Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Boris Becker (crop).jpg
Boris Becker (1994)
Michael Stich (cropped).jpg
Michael Stich (2003)
Venue Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron
Dates30 July – 7 August 1992
Competitors30 teams (60 players) from 30 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Boris Becker
Michael Stich
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svg Javier Frana
Christian Miniussi
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  1988
1996  
Men's doubles
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Events
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  1988  · Summer Olympics ·  1996  

Germany's Boris Becker and Michael Stich defeated South Africa's Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was Germany's first medal in the event, though German player Friedrich Traun had been part of a mixed team that won in 1896. It was South Africa's first medal in the men's doubles since 1912 (and first medal in any Olympic event since 1960, due to the 1964–1988 ban resulting from apartheid). Croatia's Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić and Argentina's Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi won the bronze medals, which were both countries' first medals in the event.

The tournament was held at the Vall d'Hebron complex on Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain from 30 July to 7 August 1992. There were 30 pairs from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players), [1] though the Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of men's doubles tennis. 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. A demonstration event was held in 1968.

Germany's Boris Becker and Michael Stich were prominent singles players, but not well known as a doubles team. [1]

The Bahamas, Croatia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, and Slovenia each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its seventh appearance in the event, most of any nation.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament. Unlike the pre-hiatus tournaments, there was no bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks were used for any set before the fifth that reached 6–6.

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
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
Wednesday, 5 August 199211:00Semifinals
Friday, 7 August 199211:00Final

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia.svg  John Fitzgerald / Todd Woodbridge  (AUS)(second round)
  2. Flag of Switzerland.svg  Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset  (SUI)(quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg  Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez  (ESP)(quarterfinals)
  4. South African Olympic Flag.svg  Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval  (RSA)(final, silver medalists)
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans  (NED)(first round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg  Boris Becker / Michael Stich  (GER)(champions, gold medalists)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg  Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi  (ARG)(semifinals, bronze medalists)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg  Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso  (ITA)(second round)

Draw

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
              
4 South African Olympic Flag.svg  Wayne Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  Piet Norval  (RSA)
773 62 6
 Flag of Croatia.svg  Goran Ivanišević  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Goran Prpić  (CRO)
6563 62
4 South African Olympic Flag.svg  Wayne Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  Piet Norval  (RSA)
656653  
6 Flag of Germany.svg  Boris Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Stich  (GER)
774 776 
6 Flag of Germany.svg  Boris Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Stich  (GER)
776642 6
7 Flag of Argentina.svg  Javier Frana  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Christian Miniussi  (ARG)
632 7764

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia.svg  J Fitzgerald  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  T Woodbridge  (AUS)
66644 6
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Knowles  (BAH)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  R Smith  (BAH)
2 3 7763 1 Flag of Australia.svg  J Fitzgerald  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  T Woodbridge  (AUS)
4 5 61
Flag of India.svg  R Krishnan  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
666Flag of India.svg  R Krishnan  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
674 6
Flag of Slovenia.svg  I Božič  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  B Trupej  (SLO)
3 2 2 Flag of India.svg  R Krishnan  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
6374 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg  S Suharyadi  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  B Wiryawan  (INA)
6664 66Flag of Croatia.svg  G Ivanišević  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Prpić  (CRO)
775 66
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  E-J Chang  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  C-W Kim  (KOR)
1 7863 2 Flag of Indonesia.svg  S Suharyadi  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  B Wiryawan  (INA)
5 2 2
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Ivanišević  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Prpić  (CRO)
2 666Flag of Croatia.svg  G Ivanišević  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Prpić  (CRO)
766
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  P Haarhuis  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Koevermans  (NED)
64 2 2 Flag of Croatia.svg  G Ivanišević  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Prpić  (CRO)
6563 62
4 South African Olympic Flag.svg  W Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  P Norval  (RSA)
665 64 South African Olympic Flag.svg  W Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  P Norval  (RSA)
773 62 6
Flag of Norway.svg  B-O Pedersen  (NOR)
Flag of Norway.svg  C Ruud  (NOR)
2 4 73 4 South African Olympic Flag.svg  W Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  P Norval  (RSA)
6776
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  B Gyetko  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Leblanc  (CAN)
67777Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  B Gyetko  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Leblanc  (CAN)
3 644
Flag of Denmark.svg  K Carlsen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  F Fetterlein  (DEN)
3 64624 South African Olympic Flag.svg  W Ferreira  (RSA)
South African Olympic Flag.svg  P Norval  (RSA)
666
Flag of Hungary.svg  L Markovits  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  S Noszály  (HUN)
Flag of Romania.svg  G Cosac  (ROM)
Flag of Romania.svg  D M Pescariu  (ROM)
0 3 2
Flag of Romania.svg  G Cosac  (ROM)
Flag of Romania.svg  D M Pescariu  (ROM)
w/oFlag of Romania.svg  G Cosac  (ROM)
Flag of Romania.svg  D M Pescariu  (ROM)
64 4 66
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  M Nido  (PUR)
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  J O Ríos  (PUR)
1 2 3 8 Flag of Italy.svg  O Camporese  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  D Nargiso  (ITA)
1 664 2
8 Flag of Italy.svg  O Camporese  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  D Nargiso  (ITA)
666

