1992 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1992 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Jim Courier
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Australian Open.^[1] It was his first Australian Open title and second major singles title overall.

Boris Becker was the defending champion,^[2] but lost in the third round to John McEnroe.^[3]

Future world No. 1 and two-time major singles champion Pat Rafter made his first major appearance.

Seeds

01.

Stefan Edberg (final)

02.

Jim Courier (champion)

03.

Boris Becker (third round)

04.

Michael Stich (quarterfinals)

05.

Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)

06.

~~Pete Sampras~~ (withdrew because of a shoulder tendon injury)^[4]

07.

Guy Forget (second round)

08.

Karel Nováček (second round)

09.

Petr Korda (first round)

10.

Goran Ivanišević (second round)

11.

Magnus Gustafsson (second round)

12.

Derrick Rostagno (second round)

13.

Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)

14.

Michael Chang (third round)

15.

David Wheaton (fourth round)

16.

Goran Prpić (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.^[a]

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Stefan Edberg	4	7	6	6⁵	6

5	Ivan Lendl	6	5	1	7⁷	1
							1	Stefan Edberg	7⁷	6	6

								Wayne Ferreira	6²	1	2
	John McEnroe	4	4	4

	Wayne Ferreira	6	6	6
												1	Stefan Edberg	3	6	4	2

												2	Jim Courier	6	3	6	6
	Richard Krajicek	5	7⁷	6¹	6	6

4	Michael Stich	7	6²	7⁷	4	4
								Richard Krajicek

							2	Jim Courier^[a]	w/o
	Amos Mansdorf	3	2	2

2	Jim Courier	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

1	S Edberg	6	6	6
Q	J Bates	4	2	4			1	S Edberg	6	6	6
	C Mezzadri	4	4	6	6	6		C Mezzadri	1	2	1
WC	J Morgan	6	6	3	4	2							1	S Edberg	7	6	6
Q	J Palmer	4	6	3	6	2							WC	J Fitzgerald	5	1	4
	J Siemerink	6	4	6	4	6		J Siemerink	5	1	6⁴
WC	J Fitzgerald	7⁸	6	7⁷			WC	J Fitzgerald	7	6	7⁷
	M Koevermans	6⁶	4	6⁴																1	S Edberg	6	7	6
	MA Gorriz	7¹³	2	0	1																A Chesnokov	1	5	2
	G Bloom	6¹¹	6	6	6			G Bloom	6	3	4	4
	A Chesnokov	6	7⁷	6				A Chesnokov	4	6	6	6
	F Fontang	3	6⁴	1										A Chesnokov	6	1	1	6	6
	P McEnroe	6	6	6										P McEnroe	4	6	6	1	3
	M Cierro	3	4	4				P McEnroe	6	4	6	6
	J Tarango	4	4	6	6	6		J Tarango	1	6	4	3
9	P Korda	6	6	3	3	3

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

12	D Rostagno	2	6	1	6	6
Q	C Limberger	6	3	6	3	4	12	D Rostagno	1	5	6³
	B Gilbert	6	2	1	6	2	Q	L-A Wahlgren	6	7	7⁷
Q	L-A Wahlgren	1	6	6	3	6							Q	L-A Wahlgren	4	2	6¹⁵
Q	S Youl	6	6	6										O Camporese	6	6	7¹⁷
	G Raoux	2	2	2			Q	S Youl	3	4	6⁴
	T Högstedt	6	2	2	6	1		O Camporese	6	6	7⁷
	O Camporese	3	6	6	2	6													O Camporese	6⁴	1	3
	J Frana	6⁴	6	1	1													5	I Lendl	7⁷	6	6
	C Pioline	7⁷	1	6	6			C Pioline	6	2	6⁵	6⁵
	M Zoecke	7⁹	6	6				M Zoecke	3	6	7⁷	7⁷
	G Connell	6⁷	3	3										M Zoecke	4	4	6⁶
WC	R Rasheed	6	2	4	6	6							5	I Lendl	6	6	7⁸
	D Marcelino	4	6	6	2	4	WC	R Rasheed	3	2	3
	R Fromberg	4	2	2			5	I Lendl	6	6	6
5	I Lendl	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

