Soft tennis was contested as a demonstration sport at the 1990 Asian Games. The competition took place from 24 to 30 September 1990. All events were held at the Beijing International Tennis Center in Beijing, China.
| Soft tennis at the 1990 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Beijing International Tennis Center |
| Dates | 24–30 September 1990 |
Japan topped the medal table winning two gold medals.[1]
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles |  JapanAkihiro Uematsu Motoji Ohashi |
 South KoreaJang Han-sub Lee Suk-woo |
South Korea Kim Sung-soo Chang Bong-hoon |
| Japan Hiromi Tsunori Ichiro Uchida | |||
| Men's team |  Chinese Taipei
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Japan
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South Korea
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 China
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| Women's doubles | South Korea Oh Mi-sun Lee Ahn-sun |
Japan Kayo Tokunaga Izumi Kobayashi |
Japan Reiko Sahashi Chiharu Sadamoto |
| Japan Mayumi Munemori Ritsuko Shiozaki | |||
| Women's team | Japan
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South Korea
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China
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| Chinese Taipei
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Results edit
Men's team edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | KOR | CHN | PHI | NEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Philippines
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Nepal
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: Results
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | JPN | TPE | THA | SIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Thailand
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
Source: Results
Knockout round edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| South Korea
| 1 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
| 3 | ||||
| Japan
| 3 | Japan
| 0 | ||||
| China
| 0 | ||||||
Women's team edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | JPN | TPE | SIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Singapore
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: Results
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | KOR | CHN | THA | MAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Thailand
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: Results
Knockout round edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| Japan
| 3 | ||||||
| China
| 0 | Japan
| 2 | ||||
| South Korea
| 3 | South Korea
| 1 | ||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "A fair share of titles". The Straits Times. 2 October 1990. Retrieved 13 February 2023.