Tennis has been a part of the Summer Universiade program since the games' first edition in 1959, with the exception of the 1975 Summer Universiade and again in 1989. The first change at the program was at the 1987 edition, when FISU decided to award two bronze medals for the losers of the semifinals, eliminating fourth place. The second change was in 2009, when the team competitions were included. Currently, seven events are played at Universiade. There are individual, double and team contests for men and women, as well as mixed doubles.
Past medalists include twice Grand Slam (2011 French Open, 2014 Australian Open) women's singles champion Li Na, 1978 French Open champion Virginia Ruzici, Grand Slam men's singles runner-up Nikola Pilić, doubles champions Fred McNair, Olga Morozova, Larisa Savchenko, Tomáš Šmíd, and Ion Țiriac, mixed doubles champion Rika Hiraki, 1984 Olympic runner-up Sabrina Goleš, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist Leila Meskhi, and 2004 Olympic doubles gold medalist Li Ting.
Editions GamesYear Host cityHost countryWinnerSecond Third I 1959 Turin II 1961 Sofia III 1963 Porto Alegre IV 1965 Budapest V 1967 Tokyo VI 1970 Turin VII 1973 Moscow IX 1977 Sofia X 1979 Mexico City XI 1981 Bucharest XII 1983 Edmonton XIII 1985 Kobe XIV 1987 Zagreb XVI 1991 Sheffield XVII 1993 Buffalo XVIII 1995 Fukuoka XVIX 1997 Palermo XX 1999 Palma de Mallorca XXI 2001 Beijing XXII 2003 Daegu XXIII 2005 İzmir XXIV 2007 Bangkok XXV 2009 Belgrade XXVI 2011 Shenzhen XXVII 2013 Kazan XXVIII 2015 Gwangju XXVIX 2017 Taipei XXX 2019 Naples XXXI 2021 Chengdu XXXII 2025 Essen
Results
Men's singles 1959 Turin 1961 Sofia1965 Budapest1967 Tokyo1970 Turin1973 Moscow1977 Sofia1981 Bucharest1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb 1991 Sheffield 1993 Buffalo 1995 Fukuoka 1997 Sicily 2001 Beijing 2003 Daegu 2005 Izmir 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade 2011 Shenzhen 2013 Kazan 2015 Gwangju 2017 Taipei2019 Naples2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Men's doubles 1959 Turin1961 Sofia1965 Budapest1967 Tokyo1970 Turin1973 Moscow1977 Sofia1981 Bucharest1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb 1991 Sheffield 1993 Buffalo 1995 Fukuoka 1997 Sicily 2001 Beijing 2003 Daegu 2005 Izmir 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade 2011 Shenzhen 2013 Kazan 2015 Gwangju 2017 Taipei 2019 Naples2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Men's team 2009 BelgradeAleksander SlovićSaša StojisavljevićAleksandar GrubinBoris ČonkićIvan SergeyevArtem Smirnov Lee Hsin-hanYi Chu-huan2011 ShenzhenLim Yong-kyuOh Dae-soungSeol Jae-minSergey BetovAliaksandr BuryHsieh Cheng-pengHuang Liang-chiLee Hsin-han2013 KazanLim Yong-kyuOh Dae-soungSeol Jae-minLee Hsin-hanPeng Hsien-yinHuang Liang-chiWang Chieh-fuKonstantin KravchukVictor Baluda 2015 GwangjuChung HyeonChung HongLee Jea-moonNam Ji-sungLee Hsin-hanPeng Hsien-yinHuang Liang-chiYang Tsung-huaAslan KaratsevEvgenii Tiurnev 2017 TaipeiHsieh Cheng-pengJason JungLee Kuan-yiPeng Hsien-yinShintaro ImaiYuya ItoKaito UesugiAslan KaratsevRichard MuzaevRoman Safiullin2019 NaplesSanjar FayzievKhumoyun SultanovIvan GakhovTimur KiyamovTseng Chun-hsinWu Tung-lin2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Women's singles 1959 Turin1961 Sofia1963 Porto Alegre1965 Budapest1967 Tokyo1970 Turin1973 Moscow1977 Sofia1979 Mexico City1981 Bucharest1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb 1991 Sheffield 1993 Buffalo 1995 Fukuoka 1997 Sicily 1999 Palma de Mallorca 2001 Beijing 2003 Daegu 2005 Izmir 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade 2011 Shenzhen 2013 Kazan 2015 Gwangju 2017 Taipei 2019 Naples2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Women's doubles 1959 Turin1961 Sofia1963 Porto Alegre1965 Budapest1967 Tokyo1970 Turin1973 Moscow1977 Sofia1979 Mexico City1981 Bucharest1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb1991 Sheffield 1993 Buffalo 1995 Fukuoka 1997 Sicily 1999 Palma de Mallorca 2001 Beijing 2003 Daegu 2005 Izmir 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade 2011 Shenzhen 2013 Kazan 2015 Gwangju 2017 Taipei 2019 Naples 2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Women's team 2009 Belgrade Vitalia DiatchenkoEkaterina MakarovaKsenia Lykina Klaudia JansAlicja Rosolska Martina BabákováKatarína Kachlíková2011 ShenzhenNudnida LuangnamNungnadda WannasukVaratchaya WongteanchaiShuko AoyamaSachie IshizuHiroko KuwataKotomi TakahataKsenia LykinaMarta Sirotkina2013 KazanSachie IshizuHiroko KuwataYuuki TanakaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaElena VesninaEkaterina YashinaMargarita GasparyanSabrina SantamariaKaitlyn Christian2015 GwangjuChang Kai-chenHsu Chieh-yuHsieh Yu-chiehLee Ya-hsuanNoppawan LertcheewakarnLuksika KumkhumVaratchaya WongteanchaiJang Su-jeongHan Na-laeLee So-ra2017 TaipeiChan Hao-chingChan Yung-janChang Kai-chenLee Ya-hsuanPatcharin CheapchandejChompoothip JundakateVaratchaya WongteanchaiVarunya WongteanchaiErina HayashiHaruka KajiRobu KajitaniRisa Ushijima2019 NaplesKanako MorisakiNaho SatoGuo HanyuYe QiuyuVictoria KanYana Sizikova2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Mixed doubles 1959 Turin1961 Sofia1963 Porto Alegre1965 Budapest1967 Tokyo1970 Turin1973 Moscow1977 Sofia1979 Mexico City1981 Bucharest1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb 1991 Sheffield1993 Buffalo 1995 Fukuoka 1997 Sicily 1999 Palma de Mallorca 2001 Beijing 2003 Daegu 2005 Izmir 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade 2011 Shenzhen 2013 Kazan 2015 Gwangju 2017 Taipei 2019 Naples 2021 Chengdu2025 Essen
Medal table Last updated after the 2025 Summer World University Games
External links
Universiade on Sports123.com