Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games
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Tennis
were contested at the 2002 Asian Games
in Busan
, South Korea
from November 2 to November 12, 2002. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. The tennis competition was held at the Geumjeong Tennis Stadium.
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 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
from November 2 to November 12, 2002. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. The tennis competition was held at the Geumjeong Tennis Stadium.
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| Men's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... 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... |
Chung Hee-Seok Chung Hee-seok Chung Hee-seok is a former professional South Korean tennis player.Chung reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 27, 2002, when he became World number 482... 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:... |
Kwon Oh-Hee Kim Dong-Hyun |
| Vishal Uppal Mustafa Ghouse |
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| Men's team | Takahiro Terachi Takao Suzuki Takao Suzuki ----Takao Suzuki is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Japan.... Michihisa Onoda Thomas Shimada Thomas Shimada Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993.... |
Chung Hee-Seok Chung Hee-seok Chung Hee-seok is a former professional South Korean tennis player.Chung reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 27, 2002, when he became World number 482... 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:... 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... Kim Dong-Hyun |
Dmitri Tomashevich Dmitri Tomashevich Dmitri Tomashevich is a former tennis player from Uzbekistan, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Slovakia's Karol Kučera... Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings... Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Kutsenko reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 17, 2002, when he became World number 140... |
Suwandi Suwandi (tennis) Suwandi Suwandi is a professional Indonesian tennis player.Suwandi reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 18, 2001, when he became World number 240... Peter Handoyo Tintus Arianto Wibowo |
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| Women's singles | |||
| Women's doubles | Kim Mi-Ok Choi Young-Ja |
Wynne Prakusya Wynne Prakusya Wynne Prakusya is an Indonesian tennis player.Her highest achievements includes reaching the 1998 Australian Open junior finals and the 1998 Wimbledon and US Open junior QF.Her Highest Rank is 74 in 2002.-Singles Titles:... Angelique Widjaja Angelique Widjaja Angelique Widjaja is a retired Chinese Indonesian professional tennis player. She won the Junior Championships at Wimbledon in 2001, defeating Dinara Safina. She reached a peak of No.55 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in March 2003, and a peak of No.15 in the doubles rankings... |
Saori Obata Saori Obata Saori Obata is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and on February 9, 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high doubles ranking of 98.... Akiko Morigami Akiko Morigami Akiko Morigami is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.... |
| Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida is a tennis player from Japan who has one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.-References:... Miho Saeki Miho Saeki is a Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.-Career:... |
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| Women's team | Wukirasih Sawondari Wukirasih Sawondari Wukirasih Sawondari is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in December 1993, aged 13, at an ITF tournament in Singapore.... Wynne Prakusya Wynne Prakusya Wynne Prakusya is an Indonesian tennis player.Her highest achievements includes reaching the 1998 Australian Open junior finals and the 1998 Wimbledon and US Open junior QF.Her Highest Rank is 74 in 2002.-Singles Titles:... Liza Andriyani Liza Andriyani Liza Andriyani is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in May 1993, aged 14, at Indonesia Open, a Tier IV WTA Tour event.... Angelique Widjaja Angelique Widjaja Angelique Widjaja is a retired Chinese Indonesian professional tennis player. She won the Junior Championships at Wimbledon in 2001, defeating Dinara Safina. She reached a peak of No.55 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in March 2003, and a peak of No.15 in the doubles rankings... |
Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida is a tennis player from Japan who has one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.-References:... Saori Obata Saori Obata Saori Obata is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and on February 9, 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high doubles ranking of 98.... Miho Saeki Miho Saeki is a Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.-Career:... Shinobu Asagoe Shinobu Asagoe Shinobu Asagoe is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.-Career:2000 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 100 . In the US Open that year, she defeated Patty Schnyder, a top 50 player... |
Chung Yang-Jin 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... Jeon Mi-Ra Jeon Mi-ra Jeon Mi-ra is a South Korean female tennis player. Jeon was the runner-up in the 1994 Wimbledon Championships girls singles, losing to Martina Hingis, 7-5, 6-4. As a professional, she won one WTA Tour doubles title, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 120, in October 2004.-Doubles... Choi Young-Ja |
| Chuang Chia-jung Chuang Chia-jung Chuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber... Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:... Chan Chin-wei Chan Chin-wei Chan Chin-wei is a professional Taiwanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 2, 2006 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 152. On January 15, 2007 she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 88. Her coach is Chan Fu Chen.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:... Janet Lee Janet Lee Janet Lee is a Taiwanese-American retired professional tennis player. She won three doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles... |
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| Mixed doubles | Janet Lee Janet Lee Janet Lee is a Taiwanese-American retired professional tennis player. She won three doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles... Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
Manisha Malhotra Manisha Malhotra Manisha Malhotra is an Indian former professional tennis player.-Career:Malhotra represented India at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Women's Doubles partnering Nirupama Vaidyanathan, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić and Rennae Stubbs.Malhotra had her most successful career in 2002, where... 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... |
Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... |
| Iroda Tulyaganova Iroda Tulyaganova Iroda Tulyaganova is a professional tennis player who comes from Uzbekistan.She has been ranked as high as No.16 on the WTA Tour and has won three WTA singles titles in her career... Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings... |
Men's singles
| 1st round – October 7 | |||||
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| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–6 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–2 | 6–1 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–1 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
| 2nd round – October 7–8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | |||
| 2–1 | 6–4 | 64–77 | 6–3 | ||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–3 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–2 | |||
| 2–1 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–3 | ||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–2 | |||
| 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–6 | |||
| RET | 5–0 | ||||
| 0–2 | 3–6 | 2–6 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–2 | 6–0 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–4 | 6–0 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–4 | 6–2 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–3 | 6–0 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Men's doubles
| 1st round – October 7–8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| 2–1 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 7–5 | ||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–0 | 7–5 | |||
| 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–6 | |||
| 0–2 | 2–6 | 1–6 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–2 | 77–61 | |||
| 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
Men's team
| 1st round – October 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | MS1 | MS2 | MD | ||
| 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Women's singles
| 1st round – October 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| 2–0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–6 |
Women's doubles
Women's team
Mixed doubles
| 1st round – October 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
| 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–6 | |||
| 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–6 |