3	B Becker	6	6	6
	J Gunnarsson	1	4	2			3	B Becker	7	7	6
	B Shelton	6	6⁴	6	2	2		G Pozzi	5	5	2
	G Pozzi	4	7⁷	2	6	6								3	B Becker	4	3	5
	J McEnroe	6	6	6											J McEnroe	6	6	7
Q	B Dyke	2	0	1				J McEnroe	7	3	6	6
	P Kühnen	7⁹	5	0	1			A Cherkasov	5	6	4	3
	A Cherkasov	6⁷	7	6	6															J McEnroe	7	7⁷	4	2	8
	T Champion	6	1	2	4														13	E Sánchez	5	6⁴	6	6	6
	M Schapers	4	6	6	6			M Schapers	1	6	5	6	6
	J Eltingh	2	5	6	6	7		J Eltingh	6	4	7	1	3
	K Braasch	6	7	3	4	5									M Schapers	3	4	6⁶
	H Skoff	1	5	6⁶										13	E Sánchez	6	6	7⁸
WC	P Cash	6	7	7⁸			WC	P Cash	6⁵	2	7¹¹	6	1
	P Arraya	3	2	7⁷	3		13	E Sánchez	7⁷	6	6⁹	3	6
13	E Sánchez	6	6	6³	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

15	D Wheaton	6	6	6
WC	J Cask	4	0	0		15	D Wheaton	6	5	6	2	8
	N Kulti	6	6	6³	6		N Kulti	3	7	4	6	6
	T Witsken	0	1	7⁷	3								15	D Wheaton	6	6	6
	B Black	4	4	1										L Koslowski	4	3	3
	P Canè	6	6	6			P Canè	2	6	6¹	2
	J Arias	1	6²	0			L Koslowski	6	1	7⁷	6
	L Koslowski	6	7⁷	6															15	D Wheaton	7⁷	4	2	2
	F Clavet	6	7⁷	2	7															W Ferreira	6³	6	6	6
	M Střelba	2	6³	6	5		F Clavet	7⁷	4	1	6	5
	M Woodforde	6	7⁷	6			M Woodforde	6⁴	6	6	3	7
	J Yzaga	4	6⁵	1										M Woodforde	6	3	2	2
	W Ferreira	6	6	1	6									W Ferreira	4	6	6	6
Q	L Lavalle	2	4	6	3		W Ferreira	3	6	7⁸	7⁹
Q	D Pate	6	6¹⁰	4	1	8	K Nováček	6	3	6⁶	6⁷
8	K Nováček	2	7¹²	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

7	G Forget	2	6	6⁵	6	6
WC	H Leconte	6	4	7⁷	4	3	7	G Forget	6⁵	6	3	4
	L Jönsson	6⁷	6⁶	3				C Bergström	7⁷	2	6	6
	C Bergström	7⁹	7⁸	6											C Bergström	6	6	4	6
	J Oncins	6	2	5	6	2								Q	B Garnett	2	3	6	2
WC	S Stolle	3	6	7	4	6	WC	S Stolle	6	6	5	2	2
Q	B Garnett	6	6	6			Q	B Garnett	4	1	7	6	6
WC	G Doyle	4	2	4																		C Bergström	5	6⁶	3
Q	P Rafter	6	0	6³	2																	R Krajicek	7	7⁸	6
	J Grabb	3	6	7⁷	6			J Grabb	2	6²	1
	R Krajicek	6	6	6				R Krajicek	6	7⁷	6
	C Saceanu	3	3	3											R Krajicek	6	6	5	1	6
	C Caratti	6³	6	6	6									14	M Chang	4	1	7	6	3
	C Adams	7⁷	3	3	0			C Caratti	3	6	4	4
	F Roese	2	3	0			14	M Chang	6	3	6	6
14	M Chang	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

16	G Prpić	6	6	7⁷
Q	G Layendecker	3	4	6⁴			16	G Prpić	2	4	3
	M Washington	6	6	6				M Washington	6	6	6
Q	G Stafford	4	2	1										M Washington	3	3	4
	W Masur	4	6	4	6	6								W Masur	6	6	6
	M Vajda	6	4	6	2	2		W Masur	7⁷	6	6
	S Pescosolido	6	6	7				S Pescosolido	6³	0	4
Q	D Nestor	4	4	5																W Masur	6	4	6⁵	4
	O Delaître	6⁵	6	6	6														4	M Stich	3	6	7⁷	6
	C Miniussi	7⁷	4	3	2			O Delaître	6	0	0^r
	M Jaite	3	7	6	3	8		M Jaite	3	6	1
	C van Rensburg	6	5	1	6	6								M Jaite	0	6	5	2
	J Svensson	6	7	6									4	M Stich	6	2	7	6
	S Matsuoka	0	5	3				J Svensson	4	1	6	4
	J Sánchez	5	1	6	3		4	M Stich	6	6	1	6
4	M Stich	7	6	4	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

