Tennis at the African Games
Appearance
First event | 1965 Brazzaville |
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Occur every | four years |
Last event | 2023 Accra |
Best | Egypt (EGY) |
Tennis was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Editions
[edit]Games | Year | Host city | Events | Host country | |
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Men | Women | ||||
I | 1965 | Brazzaville | 2 | — | United Arab Republic |
II | 1973 | Lagos | 2 | — | Egypt |
III | 1978 | Algiers | 2 | 2 | Nigeria |
IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
V | 1991 | Cairo | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
VI | 1995 | Harare | 2 | 2 | South Africa |
VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
VIII | 2003 | Abuja | 3 | 3 | Nigeria |
IX | 2007 | Algiers | 3 | 3 | Algeria |
X | 2011 | Maputo | 3 | 3 | Egypt |
XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 3 | 3 | Egypt |
XII | 2019 | Rabat | 3 | 3 | Egypt |
XIII | 2023 | Accra | 3 | 3 | Tunisia |
Events
[edit]Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | Years |
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Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |
Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |
Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||
Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||
Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
Total | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Medal table
[edit]Last updated after the 2023 African Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 14 | 13 | 23 | 50 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
3 | Algeria (ALG) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
5 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
6 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
7 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
8 | Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
9 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
11 | DR Congo (COD) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
12 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
13 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
14 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 58 | 58 | 98 | 214 |
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1965 | Mustapha Belkhodja (TUN) | Mabrouk Ali (UAR) | |
1973 | Aly El Daoudi (EGY) | Thomson Onibokun (NGR) | |
1978 | David Imonitie (NGR) | Tony Mmoh (NGR) | |
1987 | Byron Black (ZIM) | Sadiq Abdullahi (NGR) | |
1991 | Jean-Christophe Nabi (CIV) | Claude N’Goran (CIV) | |
1995 | Grant Stafford (RSA) | Claude N’Goran (CIV) | |
2003 | Lamine Ouahab (ALG) | Raven Klaasen (RSA) | |
2007 | Lamine Ouahab (ALG) | Mohamed Mamoun (EGY) | |
2011 | Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) | Sherif Sabry (EGY) | |
2015 | Dennis Inondo (COD) | Alexis Klegou (BEN) | |
2019 | Mohamed Safwat (EGY) | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) |
Women's singles
[edit]Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1978 | Jane Davies-Doxzon (KEN) | Susan Wakhungu (KEN) | |
1987 | Myriam Berthe (SEN) | Rolake Olagbegi (NGR) | |
1991 | Myriam Berthe (SEN) | Warda Bouchabou (ALG) | |
1995 | Dally Randriantefy (MAD) | Nannie De Villiers (RSA) | |
2003 | Clara Udofa (NGR) | Fadzai Mawisire (ZIM) | |
2007 | Samia Medjahdi (ALG) | Lizaan Du Plessis (RSA) | |
2011 | Ons Jabeur (TUN) | Chanel Simmonds (RSA) | |
2015 | Sandra Samir (EGY) | Zarah Razafimahatratra (MAD) | |
2019 | Mayar Sherif (EGY) | Chanel Simmonds (RSA) |
Men's doubles
[edit]Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1965 | Ismail El Shafei (EGY) Fathi Mohamed Ali (EGY) |
Saeed Cockar (KEN) Yashvin Shretta (KEN) |
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1973 | Aly El Daoudi (EGY) Ahmed Hassan (EGY) |
Lawrence Awopegba (NGR) Yemisi Allan (NGR) |
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1978 | Nduka Odizor (NGR) David Imonitie (NGR) |
Tony Mmoh (NGR) Kehinde Ajayi (NGR) |
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1987 | Byron Black (ZIM) Mark Gurr (ZIM) |
Sadiq Abdullahi (NGR) Godwin Emeh (NGR) |
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1991 | Rashid Hassan (ZIM) Malcolm Birch (ZIM) |
Franklyn Ofori (GHA) Kenneth Dowuona (GHA) |
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1995 | Grant Stafford (RSA) John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA) |
Tamer Essawi (EGY) Amr Ghoneim (EGY) |
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2003 | Raven Klaasen (RSA) Willem Petrus Meyer (RSA) |
Sunday Maku (NGR) Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) |
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2007 | Lamine Ouahab (ALG) Slimane Saoudi (ALG) |
Karim Maamoun (EGY) Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) |
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2011 | Clifford Enosoregbe (NGR) Onyeka Mbanu (NGR) |
Candy Idoko (NGR) Lawal Shehu (NGR) |
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2015 | Wisdom Na Ajdrago (GHA) George Darko (GHA) |
Denis Inondo (COD) Sarma Nkuluta (COD) |
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2019 | Aziz Dougaz (TUN) Skander Mansouri (TUN) |
Adam Moundir (MAR) Lamine Ouahab (MAR) |
Women's doubles
[edit]Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1978 | Jane Davies-Doxzon (KEN) Susan Wakhungu (KEN) |
Samira Mahmoudi (ALG) Yamina Hassan (ALG) |
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1987 | Rolake Olagbegi (NGR) Veronica Oyibokia (NGR) |
Myriam Berthe (SEN) Sadia Berthe (SEN) |
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1991 | Julia Muir (ZIM) Paula Iversen (ZIM) |
Warda Bouchabou (ALG) Samira Mahmoudi (ALG) |
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1995 | Dally Randriantefy (MAD) Natacha Randriantefy (MAD) |
Mareze Joubert (RSA) Nannie De Villiers (RSA) |
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2003 | Clara Udofa (NGR) Osaro Amadin (NGR) |
Fadzai Mawisire (ZIM) Fadzai Masiyazi (ZIM) |
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2007 | Samia Medjahdi (ALG) Assia Halo (ALG) |
Kelly Anderson (RSA) Lizaan Du Plessis (RSA) |
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2011 | Magy Mikhail (EGY) Mayar Sherif (EGY) |
Ons Jabeur (TUN) Nour Abbes (TUN) |
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2015 | Ola Abou Zekry (EGY) Sandra Samir (EGY) |
Dona Abuhabaga (EGY) Moura Ishak (EGY) |
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2019 | Rana Sherif Ahmed (EGY) Mayar Sherif (EGY) |
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz (EGY) Sandra Samir (EGY) |