Tennis at the 1958 Asian Games
| Tennis at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | New National Tennis Courts |
| Dates | 25–30 May 1958 |
| Competitors | 61 from 15 nations |
Tennis was contested at the 1958 Asian Games in New National Tennis Courts, Tokyo, Japan from May 25 to May 30, 1958. Tennis had doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
A total of 60 tennis players from 15 nations competed in tennis at the 1958 Asian Games, Japan and the Philippines dominated the events winning all five gold and silver medals.
Schedule
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 25th Sun |
26th Mon |
27th Tue |
28th Wed |
29th Thu |
30th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Women's doubles | ¼ | ½ | F | |||
| Mixed doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Raymundo Deyro Philippines |
Felicisimo Ampon Philippines |
Johnny Jose Philippines |
| Miguel Dungo Philippines | |||
| Men's doubles |
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon Raymundo Deyro |
Philippines Johnny Jose Miguel Dungo |
Ceylon Rupert Ferdinands Bernard Pinto |
| South Vietnam Võ Văn Bảy Võ Văn Thành | |||
| Women's singles |
Sachiko Kamo Japan |
Desideria Ampon Philippines |
Liu Shang-ku Republic of China |
| Reiko Miyagi Japan | |||
| Women's doubles |
Japan Sachiko Kamo Reiko Miyagi |
Philippines Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo |
Malaya Gladys Loke Katherine Leong |
| Republic of China Liu Shang-ku Chan Shiuo-miang | |||
| Mixed doubles |
Japan Yoshihisa Shibata Reiko Miyagi |
Philippines Miguel Dungo Patricia Yngayo |
Republic of China Kao Teng-ko Chan Shiuo-miang |
| Philippines Felicisimo Ampon Desideria Ampon |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaya (MAL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Participating nations
A total of 61 athletes from 15 nations competed in tennis at the 1958 Asian Games:
- Burma (1)
- Ceylon (3)
- Hong Kong (6)
- Indonesia (5)
- Iran (4)
- Japan (6)
- Malaya (4)
- Nepal (2)
- Pakistan (2)
- Philippines (6)
- Republic of China (6)
- Singapore (4)
- South Korea (4)
- South Vietnam (4)
- Thailand (4)