1992 Pilkington Glass Championships

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1992 Pilkington Glass Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition18th
Category Tier II
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$350,000
Surface Grass
Location Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Venue Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
  1991  · Eastbourne International ·  1993  

The 1992 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 June until 20 June 1992. Lori McNeil, seeded 11th, won the singles title and earned $70,000 first-prize money.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil defeated Flag of the United States.svg Linda Harvey-Wild 6–4, 6–4.

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison 6–0, 6–3.

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