Thailand capped off the 2025 SEA Games tennis competition in style, clinching three gold medals at the National Tennis Development Center on Friday.
The strong finish was a swift rebound from two defeats to Indonesia in both the men’s and women’s team finals last Saturday.
The turning point came on Thursday when Maximus Jones and Pruchya Isaro clinched the men’s doubles crown, edging Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul and Pawit Sornlaksup 7-5, 3-6, 10-6. On Saturday, Thailand added further glory with an all-Thai showdown between regional heavyweights Maximus Jones (world No. 354) and Kasidit Samrej (No. 418). Jones lived up to his billing, powering through in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 to become Thailand’s first men’s singles gold medalist in a decade, following Warit Sornbutnark’s triumph in Singapore in 2015.