1992 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships

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1992 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
DateMarch 26–29
Edition18th
Draw8D
Prize money $175,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
VenueSaddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort
  1991  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1993  
1992 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1992 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1991 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Final
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Runners-up Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of the CIS.svg Natasha Zvereva
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw8
Seeds4
Events
Doubles
  1991  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1993  

The 1992 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from March 26 through March 29, 1992.

Contents

Gigi Fernández and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but Suková did not qualify for this edition. Fernández teamed up with Jennifer Capriati and lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. [1] [2] Novotná and Savchenko-Neiland won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2 in the final. The result ended Sánchez Vicario's 21-match streak in doubles, which made her win four consecutive titles at Sydney, the Australian Open, Tokyo and Key Biscayne. [3] It was Novotná's 1st doubles title of the year and the 33rd of her career. It was Savchenko-Neiland's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 32nd of her career.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (champions)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of the CIS.svg Natasha Zvereva (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
66
Flag of the CIS.svg Leila Meskhi
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
3 1
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
67
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
2 5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
2 5
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
67
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
66
2 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of the CIS.svg Natasha Zvereva
4 2
Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
66
4 Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach
1 4
Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
62 3
2 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of the CIS.svg Natasha Zvereva
2 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi
3 2
2 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of the CIS.svg Natasha Zvereva
66

References

  1. Carson, Jim (March 29, 1992). "Capriati, Fernandez lose at Light n' Lively". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1993). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1993. London: Collins Willow. pp. 152, 172. ISBN   9780002185080.
  3. Carson, Jim (March 30, 1992). "Sanchez Vicario's run ends". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved June 19, 2025.