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Germany.svg  B Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  M Stich  (GER)
w/o
Flag of Morocco.svg  K Alami  (MAR)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Y El Aynaoui  (MAR)
6 Flag of Germany.svg  B Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  M Stich  (GER)
666
Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  C Forcellini  (SMR)
Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  G Francini  (SMR)
1 1 2 Flag of Greece.svg  A Bavelas  (GRE)
Flag of Greece.svg  K Efraimoglou  (GRE)
1 3 4
Flag of Greece.svg  A Bavelas  (GRE)
Flag of Greece.svg  K Efraimoglou  (GRE)
6666 Flag of Germany.svg  B Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  M Stich  (GER)
64 7115 6
Flag of the United States.svg  J Courier  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  P Sampras  (USA)
1 64 7863 Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  E Sánchez  (ESP)
3 66973
Flag of Sweden.svg  S Edberg  (SWE)
Flag of Sweden.svg  A Järryd  (SWE)
63 6664 Flag of the United States.svg  J Courier  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  P Sampras  (USA)
763 2 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  L Mattar  (BRA)
Flag of Brazil.svg  J Oncins  (BRA)
3 6773 1 3 Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  E Sánchez  (ESP)
5 4 666
3 Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  E Sánchez  (ESP)
63 64666 Flag of Germany.svg  B Becker  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  M Stich  (GER)
776642 6
7 Flag of Argentina.svg  J Frana  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  C Miniussi  (ARG)
66777 Flag of Argentina.svg  J Frana  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  C Miniussi  (ARG)
632 7764
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Castle  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  C Wilkinson  (GBR)
3 4 617 Flag of Argentina.svg  J Frana  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  C Miniussi  (ARG)
4 63666
Flag of Portugal.svg  E Couto  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  B Mota  (POR)
1 3 1 Flag of France.svg  G Forget  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  H Leconte  (FRA)
6774 4 3
Flag of France.svg  G Forget  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  H Leconte  (FRA)
6667 Flag of Argentina.svg  J Frana  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  C Miniussi  (ARG)
2 773 66
Flag of Ireland.svg  O Casey  (IRL)
Flag of Ireland.svg  E Collins  (IRL)
7762 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  M Rosset  (SUI)
66362 2
Flag of Mexico.svg  L Lavalle  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  F Maciel  (MEX)
654 r Flag of Ireland.svg  O Casey  (IRL)
Flag of Ireland.svg  E Collins  (IRL)
643 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Q Meng  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  J Xia  (CHN)
5 1 2 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  M Rosset  (SUI)
7766
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  M Rosset  (SUI)
766

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