Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Date28 July–8 August 1992
Edition11
SurfaceClay (red)
LocationTennis de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
Champions
Men's singles
 Marc Rosset (SUI)
Women's singles
 Jennifer Capriati (USA)
Men's doubles
 Boris Becker / Michael Stich (GER)
Women's doubles
 Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández (USA)
← 1988 · Summer Olympics · 1996 →

These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned[citation needed] German (and defending champion) Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal. Marc Rosset became the first Swiss Olympic tennis gold medallist.

The matches were played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron.

Medal summary

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Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Marc Rosset
 Switzerland
Jordi Arrese
 Spain
Goran Ivanišević
 Croatia
Andrei Cherkasov
 Unified Team
( Russia)
Men's doubles  Germany (GER)
Boris Becker
Michael Stich
 South Africa (RSA)
Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
 Croatia (CRO)
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić
 Argentina (ARG)
Javier Frana
Christian Miniussi
Women's singles Jennifer Capriati
 United States
Steffi Graf
 Germany
Mary Joe Fernández
 United States
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
 Spain
Women's doubles  United States (USA)
Gigi Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández
 Spain (ESP)
Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
 Unified Team (EUN)
Leila Meskhi
Natasha Zvereva
 Australia (AUS)
Nicole Bradtke
Rachel McQuillan

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2013
2 Germany (GER)1102
3 Switzerland (SUI)1001
4 Spain (ESP)0213
5 South Africa (RSA)0101
6 Croatia (CRO)0022
 Unified Team (EUN)0022
8 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Australia (AUS)0011
Totals (9 entries)44816

References

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