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.
Games | Year | Host city | Events | Host country | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Last updated after the 2023 African Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1978 |
Jane Davies-Doxzon (
KEN) Susan Wakhungu ( KEN) |
Samira Mahmoudi (
ALG) Yamina Hassan ( ALG) |
|
1987 |
Rolake Olagbegi (
NGR) Veronica Oyibokia ( NGR) |
Myriam Berthe (
SEN) Sadia Berthe ( SEN) |
|
1991 |
Julia Muir (
ZIM) Paula Iversen ( ZIM) |
Warda Bouchabou (
ALG) Samira Mahmoudi ( ALG) |
|
1995 |
Dally Randriantefy (
MAD) Natacha Randriantefy ( MAD) |
Mareze Joubert (
RSA) Nannie De Villiers ( RSA) |
|
2003 |
Clara Udofa (
NGR) Osaro Amadin ( NGR) |
Fadzai Mawisire (
ZIM) Fadzai Masiyazi ( ZIM) |
|
2007 |
Samia Medjahdi (
ALG) Assia Halo ( ALG) |
Kelly Anderson (
RSA) Lizaan Du Plessis ( RSA) |
|
2011 |
Magy Mikhail (
EGY) Mayar Sherif ( EGY) |
Ons Jabeur (
TUN) Nour Abbes ( TUN) |
|
2015 |
Ola Abou Zekry (
EGY) Sandra Samir ( EGY) |
Dona Abuhabaga (
EGY) Moura Ishak ( EGY) |
|
2019 |
Rana Sherif Ahmed (
EGY) Mayar Sherif ( EGY) |
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz (
EGY) Sandra Samir ( EGY) |
First event | 1965 Brazzaville |
---|---|
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.
Games | Year | Host city | Events | Host country | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Last updated after the 2023 African Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1978 |
Jane Davies-Doxzon (
KEN) Susan Wakhungu ( KEN) |
Samira Mahmoudi (
ALG) Yamina Hassan ( ALG) |
|
1987 |
Rolake Olagbegi (
NGR) Veronica Oyibokia ( NGR) |
Myriam Berthe (
SEN) Sadia Berthe ( SEN) |
|
1991 |
Julia Muir (
ZIM) Paula Iversen ( ZIM) |
Warda Bouchabou (
ALG) Samira Mahmoudi ( ALG) |
|
1995 |
Dally Randriantefy (
MAD) Natacha Randriantefy ( MAD) |
Mareze Joubert (
RSA) Nannie De Villiers ( RSA) |
|
2003 |
Clara Udofa (
NGR) Osaro Amadin ( NGR) |
Fadzai Mawisire (
ZIM) Fadzai Masiyazi ( ZIM) |
|
2007 |
Samia Medjahdi (
ALG) Assia Halo ( ALG) |
Kelly Anderson (
RSA) Lizaan Du Plessis ( RSA) |
|
2011 |
Magy Mikhail (
EGY) Mayar Sherif ( EGY) |
Ons Jabeur (
TUN) Nour Abbes ( TUN) |
|
2015 |
Ola Abou Zekry (
EGY) Sandra Samir ( EGY) |
Dona Abuhabaga (
EGY) Moura Ishak ( EGY) |
|
2019 |
Rana Sherif Ahmed (
EGY) Mayar Sherif ( EGY) |
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz (
EGY) Sandra Samir ( EGY) |