Tennis were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 4 to December 14, 2006. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
| Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Dates | 4–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 130 from 22 nations |
The tennis competition was held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. India finished first in the medal table for the first time with two gold medals.
Schedule
edit| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Women's doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Women's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medalists
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 130 athletes from 22 nations competed in tennis at the 2006 Asian Games:[1]
Bahrain (7)
Bhutan (2)
China (11)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Hong Kong (6)
India (10)
Indonesia (4)
Japan (8)
Kuwait (8)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Lebanon (2)
Macau (2)
Mongolia (4)
Pakistan (4)
Philippines (6)
Qatar (4)
South Korea (12)
Sri Lanka (4)
Tajikistan (5)
Thailand (7)
Uzbekistan (8)
Vietnam (5)
References
edit- ^ "15th Asian Games – Tennis – Entry List By Name". doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2013.