# Soft tennis at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's team

The women's team soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between 11 and 13 December 1998, at the Thammasat Tennis Field.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday, 11 December 1998 | 10:15 | Round robin |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 08:30 | Round robin |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 13:40 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 09:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Round robin
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| 11 December | South Korea | 3–0 | China |
| Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | 5–4 | Bai Xia / Liu Ya |
| Kang Ji-sook | Kang Ji-sook | 4–3 | Luo Xiaojie |
| Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | 5–0 | Luo Xiaojie / Cao Lei |
| 11 December | Thailand | 3–1 | Mongolia |
| Panadda Sunthornkalam / Walaiwan Salakhontanawat | Panadda Sunthornkalam / Walaiwan Salakhontanawat | 3–5 | Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig / Düürenbayaryn Mönkhtuyaa |
| Sawitre Naree | Sawitre Naree | 4–1 | Düürenbayaryn Mönkhtuyaa |
| Sawitre Naree / Nuttayanee Thanowsri | Sawitre Naree / Nuttayanee Thanowsri | | Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig / Tömörbaataryn Batchimeg |
| Tanikarn Jala | Tanikarn Jala | 4–0 | Nyangaryn Enkhmaa |
| 11 December | South Korea | 3–0 | Thailand |
| Kang Ji-sook / Lee Mi-hwa | Kang Ji-sook / Lee Mi-hwa | 5–4 | Sawitre Naree / Nuttayanee Thanowsri |
| Yoon Sun-kyung | Yoon Sun-kyung | 4–0 | Sawitre Naree |
| Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | 5–3 | Tanikarn Jala / Walaiwan Salakhontanawat |
| 11 December | China | 3–0 | Mongolia |
| Luo Xiaojie / Liu Ya | Luo Xiaojie / Liu Ya | 5–0 | Nyangaryn Enkhmaa / Tömörbaataryn Batchimeg |
| Cao Lei | Cao Lei | 4–0 | Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig |
| Bai Xia / Cao Lei | Bai Xia / Cao Lei | 5–1 | Düürenbayaryn Mönkhtuyaa / Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig |
| 12 December | South Korea | 3–0 | Mongolia |
| Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | 5–1 | Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig / Düürenbayaryn Mönkhtuyaa |
| Kang Ji-sook | Kang Ji-sook | 4–2 | Myagmaryn Bolorkhishig |
| Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | 5–0 | Tömörbaataryn Batchimeg / Nyangaryn Enkhmaa |
| 12 December | China | 3–0 | Thailand |
| Luo Xiaojie / Liu Ya | Luo Xiaojie / Liu Ya | 5–0 | Panadda Sunthornkalam / Sawitre Naree |
| Cao Lei | Cao Lei | 4–2 | Tanikarn Jala |
| Bai Xia / Cao Lei | Bai Xia / Cao Lei | 5–1 | Nuttayanee Thanowsri / Sawitre Naree |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 5th–6th place |
| 11 December | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan |
| Lin Mei-ling / Hsu I-chia | Lin Mei-ling / Hsu I-chia | 1–5 | Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | 1–4, 2–4, 0–4, 2–4, 5–3, 2–4 |
| Chang Shu-chuan | Chang Shu-chuan | 2–4 | Shino Mizukami | 2–4, 3–5, 5–3, 2–4, 4–2, 3–5 |
| Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | 4–5 | Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | 4–1, 4–1, 3–5, 4–1, 4–2, 2–4, 3–5, 2–4, 6–8 |
| 12 December | Japan | 3–1 | Philippines |
| Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | 5–3 | Josephine Paguyo / Dorothy-Jane Suarez | 4–1, 0–4, 0–4, 2–4, 4–0, 5–3, 4–0, 4–0 |
| Shino Mizukami | Shino Mizukami | 1–4 | Josephine Paguyo | 2–4, 1–4, 0–4, 4–1, 0–4 |
| Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | 5–2 | Divina Escala / Petrona Bantay | 3–5, 4–0, 3–5, 4–1, 4–2, 4–2, 5–3 |
| Naoko Higashi | Naoko Higashi | 4–0 | Petrona Bantay | 4–2, 4–0, 4–0, 5–3 |
| 12 December | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Philippines |
| Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | 5–1 | Petrona Bantay / Divina Escala |
| Chang Shu-chuan | Chang Shu-chuan | 4–0 | Josephine Paguyo |
| Hsu I-chia / Lin Mei-ling | Hsu I-chia / Lin Mei-ling | 5–3 | Josephine Paguyo / Dorothy-Jane Suarez |

### 5th–6th place

| 13 December | Thailand | 3–1 | Philippines |
| Panadda Sunthornkalam / Walaiwan Salakhontanawat | Panadda Sunthornkalam / Walaiwan Salakhontanawat | Dorothy-Jane Suarez / Karen Bundalian |
| Sawitre Naree | Sawitre Naree | Josephine Paguyo |
| Sawitre Naree / Nuttayanee Thanowsri | Sawitre Naree / Nuttayanee Thanowsri | Josephine Paguyo / Divina Escala |
| Tanikarn Jala | Tanikarn Jala | Petrona Bantay |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | A1 | South Korea | 3 |
| B1 | Japan | 3 | B1 | Japan | 1 |
| A2 | China | 0 |
| | | | 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place |
| | | | B2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| | | | A2 | China | 2 |

#### Semifinals

| 12 December | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | 5–0 | Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | 4–1, 5–3, 4–2, 5–3, 5–3 |
| Kang Ji-sook | Kang Ji-sook | 4–1 | Chang Shu-chuan | 5–3, 5–3, 3–5, 4–2, 4–0 |
| Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | | Lin Mei-ling / Cheng Shu-chen | |
| 12 December | Japan | 3–0 | China |
| Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | 5–2 | Luo Xiaojie / Liu Ya | 4–1, 4–2, 3–5, 4–0, 1–4, 4–1, 5–3 |
| Shino Mizukami | Shino Mizukami | 4–1 | Cao Lei | 4–2, 4–2, 1–4, 5–3, 4–2 |
| Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | 5–2 | Bai Xia / Cao Lei | 4–2, 4–2, 4–2, 5–3, 2–4, 1–4, 4–1 |

#### 3rd–4th place

| 13 December | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | China |
| Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | Lin Li-jung / Cheng Shu-chen | Luo Xiaojie / Cao Lei |
| Lin Mei-ling | Lin Mei-ling | Luo Xiaojie |
| Chang Shu-chuan / Hsu I-chia | Chang Shu-chuan / Hsu I-chia | Wang Mei / Liu Ya |
| Lin Li-jung | Lin Li-jung | Cao Lei |
| Lin Mei-ling / Cheng Shu-chen | Lin Mei-ling / Cheng Shu-chen | Bai Xia / Liu Ya |

#### Final

| 13 December | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan |
| Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | Yoon Sun-kyung / Lee Mi-hwa | 5–3 | Naoko Higashi / Yuko Miyaji | 3–5, 4–2, 1–4, 4–1, 4–1, 0–4, 4–2, 4–2 |
| Kang Ji-sook | Kang Ji-sook | 4–1 | Shino Mizukami | 5–3, 4–2, 5–3, 1–4, 4–1 |
| Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | Yang Kum-yo / Lee Mi-kyung | 2–5 | Satoko Ishikawa / Tomoka Oku | 2–4, 5–3, 1–4, 3–5, 3–5, 4–2, 1–4 |
| Yoon Sun-kyung | Yoon Sun-kyung | 4–2 | Naoko Higashi | 2–4, 4–0, 3–5, 4–2, 5–3, 4–0 |