LL	P Lundgren	4	6	3	4
	A Mansdorf	6	3	6	6			A Mansdorf	6	7	6
	D Nargiso	3	3	4				A Boetsch	1	5	0
	A Boetsch	6	6	6											A Mansdorf	6	6	6
	C Pistolesi	3	6	6	3	3									R Reneberg	1	4	3
	D Poliakov	6	3	4	6	6		D Poliakov	6	3	6²	6	7
	R Reneberg	6	6	7				R Reneberg	3	6	7⁷	4	9
	B Wuyts	2	4	5																		A Mansdorf^[b]	6	4	1	7⁷	4
	P Baur	6	6	6³	6																	A Krickstein	2	6	6	6⁴	1^r
Q	N Kroon	3	4	7⁷	1			P Baur	4	4	2
	A Volkov	6	6	6				A Volkov	6	6	6
	T Woodbridge	3	2	1											A Volkov	4	7	7⁷	1	6
	A Järryd	3	7⁹	2	3										A Krickstein	6	5	6²	6	8
	A Krickstein	6	6⁷	6	6			A Krickstein	6	7	6
	J Stoltenberg	6¹²	3	4			10	G Ivanišević	2	5	1
10	G Ivanišević	7¹⁴	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

11	M Gustafsson	6	6	6
	G Muller	4	3	3			11	M Gustafsson	3	5	6	6	3
	H de la Peña	1	2	1				M Rosset	6	7	4	3	6
	M Rosset	6	6	6											M Rosset	6	6	6
	A Gómez	6	6	4	3	4									C-U Steeb	4	4	3
Q	A Rahunen	4	3	6	6	6	Q	A Rahunen	4	2	5
	R Furlan	4	2	2				C-U Steeb	6	6	7
	C-U Steeb	6	6	6																M Rosset	3	1	3
	J-P Fleurian	6²	1	5															2	J Courier	6	6	6
	T Muster	7⁷	6	7				T Muster	6	6	7⁷
	J Hlasek	0	6	6	4	2		P Haarhuis	4	4	6³
	P Haarhuis	6	2	2	6	6									T Muster	1	4	2
	M Larsson	5	6⁶	5										2	J Courier	6	6	6
Q	T Enqvist	7	7⁸	7			Q	T Enqvist	6	3	1	4
	R Gilbert	4	6⁴	3			2	J Courier	2	6	6	6
2	J Courier	6	7⁷	6

Notes

a. ^ Andre Agassi (No. 10) and Sergi Bruguera (No. 11) both withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings.^[5]

b. ^ No. 2 seed Jim Courier received a walkover into the final after Richard Krajicek withdrew from the tournament because of tendinitis in the shoulder.^[6]

c. ^ Amos Mansdorf advanced to the quarterfinals after Aaron Krickstein retired in the fifth set citing nausea and exhaustion.^[7]

References

General

"Men's Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
"Australian Open Australia – Men's singles". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

Specific

^ Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-27). "Courier Defeats Edberg To Close In on No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-18). "16 Hours Ahead, McEnroe Turns Back Clock". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ "Illness, Injury and McEnroe Triumph". The New York Times. 1992-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ "Seles Should Glide Early". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). 1992-01-11. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
^ "Top Two Men Advance To Australian Open Final". The New York Times. 1992-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
^ "Doctors Say Graf Suffers From Rubella". The New York Times. 1992-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

External links

1992 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1990 US Open	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1992 French Open

[Courier1992-1] Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-27). "Courier Defeats Edberg To Close In on No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

[Becker1991-2] Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved 2012-01-13.

[BeckerOut-3] Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-18). "16 Hours Ahead, McEnroe Turns Back Clock". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

[SamprasOut-4] "Illness, Injury and McEnroe Triumph". The New York Times. 1992-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

[AgassiBrugueraOut-5] "Seles Should Glide Early". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). 1992-01-11. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

[KrajicekOut-6] "Top Two Men Advance To Australian Open Final". The New York Times. 1992-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

[KricksteinOut-7] "Doctors Say Graf Suffers From Rubella". The New York Times. 1992-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

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