Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned 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 medalist.
The matches were played on outdoor clay courts.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles |  Marc RossetSwitzerland (SUI) |
 Jordi ArreseSpain (ESP) |
 Goran IvaniševićCroatia (CRO) |
 Andrei CherkasovUnified Team (EUN) |
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| Men's doubles |  Boris Beckerand Michael Stich Germany (GER) |
 Wayne Ferreiraand Piet Norval South Africa (RSA) |
Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpic Croatia (CRO) |
 Javier Franaand Christian Miniussi Argentina (ARG) |
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| Women's singles |  Jennifer CapriatiUnited States (USA) |
Steffi Graf Germany (GER) |
Mary Joe Fernandez United States (USA) |
| Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario Spain (ESP) |
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| Women's doubles | Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández United States (USA) |
Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain (ESP) |
Leila Meskhi and Natasha Zvereva Unified Team (EUN) |
 Nicole Bradtkeand Rachel McQuillan Australia (AUS) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Events at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Basque pelota (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Roller hockey (demonstration) • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo (demonstration) • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Tennis at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928-1964 • 1968 (demonstration) • 1972-1980 • 1984 (demonstration) • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in tennis |
