1992 Volvo San Francisco

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1992 Volvo San Francisco
DateFebruary 3–9
Edition104th
Category World Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$225,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location San Francisco, U.S.
Venue San Francisco Civic Auditorium
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg [2]
  1991  · Pacific Coast Championships ·  1993  

The 1992 Volvo San Francisco was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It was the 104th edition of the tournament and was held from February 3 through February 9, 1992. Second-seeded Michael Chang won the singles title and earned $33,800 first-prize money. With the points that first-seeded runner-up Jim Courier earned at the tournament he became the new No. 1 ranked player in the world when the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) published their rankings on February 10, 1992. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Pieter Aldrich / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Danie Visser 6–4, 7–5

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