Tennis at the 1998 Asian Games
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Tennis
were contested at the 1998 Asian Games
in Bangkok
, Thailand
from December 8 to December 18, 1998. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
were contested at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from December 8 to December 18, 1998. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
Medal winners
| Men's singles |  Yoon Yong-IlYoon Yong-il Yoon Yong-Il is a former professional South Korean tennis player.Yoon reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on December 18, 2000, when he became World number 140... |
 Satoshi IwabuchiSatoshi Iwabuchi is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which... |
 Mahesh BhupathiMahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... |
| Srinath Prahlad Srinath Prahlad Srinath Prahlad is a tennis player from India and has represented the country in the Davis Cup. He reached one ATP doubles final partnering fellow Indian Saurav Panja at the 2000 Chennai Open but lost 7–5, 6–1 to Julien Boutter and Christophe Rochus.-External links:... |
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| Women's singles |  Yayuk BasukiYayuk Basuki Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997... |
 Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.... |
 Jiang Qian Yi |
| Li Fang Li Fang (tennis) Li Fang is a retired female professional tennis player from China. Li turned pro in 1990, and won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played 7 years on the China Fed Cup team... |
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| Men's doubles | Narathorn Srichaphan and Paradorn Srichaphan Paradorn Srichaphan Paradorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:... |
Yoon Yong-Il Yoon Yong-il Yoon Yong-Il is a former professional South Korean tennis player.Yoon reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on December 18, 2000, when he became World number 140... and Lee Hyung-Taik Lee Hyung-taik Hyung-Taik Lee is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea. Lee's career-high ranking in singles is World No. 36, which he achieved in August 2007.-Personal life:... |
Michihisa Onoda and Takahiro Terachi |
 Chen Chih-Jungand Lin Bing-Chao |
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| Women's doubles | Chen Li and Li Fang Li Fang (tennis) Li Fang is a retired female professional tennis player from China. Li turned pro in 1990, and won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played 7 years on the China Fed Cup team... |
Cho Yoon-Jeong Cho Yoon-jeong Cho Yoon-jeong is a South Korean tennis player. Cho won one doubles title during her career on the WTA Tour, at Seoul in 2004. Her best Grand Slam performance was when she made the third round of the 2005 U.S... and Park Sung-Hee Park Sung-hee Park Sung-hee is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea. Park turned pro in 1989. She won 7 singles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached four doubles finals during her career on the WTA Tour... |
Li Li and Jiang Qian Yi |
| Rika Hiraki Rika Hiraki Rika Hiraki is a former professional Japanese female tennis player.She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title, the 1997 French Open .-Doubles :*1991: Puerto Rico *1992: Tokyo [Japan Open]... and Nana Miyagi Nana Miyagi Nana Smith Rogers, previously is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006... |
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| Mixed doubles | Nana Miyagi Nana Miyagi Nana Smith Rogers, previously is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006... and Satoshi Iwabuchi Satoshi Iwabuchi is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which... |
Choi Ju-Yeon and Kim Dong-Hyun |
Li Fang Li Fang (tennis) Li Fang is a retired female professional tennis player from China. Li turned pro in 1990, and won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played 7 years on the China Fed Cup team... and Li Si |
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan Nirupama Vaidyanathan Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian female professional tennis player. She was known as Nirupama Vaidyanathan before marriage.... and Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... |
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Medal table
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| 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |