events were held at Sajik Tennis Courts. The host nation South Korea dominated the competition by winning all seven gold medals.
Schedule
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Event↓/Date → | 1st Tue |
2nd Wed |
3rd Thu |
4th Fri |
5th Sat |
6th Sun |
7th Mon | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||
| Men's team | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||
| Women's team | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Kim Kyung-han |
Kim Hee-soo |
Liao Nan-kai |
| Men's doubles |
Lee Won-hak You Young-dong |
Hwang Jeong-hwan Kim Hee-soo |
Liao Nan-kai Tsai Ho-tsen |
| Men's team |
Hwang Jeong-hwan Kim Hee-soo Kim Kyung-han Lee Won-hak You Young-dong |
Shuji Komine Yasuhito Mitsuishi Shigeo Nakahori Tsuneo Takagawa Hikotsugu Watanabe |
Fang Tung-hsien Kuo Hsu-tung Liao Nan-kai Liu Chia-lun Tsai Ho-tsen |
| Women's singles |
Park Young-hee |
Kim Hyun-ju |
Zhao Ying |
| Women's doubles |
Kim Seo-woon Jang Mi-hwa |
Shino Mizukami Shiho Yatagai |
Park Young-hee Kim Myung-hee |
| Women's team |
Jang Mi-hwa Kim Hyun-ju Kim Myung-hee Kim Seo-woon Park Young-hee |
Harumi Gyokusen Shino Mizukami Miwa Tsuji Ayumi Ueshima Shiho Yatagai |
Chang Fang-tzu Chiang Wan-chi Chou Chiu-ping Lan Yi-yun Wang Shi-ting |
| Mixed doubles |
You Young-dong Kim Seo-woon |
Fang Tung-hsien Chou Chiu-ping |
Kim Hee-soo Park Young-hee |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
A total of 54 athletes from 7 nations competed in soft tennis at the 2002 Asian Games:
China (8)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Japan (10)
Mongolia (10)
Nepal (2)
Philippines (4)
South Korea (10)
