SEA Games Tennis 2025: Schedule, Squads and What to Expect in Thailand

By Tomasz Wilk

23 Dec 2025

Tomasz Wilk 23 Dec 2025

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Tennis at SEA Games 2025 will be held in Thailand, December 9-20
Seven gold medals up for grabs in singles, doubles, and team events
Key players include Indonesia's Fitriadi, and Philippines' Eala

SEA Games tennis gets underway between 10–19 December in Thailand. (credit: Getty)

SEA Games Tennis 2025: An “Off-Season” That Still Feels Full On

SEA Games Tennis 2025: An “Off-Season” That Still Feels Full On
Key Logistics: Where and When
Events and Medal Structure
Surface, Conditions and Style of Play
Field, Nations and Squads
Recent History: Who Has Won What?
Storylines and Tactical Angles

Tennis is supposed to be on pause right now.

After one of the longest and most intense seasons on the ATP and WTA tours, players have been vocal about burnout, injuries and the shrinking window for rest. December is usually when the sport goes into low power mode: a few exhibitions, pre-season fitness blocks, and a lot of beach photos on social media.

Yet the ball keeps bouncing.

ITF and other lower-tier events are still running, exhibitions are popping up across the globe, and now Southeast Asia is about to stage a full multi-sport showpiece. Next week, tennis at the South East Asian (SEA) Games 2025 gets underway in Thailand, adding another chapter to one of the region’s most competitive and tradition-rich tournaments.

Key Logistics: Where and When

Training: 9 December 2025
Competition: 10–19 December 2025
Main SEA Games window: 9–20 December

Venue: All tennis events will be held at the National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT) in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, part of the Bangkok / Nonthaburi / Chonburi cluster of venues. The LTAT complex is a regular host of Thai national events and ITF tournaments, so most regional players know these courts well. Organisers have kept a little flexibility in the daily timetable. Exact match times can still be adjusted after final entries and the last technical meeting.

Events and Medal Structure

There are seven gold medals on the tennis programme:

Men’s Singles
Women’s Singles
Men’s Doubles
Women’s Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Men’s Team
Women’s Team

Competition Flow

Dates	Events
10–13 Dec	Men’s and women’s team ties (early rounds to finals)
14–15 Dec	Early rounds of singles, doubles and mixed doubles
18 Dec	Women’s singles and women’s doubles finals
19 Dec	Men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles finals

Match formats follow a familiar template: best-of-three sets in both singles and doubles with standard scoring, designed to fit the 10-day window. Final details will be signed off at the technical meeting.

Surface, Conditions and Style of Play

The LTAT National Tennis Development Centre is an outdoor hard-court facility. Courts play medium to fast, very similar to other Thai national and international events held there.

Mid-December in Bangkok / Nonthaburi is:

Warm and relatively dry
Less humid than peak monsoon months
Often played in still or slightly breezy conditions

That combination usually favours:

Players comfortable in hot, hard-court conditions
Aggressive baseliners and strong first-serve patterns
Athletes with good fitness and heat management

Field, Nations and Squads

Eleven National Olympic Committees are entered overall at the SEA Games, with all the traditional tennis nations represented.

Confirmed / Reported Tennis Squads

Country	Notable / Announced Players for 2025 SEA Games
Thailand	Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Lanlana Tararudee, Kasidit Samrej, Maximus Parapol Jones.
Indonesia	Janice Tjen, Christopher Rungkat, Nathan Anthony Barki among confirmed names. Strong continuity from the 2023 campaign, though roles vary from last edition.
Philippines	Alexandra Eala leads the team and serves as confirmed SEA Games co-flagbearer. Doubles veterans Ruben Gonzales and Francis Casey Alcantara return as medal contenders.
Singapore	Sending both men’s and women’s teams under national coach Daniel Heryanto. A full 10-player delegation appears likely, though exact numbers aren’t formally published.
Malaysia	Malaysia’s overall SEA Games contingent is confirmed, but the tennis squad is not yet announced. No official list of player names or numbers has been released.

