India won its first medal in 1966 but since late 1990s have been one of the prominent winners in the Asian Games Tennis. With 9 Gold medals, 6 Silver medals and 17 Bronze medals, India has 5th best medal tally at Asian Games after Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and China. In 2006 Asian Games, Indians finished as the best team, while in 2014 and 2010 Indians won maximum 5 medals in both editions. In 2010, 1994 and 2006 Indians won 2 Gold medals each. Needless to say, Leander Paes (6 medals), Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza (5 medals each) are the most successful Indian Tennis players at Asian Games.
Indian History at Every Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Indian Medal Winners at Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Indian Performance at Asian Games in Different Sports
Indian Medals in Athletics:
- Field: Discus Throw, Javelin Throw
Track: 800m, 1500m
Combined Events Winners: Pentahlon, Heptathlon, Decathlon
Key Highlights
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7 Gold in Doubles (5 in Men’s Doubles, 2 in Mixed Doubles)
1 Gold in Singles (Somdev)
2 Women medal winners in Singles (Sania and Ankita)
2 Men medal winners in Singles (Somdev and Leander)
G=Gold, S=Silver, B=Bronze
Medals by Events
- Men’s Singles: 1G 5B
Women’s Singles: 1S 2B
Men’s Doubles: 5G 1S 4B
Women’s Doubles: 1B
Mixed Doubles: 2G 2S 2B
Men’s Team: 1G 1S 1B
Women’s Team: 1S
Year Wise Medals in Asian Games
- 1966 1B
1978 1B
1982 1S
1990 1B
1994 2G 1B
1998 4B
2002 1G 1S 2B
2006 2G 2S
2010 2G 1S 2B
2014 1G 1S 3B
2018 1G 2B
Gold Medal Winners
- 1994 Guarav Natekar and Leander Paes Men’s Doubles
1994 Men’s Team
2002 Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes Men’s Doubles
2006 Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes Men’s Doubles
2006 Sania Mirza and Leander Paes Mixed Doubles
2010 Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh Men’s Doubles
2010 Somdev Devvarman Men’s Singles
2014 Saketh Sai Myneni/Sania Mirza Mixed Doubles
2018 Gold Rohan Bopanna / Divij Sharan Men’s Doubles
Silver Medal Winners
- 1982 Men’s Team
2002 Manisha Malhotra and Mahesh Bhupathi Mixed Doubles
2006 Sania Mirza Women’s Singles
2006 Women’s Team
2010 Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan Mixed Doubles
2014 Sanam Singh and Saketh Mynemni Men’s Doubles
Bronze Medal Winners
- 1966 Venka Dhawan and Misra Men’s Doubles
1978 Shyam Minotra and Chiradip Mukerjea Men’s Doubles
1990 Men’s Team
1994 Leander Paes Men’s Singles
1998 Mahesh Bhupathi Men’s Singles
1998 Srinath Prahlad Men’s Singles
1998 Men’s Team
1998 Nirupama Vaidyanathan and Mahesh Bhupathi Mixed Doubles
2002 Sania Mirza and Leander Paes Mixed Doubles
2002 Mustafa Ghouse and Vishal Uppal Men’s Doubles
2010 Men’s Team
2010 Sania Mirza Women’s Singles
2014 Yuki Bhambri Men’s Singles
2014 Prarthana Gulabrao/Sania Mirza Women’s Doubles
2014 Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan Men’s Doubles
2018 Bronze Prajnesh Gunneswaran Men’s Singles
2018 Bronze Ankita Raina Women’s Singles
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