1992 French Open

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1992 French Open
Roland-garros-1992.jpg
Date25 May – 7 June 1992
Edition91
Category62nd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier
Women's singles
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the CIS.svg Natalia Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
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The 1992 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 96th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1992. This was the last time both the top seeds won the men's singles and women's singles until the 2018 French Open.

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Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1

• It was Courier's 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd and last title at the French Open. It was Courier's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall.

Women's singles

Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Monica Seles defeated Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8

• It was Seles' 6th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open. It was Monica's 6th title of the year, and her 26th overall.

Men's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset [1] defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Adams / Flag of the CIS.svg Andrei Olhovskiy, 7–6, 6–7, 7–5

• It was Hlasek's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
• It was Rosset's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the CIS.svg Natalia Zvereva defeated Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Shelton, 6–2, 6–3

• It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 2nd and last title at the French Open.
• It was Woodbridge's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 1st title at the French Open.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel defeated Flag of Italy.svg Mosé Navarra, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Rossana de los Ríos defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–4, 6–0

Boys' doubles

Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Abaroa / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [2] MenFF2,680,000FF1,340,000FF670,000FF350,000FF189,000FF109,000FF67,000FF40,000
WomenFF2,470,000FF1,235,000FF617,000FF310,000FF162,000FF90,000FF53,000FF35,000

Total prize money for the event was FF41,425,000.

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References

  1. Hlasek and Rosset became the first Swiss doubles team to win a Grand Slam event.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1993). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 77. ISBN   978-0002185080.
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