Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Men's singles tennis; at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
	Tennis pictogram
Venue	Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
Dates	28 July–8 August 1992
Competitors	64 from 35 nations
Medalists
	← 1988 1996 →

Men's singles
Men's singles
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Marc Rosset (SUI)
Runner-up	Jordi Arrese (ESP)
Score	7−62, 6−4, 3−6, 4−6, 8−6
Events

Last updated July 26, 2024

Switzerland's Marc Rosset defeated Spain's Jordi Arrese in the final, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Croatia's Goran Ivanišević and the Unified Team's Andrei Cherkasov won the bronze medals. All four nations won medals in men's singles for the first time.

Background

This was the ninth (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.

The number one seed was Jim Courier of the United States. Stefan Edberg of Sweden was the number two seed, while American Pete Sampras was third.^[1] Stefan Edberg and Carl-Uwe Steeb of Germany were the only two quarterfinalists from 1988 that returned.

The Bahamas, Croatia, Indonesia, Morocco, Peru, and Puerto Rico each made their debut in the event. Some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team. One Yugoslav player competed as an Independent Olympic Participant. France made its eighth appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the 1904 event.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament. No bronze medal match was held. All matches were best-of-five sets. The 12-point tie-breaker was used in any set, except the fifth, that reached 6–6.

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday, 28 July 1992 Wednesday, 29 July 1992		Round of 64
Thursday, 30 July 1992 Friday, 31 July 1992		Round of 32
Saturday, 1 August 1992 Sunday, 2 August 1992		Round of 16
Monday, 3 August 1992 Tuesday, 4 August 1992		Quarterfinals
Thursday, 6 August 1992	11:00	Semifinals
Saturday, 8 August 1992	14:00	Final

Seeds

Jim Courier (USA)(third round)
Stefan Edberg (SWE)(first round)
Pete Sampras (USA)(third round)
Goran Ivanišević (CRO)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
Boris Becker (GER)(third round)
Michael Chang (USA)(second round)
Guy Forget (FRA)(second round)
Michael Stich (GER)(second round)
Wayne Ferreira (RSA)(second round)
Thomas Muster (AUT)(first round)
Sergi Bruguera (ESP)(second round)
Emilio Sánchez (ESP)(quarterfinals)
Andrei Cherkasov (EUN)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
Amos Mansdorf (ISR)(withdrew)
Jakob Hlasek (SUI)(third round)
Jordi Arrese (ESP)(final, silver medalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

	Marc Rosset (SUI)	6	7⁷	3	7¹¹

12	Emilio Sánchez (ESP)	4	6²	6	6⁹
								Marc Rosset (SUI)	6	7	6

							4	Goran Ivanišević (CRO)	3	5	2
4	Goran Ivanišević (CRO)	6⁵	6¹	6	6	8

	Fabrice Santoro (FRA)	7⁷	7⁷	4	4	6
														Marc Rosset (SUI)	7⁷	6	3	4	8

													16/WC	Jordi Arrese (ESP)	6²	4	6	6	6
	Jaime Oncins (BRA)	1	4	7⁷	6	2

13	Andrei Cherkasov (EUN)	6	6	6³	4	6
							13	Andrei Cherkasov (EUN)	4	6⁴	6	3

							16/WC	Jordi Arrese (ESP)	6	7⁷	3	6
Alt	Leonardo Lavalle (MEX)	1	6⁶	1

16/WC	Jordi Arrese (ESP)	6	7⁸	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

1	J Courier (USA)	6	4	6	6
WC	R Krishnan (IND)	2	6	1	4	1	J Courier (USA)	6	6	6
Q	M Vajda (TCH)	6⁷	1	0		Q	G Bloom (ISR)	2	0	0
Q	G Bloom (ISR)	7⁹	6	6							1	J Courier (USA)	4	2	1
Q	K Alami (MAR)	2	6	1	r							M Rosset (SUI)	6	6	6
	M Rosset (SUI)	6	4	2			M Rosset (SUI)	6	6	6
	C van Rensburg (RSA)	5	2	6	4	9	W Ferreira (RSA)	4	0	2
9	W Ferreira (RSA)	7	6	2	6													M Rosset (SUI)	6	7⁷	3	7¹¹
12	E Sánchez (ESP)	6	7⁷	6													12	E Sánchez (ESP)	4	6²	6	6⁹
	T Woodbridge (AUS)	1	6¹	2		12	E Sánchez (ESP)	6	6	6
	O Camporese (ITA)	6	6	6			O Camporese (ITA)	4	2	1
Q	J Ríos (PUR)	2	2	0							12	E Sánchez (ESP)	6	7⁷	6⁵	6
Alt	M Larsson (SWE)	6	6	6							Alt	M Larsson (SWE)	4	6³	7⁷	4
	H Skoff (AUT)	2	3	3		Alt	M Larsson (SWE)	6	6	6
	C Caratti (ITA)	3	4	2		7	G Forget (FRA)	3	3	1
7	G Forget (FRA)	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

