Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The men's doubles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the tennis program was held at the Vall d'Hebron complex on Montjuïc from 30 July to 7 August 1992. There were 30 pairs from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players).[1] the Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start. The event was won by Boris Becker and Michael Stich of Germany, defeating South African team Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval in the final. Officially, it was Germany's first medal and first victory in the event, though a German player had been part of a mixed team that won the 1896 event. South Africa's silver was that nation's first medal in the men's doubles since 1912 (and first medal in any event since 1960, due to the 1964–1988 ban resulting from apartheid). There was no bronze medal match; both the Croatian pair of Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić and the Argentines Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi earned bronzes, the first medal in the event for both nations.

Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Boris Becker (1994)
Michael Stich (2003)
VenueTennis de la Vall d'Hebron
Dates30 July – 7 August
Competitors30 teams (60 players) from 30 nations
Medalists
Boris Becker
Michael Stich
 Germany
Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
 South Africa
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić
 Croatia
Javier Frana
Christian Miniussi
 Argentina
Tennis at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen

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)

Date Time Round
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.  John Fitzgerald / Todd Woodbridge (AUS) (Second Round)
  2.  Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset (SUI) (Quarterfinals)
  3.  Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (ESP) (Quarterfinals)
  4.  Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval (RSA) (Final, Silver Medalists)
  5.  Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans (NED) (First Round)
  6.  Boris Becker / Michael Stich (GER) (Champions, Gold Medalists)
  7.  Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi (ARG) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
  8.  Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso (ITA) (Second Round)

Draw
Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
              
4  Wayne Ferreira (RSA)
 Piet Norval (RSA) 		77 3 6 2 6
   Goran Ivanišević (CRO)
 Goran Prpić (CRO) 		65 6 3 6 2
4  Wayne Ferreira (RSA)
 Piet Norval (RSA) 		65 6 65 3  
6  Boris Becker (GER)
 Michael Stich (GER) 		77 4 77 6  
6  Boris Becker (GER)
 Michael Stich (GER) 		77 6 64 2 6
7  Javier Frana (ARG)
 Christian Miniussi (ARG) 		63 2 77 6 4

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  J Fitzgerald (AUS)
 T Woodbridge (AUS) 		6 6 64 4 6
 M Knowles (BAH)
 R Smith (BAH) 		2 3 77 6 3 1  J Fitzgerald (AUS)
 T Woodbridge (AUS) 		4 5 6 1
 R Krishnan (IND)
 L Paes (IND) 		6 6 6  R Krishnan (IND)
 L Paes (IND) 		6 7 4 6
 I Božič (SLO)
 B Trupej (SLO) 		3 2 2  R Krishnan (IND)
 L Paes (IND) 		63 7 4 3
 S Suharyadi (INA)
 B Wiryawan (INA) 		6 66 4 6 6  G Ivanišević (CRO)
 G Prpić (CRO) 		77 5 6 6
 E-J Chang (KOR)
 C-W Kim (KOR) 		1 78 6 3 2  S Suharyadi (INA)
 B Wiryawan (INA) 		5 2 2
 G Ivanišević (CRO)
 G Prpić (CRO) 		2 6 6 6  G Ivanišević (CRO)
 G Prpić (CRO) 		7 6 6
5  P Haarhuis (NED)
 M Koevermans (NED) 		6 4 2 2  G Ivanišević (CRO)
 G Prpić (CRO) 		65 6 3 6 2
4  W Ferreira (RSA)
 P Norval (RSA) 		6 6 5 6 4  W Ferreira (RSA)
 P Norval (RSA) 		77 3 6 2 6
 B-O Pedersen (NOR)
 C Ruud (NOR) 		2 4 7 3 4  W Ferreira (RSA)
 P Norval (RSA) 		6 77 6
 B Gyetko (CAN)
 S Leblanc (CAN) 		6 77 77  B Gyetko (CAN)
 S Leblanc (CAN) 		3 64 4
 K Carlsen (DEN)
 F Fetterlein (DEN) 		3 64 62 4  W Ferreira (RSA)
 P Norval (RSA) 		6 6 6
 L Markovits (HUN)
 S Noszály (HUN) 		 G Cosac (ROM)
 D M Pescariu (ROM) 		0 3 2
 G Cosac (ROM)
 D M Pescariu (ROM) 		w/o  G Cosac (ROM)
 D M Pescariu (ROM) 		6 4 4 6 6
 M Nido (PUR)
 J O Ríos (PUR) 		1 2 3 8  O Camporese (ITA)
 D Nargiso (ITA) 		1 6 6 4 2
8  O Camporese (ITA)
 D Nargiso (ITA) 		6 6 6

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6  B Becker (GER)
 M Stich (GER) 		w/o
 K Alami (MAR)
 Y El Aynaoui (MAR) 		6  B Becker (GER)
 M Stich (GER) 		6 6 6
 C Forcellini (SMR)
 G Francini (SMR) 		1 1 2  A Bavelas (GRE)
 K Efraimoglou (GRE) 		1 3 4
 A Bavelas (GRE)
 K Efraimoglou (GRE) 		6 6 6 6  B Becker (GER)
 M Stich (GER) 		6 4 711 5 6
 J Courier (USA)
 P Sampras (USA) 		1 6 4 78 6 3  S Casal (ESP)
 E Sánchez (ESP) 		3 6 69 7 3
 S Edberg (SWE)
 A Järryd (SWE) 		6 3 6 66 4  J Courier (USA)
 P Sampras (USA) 		7 6 3 2 2
 L Mattar (BRA)
 J Oncins (BRA) 		3 6 77 3 1 3  S Casal (ESP)
 E Sánchez (ESP) 		5 4 6 6 6
3  S Casal (ESP)
 E Sánchez (ESP) 		6 3 64 6 6 6  B Becker (GER)
 M Stich (GER) 		77 6 64 2 6
7  J Frana (ARG)
 C Miniussi (ARG) 		6 6 77 7  J Frana (ARG)
 C Miniussi (ARG) 		63 2 77 6 4
 A Castle (GBR)
 C Wilkinson (GBR) 		3 4 61 7  J Frana (ARG)
 C Miniussi (ARG) 		4 63 6 6 6
 E Couto (POR)
 B Mota (POR) 		1 3 1  G Forget (FRA)
 H Leconte (FRA) 		6 77 4 4 3
 G Forget (FRA)
 H Leconte (FRA) 		6 6 6 7  J Frana (ARG)
 C Miniussi (ARG) 		2 77 3 6 6
 O Casey (IRL)
 E Collins (IRL) 		77 6 2  J Hlasek (SUI)
 M Rosset (SUI) 		6 63 6 2 2
 L Lavalle (MEX)
 F Maciel (MEX) 		65 4 r  O Casey (IRL)
 E Collins (IRL) 		64 3 4
 Q Meng (CHN)
 J Xia (CHN) 		5 1 2 2  J Hlasek (SUI)
 M Rosset (SUI) 		77 6 6
2  J Hlasek (SUI)
 M Rosset (SUI) 		7 6 6

References
  1. "Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.