1992 ATP Tour World Championships

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1992 ATP Tour World Championships
Date16–20 November
Edition23rd
Category Masters
Draw8S / 8D
Prize money$2,500,000 (singles)
$1,000,000 (doubles)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor (singles)
Hard / indoor (doubles)
Location Frankfurt, Germany (singles)
Johannesburg, South Africa (doubles)
Venue Festhalle Frankfurt
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde [2]
  1991  · ATP Finals ·  1993  

The 1992 ATP Tour World Championships (also known as the IBM ATP Tour World Championships for sponsorship reasons) [3] was a men's tennis tournament held in Frankfurt, Germany from 16 November until 20 November 1992. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament. Seventh-seeded Boris Becker won the singles title.[ citation needed ] The doubles event was held in Johannesburg.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3.

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References

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  2. "1992 Tour World Championships – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Collins, Bud (October 2010). "Year-End Championships". The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. p. 746. ISBN   978-0-942257-70-0.