4	G Ivanišević (CRO)	6	6	6⁵	4	6
LL	B Mota (POR)	2	2	7⁷	6	3	4	G Ivanišević (CRO)	6⁴	6	1	6	6
	P Haarhuis (NED)	4	6	6	6			P Haarhuis (NED)	7⁷	2	6	3	2
Alt	L Mattar (BRA)	6	3	2	2									4	G Ivanišević (CRO)	3	6	4	7⁷	9
Q	A Sznajder (CAN)	6	6	7										16	J Hlasek (SUI)	6	0	6	6¹	7
Q	B Wijaya (INA)	2	4	5			Q	A Sznajder (CAN)	6	4	3	6¹
Q	F Maciel (MEX)	3	4	6	2		16	J Hlasek (SUI)	4	6	6	7⁷
16	J Hlasek (SUI)	6	6	4	6																4	G Ivanišević (CRO)	6⁵	6¹	6	6	8
Alt	J Frana (ARG)	6	6	6³	6³	6																F Santoro (FRA)	7⁷	7⁷	4	4	6
Alt	P Arraya (PER)	2	0	7⁷	7⁷	2	Alt	J Frana (ARG)	6	2	1	1
Alt	C Miniussi (ARG)	1	6³	4				F Santoro (FRA)	4	6	6	6
	F Santoro (FRA)	6	7⁷	6											F Santoro (FRA)	6	3	6	6
LL	Y El Aynaoui (MAR)	6	6	7										5	B Becker (GER)	1	6	1	3
LL	C Wilkinson (GBR)	4	1	5			LL	Y El Aynaoui (MAR)	4	7	4	0
LL	C Ruud (NOR)	6	6²	7	6²	3	5	B Becker (GER)	6	5	6	6
5	B Becker (GER)	3	7⁷	5	7⁷	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

6/WC	M Chang (USA)	6	6	3	6
	A Mancini (ARG)	1	4	6	0		6/WC	M Chang (USA)	2	6	3	3
	J Oncins (BRA)	7⁷	4	6	4	6		J Oncins (BRA)	6	3	6	6
Q	S Muškatirović (IOP)	6³	6	1	6	1								J Oncins (BRA)	7⁷	6	7⁷
Q	S Noszály (HUN)	2	3	6	2								Alt	M Koevermans (NED)	6¹	0	6²
Alt	M Koevermans (NED)	6	6	2	6		Alt	M Koevermans (NED)	1	6	6	6
LL	A Castle (GBR)	1	2	3			11	S Bruguera (ESP)	6	3	3	2
11	S Bruguera (ESP)	6	6	6																	J Oncins (BRA)	1	4	7⁷	6	2
13	A Cherkasov (EUN)	6	6	3	6															13	A Cherkasov (EUN)	6	6	6³	4	6
Q	R Smith (BAH)	1	0	6	1		13	A Cherkasov (EUN)	6	6⁶	6	6
Q	K Carlsen (DEN)	4	6	3	5			G Prpić (CRO)	4	7⁸	4	3
	G Prpić (CRO)	6	4	6	7								13	A Cherkasov (EUN)	6⁷	1	7	6	6
Q	L Paes (IND)	6	6⁴	0	0								3	P Sampras (USA)	7⁹	6	5	0	3
	J Yzaga (PER)	1	7⁷	6	6			J Yzaga (PER)	3	0	6	1
	W Masur (AUS)	1	6⁴	4			3	P Sampras (USA)	6	6	3	6
3	P Sampras (USA)	6	7⁷	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							3rd round						Quarterfinals

8	M Stich (GER)	6	3	6	3	6
Q	R Fromberg (AUS)	3	6	1	6	3	8	M Stich (GER)	4	2	6	3
Q	A Pavel (ROM)	5	2	2			WC	C-U Steeb (GER)	6	6	4	6
WC	C-U Steeb (GER)	7	6	6										WC	C-U Steeb (GER)	4	6	3	2
Alt	L Lavalle (MEX)	6	6	6										Alt	L Lavalle (MEX)	6	3	6	6
	J Siemerink (NED)	4	4	2			Alt	L Lavalle (MEX)	6	3	4	6	10
WC	H Leconte (FRA)	7⁷	7¹¹	6			WC	H Leconte (FRA)	4	6	6	3	8
10	T Muster (AUT)	6⁵	6⁹	4																Alt	L Lavalle (MEX)	1	6⁶	1
16/WC	J Arrese (ESP)	6	6	6																16/WC	J Arrese (ESP)	6	7⁸	6
Q	E-J Chang (KOR)	4	2	2			16/WC	J Arrese (ESP)	6	4	6	3	9
	M Gustafsson (SWE)	7⁷	6	6				M Gustafsson (SWE)	2	6	1	6	7
LL	O Casey (IRL)	6³	1	4										16/WC	J Arrese (ESP)	6	6	6
WC	R Furlan (ITA)	6	6	3	6									WC	R Furlan (ITA)	4	3	2
	S Matsuoka (JPN)	4	3	6	4		WC	R Furlan (ITA)	7⁷	6	6
WC	A Chesnokov (EUN)	6	6	6			WC	A Chesnokov (EUN)	6³	4	4
2	S Edberg (SWE)	0	4	4

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