Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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Date | 28 July–8 August 1992 |
Edition | 11 |
Surface | Clay (red) |
Location | Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Marc Rosset (SUI) | |
Women's singles | |
Jennifer Capriati (USA) | |
Men's doubles | |
Boris Becker / Michael Stich (GER) | |
Women's doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández (USA) |
These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German (and defending champion) Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal. Marc Rosset became the first Swiss Olympic tennis gold medallist.
The matches were played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men’s singles |
Marc Rosset Switzerland |
Jordi Arrese Spain |
Goran Ivanišević Croatia |
Andrei Cherkasov Unified Team ( Russia) | |||
Men’s doubles |
Boris Becker and Michael Stich (GER) |
Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval (RSA) |
Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić (CRO) |
Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi (ARG) | |||
Women's singles |
Jennifer Capriati United States |
Steffi Graf Germany |
Mary Joe Fernández United States |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain | |||
Women's doubles |
Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández (USA) |
Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) |
Leila Meskhi and Natasha Zvereva (EUN) |
Nicole Bradtke and Rachel McQuillan (AUS) |
References
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