Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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

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

Steffi Graf was the defending champion who won gold medal in 1988. She was defeated by 16-year old Jennifer Capriati in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.

Medalists

Gold	Jennifer Capriati  United States
Silver	Steffi Graf  Germany
Bronze	Mary Joe Fernández  United States
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Spain

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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

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												Mag Maleeva (BUL)	3	4
		Mag Maleeva (BUL)	6	6					Mag 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	Man 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	Man Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6
		R Reggi-Concato (ITA)	6	7					R Reggi-Concato (ITA)	2	4
	Q	A Vieira (BRA)	2	3				6	Man Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6
	6	Man Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	6	6

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