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Singles, Women

Date28 July – 7 August 1992
StatusOlympic
LocationCentro Municipal de Tenis Vall d'Hebron, La Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, ESP
Participants64 from 30 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The favorite and top seed was defending champion Steffi Graf. Her route was made easier because Monica Seles (YUG) and Martina Navratilova (USA) were ruled ineligible for not competing in the Federation Cup. Graf steamrolled into the final where she faced the 16-year-old American Jennifer Capriati. Capriati was a prodigy, having turned pro at 13, and reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals at 15. In the Olympic semi-finals, she faced Spanish crowd favorite Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, defeating her in three sets. Capriati had faced Graf four times previously, but had never won a set against her. She lost the first set in Barcelona but came back to win the gold medal, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Capriati later won three Grand Slam titles between 2001-2003, overcoming personal troubles, which had included arrests for shoplifting and marijuana possession, as well as several injuries.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Jennifer CapriatiUSAGold
2Steffi GrafGERSilver
=3Arantxa Sánchez VicarioESPBronze
=3Mary Joe FernandezUSABronze
=5Sabine AppelmansBEL
=5Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreSUI
=5Anke HuberGER
=5Conchita MartínezESP
=9Maggy MaleevaBUL
=9Yevgeniya ManyukovaEUN
=9Natasha ZveravaEUN
=9Angélica GavaldónMEX
=9Nicole Muns-JagermanNED
=9Yayuk BasukiINA
=9Amanda CoetzerRSA
=9Barbara RittnerGER
=17Brenda Schultz-McCarthyNED
=17Kimiko DateJPN
=17Nicole ProvisAUS
=17Katerina MaleevaBUL
=17Patricia HyCAN
=17Sam SmithGBR
=17Helena SukováTCH
=17Raffaella Reggi-ConcatoITA
=17Barbara PaulusAUT
=17Julie HalardFRA
=17Mary PierceFRA
=17Patricia TarabiniARG
=17Sandra CecchiniITA
=17Agnese BlumbergaLAT
=17Nathalie TauziatFRA
=17Mana EndoJPN
=33Lupita NoveloMEX
=33Li FangCHN
=33Emanuela ZardoSUI
=33Rene Simpson-AlterCAN
=33Rachel McQuillanAUS
=33Katia PiccoliniITA
=33Petra RitterAUT
=33Larisa NeilandeLAT
=33Chen LiCHN
=33Dally RandriantefyMAD
=33Sara GomerGBR
=33Jana NovotnáTCH
=33Natacha RandriantefyMAD
=33Catarina LindqvistSWE
=33Jenny ByrneAUS
=33Andrea VieiraBRA
=33Naoko SawamatsuJPN
=33Monique JaverGBR
=33Kim Il-SunKOR
=33Katarzyna NowakPOL
=33Leila MeskhiEUN
=33Mercedes PazARG
=33Mariaan de SwardtRSA
=33Elna ReinachRSA
=33Judith WiesnerAUT
=33Paulina SepúlvedaCHI
=33Christina PapadakiGRE
=33Zina GarrisonUSA
=33Radka ZrubákováTCH
=33Florencia LabatARG
=33Elena Pampulova-WagnerBUL
=33Irina SpîrleaROU

Round One

Date28 – 29 July 1992
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #1Steffi Graf (1)GER6-1, 6-1Lupita Novelo (LL)MEX
Match #2Brenda Schultz-McCarthyNED7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4Li Fang (Q)CHN
Match #3Maggy Maleeva (6)BUL6-2, 6-4Emanuela ZardoSUI
Match #4Kimiko Date (14)JPN7-5, 6-1Rene Simpson-Alter (Q)CAN
Match #5Sabine Appelmans (16)BEL6-3, 6-3Rachel McQuillanAUS
Match #6Nicole ProvisAUS6-1, 6-0Katia Piccolini (WC)ITA
Match #7Yevgeniya Manyukova (Q)EUN6-1, 7-6 (7-4)Petra Ritter (A)AUT
Match #8Katerina Maleeva (8)BUL7-6 (7-3), 6-2Larisa NeilandeLAT
Match #9Mary Joe Fernandez (4)USA6-2, 6-3Chen Li (Q)CHN
Match #10Patricia HyCAN6-2, 6-1Dally Randriantefy (Q)MAD
Match #11Sam Smith (A)GBR2-6, 6-3, 6-1Sara Gomer (A)GBR
Match #12Natasha ZveravaEUN6-1, 6-0Jana Novotná (9)TCH
Match #13Helena Suková (11)TCH6-0, 6-1Natacha Randriantefy (Q)MAD
Match #14Angélica Gavaldón (Q)MEX6-4, 6-3Catarina LindqvistSWE
Match #15Raffaella Reggi-ConcatoITA6-4, 7-6 (7-2)Jenny Byrne (WC)AUS
Match #16Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreSUI6-2, 6-3Andrea Vieira (Q)BRA
Match #17Anke Huber (7)GER6-0, 4-6, 6-2Naoko SawamatsuJPN
Match #18Barbara PaulusAUT6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-3Monique JaverGBR
Match #19Nicole Muns-Jagerman (Q)NED6-4, 6-4Kim Il-Sun (Q)KOR
Match #20Julie Halard (15)FRA6-4, 7-6 (7-1)Katarzyna Nowak (Q)POL
Match #21Mary Pierce (13)FRA7-6 (7-5), 7-5Leila MeskhiEUN
Match #22Yayuk BasukiINA6-1, 6-4Mercedes Paz (WC)ARG
Match #23Patricia Tarabini (A)ARG6-4, 6-2Mariaan de SwardtRSA
Match #24Jennifer Capriati (3)USA6-1, 6-0Elna Reinach (WC)RSA
Match #25Conchita Martínez (5)ESP4-6, 6-1, 6-2Judith WiesnerAUT
Match #26Sandra CecchiniITA6-2, 6-3Paulina Sepúlveda (Q)CHI
Match #27Agnese Blumberga (LL)LAT4-6, 6-1, 6-2Christina Papadaki (LL)GRE
Match #28Amanda CoetzerRSA7-5, 6-1Zina Garrison (12)USA
Match #29Nathalie Tauziat (10)FRA6-3, 6-2Radka Zrubáková (WC)TCH
Match #30Barbara Rittner (WC)GER6-3, 6-3Florencia LabatARG
Match #31Mana Endo (Q)JPN7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (8-6)Elena Pampulova-Wagner (Q)BUL
Match #32Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)ESP6-1, 6-3Irina Spîrlea (Q)ROU

