Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Champion	Jennifer Capriati (USA)
Runner-up	Steffi Graf (GER)
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Steffi Graf was the defending champion who won gold medal in 1988. She was defeated by Jennifer Capriati in the final.

Medalists

Gold	Jennifer Capriati United States (USA)
Silver	Steffi Graf Germany (GER)
Bronze	Mary Joe Fernández United States (USA)
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain (ESP)

Seeds

1.  Steffi Graf (GER) (Final, Silver Medalist)
2.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
3.  Jennifer Capriati (USA) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
4.  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
5.  Conchita Martínez (ESP) (Quarterfinals)
6.  Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI) (Quarterfinals)
7.  Anke Huber (GER) (Quarterfinals)
8.  Katerina Maleeva (BUL) (Second Round)
9.  Jana Novotná (TCH) (First Round)
10.  Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) (Second Round)
11.  Helena Suková (TCH) (Second Round)
12.  Zina Garrison-Jackson (USA) (First Round)
13.  Mary Pierce (FRA) (Second Round)
14.  Kimiko Date (JPN) (Second Round)
15.  Julie Halard (FRA) (Second Round)
16.  Sabine Appelmans (BEL) (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf (GER)	6	6
	16	Sabine Appelmans (BEL)	1	0
								1	Steffi Graf (GER)	6	6
								4	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	4	2
	4	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	5	6	6
	6	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	7	1	0
															1	Steffi Graf (GER)	6	3	4
															3	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	3	6	6
	7	Anke Huber (GER)	3	6^1
	3	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	6	7
								3	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	6	3	6
								2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	3	6	1
	5	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	4	4
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Graf (GER)	6	6
	LL	L Novelo (MEX)	1	1				1	S Graf (GER)	6	6
		B Schultz (NED)	7	6^4	6				B Schultz (NED)	1	0
	Q	F Li (CHN)	5	7	4										1	S Graf (GER)	6	6
		E Zardo (SUI)	2	4												M Maleeva (BUL)	3	4
		M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6					M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6
	Q	R Simpson-Alter (CAN)	5	1				14	K Date (JPN)	2	4
	14	K Date (JPN)	7	6																		1	S Graf (GER)	6	6
	16	S Appelmans (BEL)	6	6																		16	S Appelmans (BEL)	1	0
		R McQuillan (AUS)	3	3				16	S Appelmans (BEL)	6	6
		N Provis (AUS)	6	6					N Provis (AUS)	2	1
	WC	K Piccolini (ITA)	1	0											16	S Appelmans (BEL)	6	6
	Alt	P Ritter (AUT)	1	6^4											Q	E Maniokova (EUN)	1	3
	Q	E Maniokova (EUN)	6	7				Q	E Maniokova (EUN)	7	4	6
		L Savchenko (LAT)	6^3	2				8	K Maleeva (BUL)	6^5	6	0
	8	K Maleeva (BUL)	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M J Fernández (USA)	6	6
	Q	L-L Chen (CHN)	2	3				4	M J Fernández (USA)	6	1	12
		P Hy (CAN)	6	6					P Hy (CAN)	2	6	10
	Q	D Randriantefy (MAD)	2	1											4	M J Fernández (USA)	7	6
	Alt	S Gomer (GBR)	6	3	1											N Zvereva (EUN)	6^9	1
	Alt	S Smith (GBR)	2	6	6			Alt	S Smith (GBR)	1	2
		N Zvereva (EUN)	6	6					N Zvereva (EUN)	6	6
	9	J Novotná (TCH)	1	0																		4	M J Fernández (USA)	5	6	6
	11	H Suková (TCH)	6	6																		6	M Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	7	1	0
	Q	N Randriantefy (MAD)	0	1				11	H Suková (TCH)	6	4	3/r
	Q	A Gavaldón (MEX)	6	6				Q	A Gavaldón (MEX)	4	6	5
		C Lindqvist (SWE)	4	3											Q	A Gavaldón (MEX)	0	3
	WC	J Byrne (AUS)	4	6^2											6	M Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6
		R Reggi-Concato (ITA)	6	7					R Reggi-Concato (ITA)	2	4
	Q	A Vieira (BRA)	2	3				6	M Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6
	6	M Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Huber (GER)	6	4	6
		N Sawamatsu (JPN)	0	6	2			7	A Huber (GER)	6	6
		M Javer (GBR)	7	4	3				B Paulus (AUT)	4	1
		B Paulus (AUT)	6^9	6	6										7	A Huber (GER)	7	7
	Q	I-S Kim (KOR)	4	4											Q	N Muns-Jagerman (NED)	5	6^3
	Q	N Muns-Jagerman (NED)	6	6				Q	N Muns-Jagerman (NED)	7	7
	Q	K Nowak (POL)	4	6^1				15	J Halard (FRA)	6^3	6^5
	15	J Halard (FRA)	6	7																		7	A Huber (GER)	3	6^1
	13/WC	M Pierce (FRA)	7	7																		3	J Capriati (USA)	6	7
		L Meskhi (EUN)	6^5	5				13/WC	M Pierce (FRA)	6	3	8
	WC	M Paz (ARG)	1	4					Y Basuki (INA)	0	6	10
		Y Basuki (INA)	6	6												Y Basuki (INA)	3	4
	Alt	P Tarabini (ARG)	6	6											3	J Capriati (USA)	6	6
		M de Swardt (RSA)	4	2				Alt	P Tarabini (ARG)	4	1
	WC	E Reinach (RSA)	1	0				3	J Capriati (USA)	6	6
	3	J Capriati (USA)	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	C Martínez (ESP)	4	6	6
		J Wiesner (AUT)	6	1	2			5	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6
	Q	P Sepúlveda (CHI)	2	3					S Cecchini (ITA)	4	3
		S Cecchini (ITA)	6	6											5	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6
	LL	C Papadáki (GRE)	6	1	2											A Coetzer (RSA)	4	3
	LL	A Blumberga (LAT)	4	6	6			LL	A Blumberga (LAT)	2	4
		A Coetzer (RSA)	7	6					A Coetzer (RSA)	6	6
	12/WC	Z Garrison-Jackson (USA)	5	1																		5	C Martínez (ESP)	4	4
	10	N Tauziat (FRA)	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
	WC	R Zrubáková (TCH)	3	2				10	N Tauziat (FRA)	3	2
		F Labat (ARG)	3	3				WC	B Rittner (GER)	6	6
	WC	B Rittner (GER)	6	6											WC	B Rittner (GER)	6	3	1
	Q	E Pampoulova (BUL)	6^4	6^6											2	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	4	6	6
	Q	M Endo (JPN)	7	7				Q	M Endo (JPN)	0	1
	Q	I Spîrlea (ROM)	1	3				2	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
	2	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6

References

• ITF Olympic Site