Other nations such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore add depth across singles and doubles, particularly in team competitions.

Recent History: Who Has Won What?

SEA Games tennis has long been led by a familiar group of nations, with Indonesia and Thailand clearly ahead on the all-time medal table, followed by the Philippines, and then Vietnam and Malaysia forming the next competitive tier. When you look specifically at the singles results, that hierarchy becomes even more pronounced.

2023 – Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Men’s Singles Gold: Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi (Indonesia)

Women’s Singles Gold: Priska Madelyn Nugroho (Indonesia)

Indonesia swept both singles titles in 2023, with Fitriadi breaking through in the men’s draw and Priska Nugroho winning the women’s singles gold. Indonesia’s wider success was again supported by key names such as Aldila Sutjiadi, Janice Tjen, and Nathan Barki, who anchored many of the doubles and team results, even if the exact medal roles varied by event.

2021 – Hanoi (Vietnam)

Men’s Singles Gold: Lý Hoàng Nam (Vietnam)

Women’s Singles Gold: Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand)

Vietnam delivered one of its strongest SEA Games tennis performances in Hanoi, led by Lý Hoàng Nam, who reinforced his status as the region’s top male player with another singles gold. Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum, a former WTA Top 100 player, claimed the women’s singles title, continuing Thailand’s long-standing strength in the women’s game.

The 2021 edition also featured notable runs from Trịnh Linh Giang, Chanelle Van Nguyen, Alexandra Eala, Anchisa Chanta, and Indonesia’s accomplished doubles pairing Aldila Sutjiadi / Christopher Rungkat, all of whom contributed significantly across the medal events.

2019 – Manila (Philippines)

Men’s Singles Gold: Ly Hoang Nam (Vietnam)

Women’s Singles Gold: Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia)

Manila 2019 underscored Vietnam’s rise and Indonesia’s sustained depth. Vietnam’s Ly Hoàng Nam captured a landmark men’s singles gold, while Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi claimed the women’s singles title during one of the most impressive periods of her SEA Games career.

The Philippines and Thailand were stronger in doubles and team events, but the singles spotlight clearly belonged to Vietnam and Indonesia.

2017 – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Men’s Singles Gold: Christopher Rungkat (Indonesia)

Women’s Singles Gold: Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand)

In 2017, Christopher Rungkat and Luksika Kumkhum headlined a SEA Games that highlighted the Indonesia–Thailand rivalry at the top of the region. Both players dominated their draws, and their nations featured heavily across finals in singles, doubles and team competitions.

2017 – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Men’s Singles Gold: Christopher Rungkat (Indonesia)

Women’s Singles Gold: Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand)

The 2017 SEA Games reinforced the familiar Indonesia–Thailand rivalry at the top of Southeast Asian tennis. Christopher Rungkat dominated the men’s singles draw, while Luksika Kumkhum secured gold in the women’s event. Both nations appeared in multiple finals across singles, doubles and team competitions, mirroring their long-term regional supremacy.

Storylines and Tactical Angles

Indonesia’s Title Defence

Indonesia return with Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi and Priska Madelyn Nugroho, the reigning singles champions from 2023. With Rungkat, Janice Tjen and Nathan Barki also in the squad, they remain strong medal threats across all events.

Thailand at Home

Thailand play on familiar hard courts, with Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Luksika Thararudee and Kasidit Samrej leading the charge. Home conditions and depth make them major contenders in singles and team events.

Alex Eala’s Gold Push

Alexandra Eala, a WTA Top-50 player and SEA Games co-flagbearer, gives the Philippines a real shot at singles gold. Backed by doubles veterans Ruben Gonzales and Francis Casey Alcantara, they are competitive across formats.

Workload from Team Events

Team ties run 10–13 December, meaning top players from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines may enter the individual draws already carrying heavy match loads.

Conditions as a Decider

Outdoor Thai hard courts in warm December weather reward fitness and first-strike tennis. Players used to Thai ITF/Challenger events should adapt fastest.

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