Tennis was contested at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 10 to December 20, 1966. Tennis had doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
| Tennis at the 1966 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | National Tennis Stadium |
| Dates | 10–20 December |
Japan and Indonesia dominated the events winning all seven gold medals.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Osamu Ishiguro Japan |
Ichizo Konishi Japan |
Jesus Hernandez Philippines |
Taghi Akbari Iran | |||
| Men's doubles |
Japan Osamu Ishiguro Koji Watanabe |
 South VietnamVõ Văn Bảy Lưu Hoàng Đức |
 IndiaShiv Prakash Misra Vinay Dhawan |
 ThailandSutiraphan Karalak Netra Gramatica | |||
| Men's team |
Japan Osamu Ishiguro Ichizo Konishi Koji Watanabe Keishiro Yanagi |
Thailand Somparn Champisri Seri Charuchinda Netra Gramatica Sutiraphan Karalak |
 IranTaghi Akbari Issa Khodaei Ezzatollah Nemati Nematollah Nemati |
 PhilippinesDelfin Contreras Federico Deyro Jesus Hernandez Augusto Villanueva | |||
| Women's singles |
Lany Kaligis Indonesia |
Kazuko Kuromatsu Japan |
Lita Liem Indonesia |
Phanow Sudsawasdi Thailand | |||
| Women's doubles |
 IndonesiaLita Liem Lany Kaligis |
Philippines Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo |
 CeylonRanjani Jayasuriya Wendy Molligoda |
 South KoreaYang Jeong-soon Park Jong-bok | |||
| Women's team |
Indonesia Lany Kaligis Lita Liem Mien Suhadi |
Japan Kazuko Kuromatsu Reiko Miyagi Yoko Obata |
Philippines Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo |
| Ceylon Sria Gooneratne Ranjani Jayasuriya Wendy Molligoda | |||
| Mixed doubles |
Japan Koji Watanabe Reiko Miyagi |
Philippines Federico Deyro Patricia Yngayo |
Indonesia Sutarjo Sugiarto Lita Liem |
| Indonesia Go Soen Houw Lany Kaligis |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Iran (IRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
See also
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