Round Two

Date30 – 31 July 1992
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #1Steffi Graf (1)GER6-1, 6-0Brenda Schultz-McCarthyNED
Match #2Maggy Maleeva (6)BUL6-2, 6-4Kimiko Date (14)JPN
Match #3Sabine Appelmans (16)BEL6-2, 6-1Nicole ProvisAUS
Match #4Yevgeniya Manyukova (Q)EUN7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-0Katerina Maleeva (8)BUL
Match #5Mary Joe Fernandez (4)USA6-2, 1-6, 12-10Patricia HyCAN
Match #6Natasha ZveravaEUN6-1, 6-2Sam Smith (A)GBR
Match #7Angélica Gavaldón (Q)MEX4-6, 6-4, 5-3Helena Suková (11)TCH
Match #8Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreSUI6-2, 6-4Raffaella Reggi-ConcatoITA
Match #9Anke Huber (7)GER6-4, 6-1Barbara PaulusAUT
Match #10Nicole Muns-Jagerman (Q)NED7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)Julie Halard (15)FRA
Match #11Yayuk BasukiINA0-6, 6-3, 10-8Mary Pierce (13)FRA
Match #12Jennifer Capriati (3)USA6-4, 6-1Patricia Tarabini (A)ARG
Match #13Conchita Martínez (5)ESP6-4, 6-3Sandra CecchiniITA
Match #14Amanda CoetzerRSA6-2, 6-4Agnese Blumberga (LL)LAT
Match #15Barbara Rittner (WC)GER6-3, 6-2Nathalie Tauziat (10)FRA
Match #16Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)ESP6-0, 6-1Mana Endo (Q)JPN

Round Three

Date1 August 1992
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #1Steffi Graf (1)GER6-3, 6-4Maggy Maleeva (6)BUL
Match #2Sabine Appelmans (16)BEL6-1, 6-3Yevgeniya Manyukova (Q)EUN
Match #3Mary Joe Fernandez (4)USA7-6 (11-9), 6-1Natasha ZveravaEUN
Match #4Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreSUI6-0, 6-3Angélica Gavaldón (Q)MEX
Match #5Anke Huber (7)GER7-5, 7-6 (7-3)Nicole Muns-Jagerman (Q)NED
Match #6Jennifer Capriati (3)USA6-3, 6-4Yayuk BasukiINA
Match #7Conchita Martínez (5)ESP6-4, 6-3Amanda CoetzerRSA
Match #8Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)ESP4-6, 6-3, 6-1Barbara Rittner (WC)GER

Quarter-Finals

Date3 August 1992
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #103 AugCourt #1Steffi Graf (1)GER6-1, 6-0Sabine Appelmans (16)BEL
Match #203 AugCourt #1Mary Joe Fernandez (4)USA5-7, 6-1, 6-0Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreSUI
Match #303 AugCourt #1Jennifer Capriati (3)USA6-3, 7-6 (7-1)Anke Huber (7)GER
Match #403 AugCentre CourtArantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)ESP6-4, 6-4Conchita Martínez (5)ESP

Semi-Finals

Date5 August 1992 — 11:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #105 Aug 11:00Centre CourtSteffi Graf (1)GER6-4, 6-2Mary Joe Fernandez (4)USA
Match #205 Aug 11:00Centre CourtJennifer Capriati (3)USA6-3, 3-6, 6-1Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)ESP

Final Round

Date7 August 1992 — 14:00
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match 1/207 Aug 14:00Centre CourtJennifer Capriati (3)USA3-6, 6-3, 6-4Steffi Graf (1)GER