Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net.

Like tennis, it is played by individuals (singles) or pairs (doubles), whose objective is to hit the ball over the net, landing within the confines of the court, with the aim of preventing one's opponent from being able to hit it back.

Soft tennis differs from regular tennis in that it uses soft rubber balls instead of hard felt covered balls.

Soft tennis was first incorporated into the Asian Games in 1994.