1992 Philips Head Cup – Singles

Karel Nováček was the defending champion but chose to compete in Hilversum at the same week, winning the tournament.

Singles
1992 Philips Head Cup
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upArgentina Alberto Mancini
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1991 · Austrian Open Kitzbühel · 1993 →

Pete Sampras won the title by defeating Alberto Mancini 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.[1] It was the first title for Sampras on clay, who will only win 3 titles on this surface in his entire career (the others were Rome in 1994 and Atlanta in 1998).[2][3][4]

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Jim Courier (second round)
  2.   Pete Sampras (champion)
  3.   Francisco Clavet (second round)
  4.   Thomas Muster (semifinals)
  5.   Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  6.   Andrei Cherkasov (second round)
  7.   Alberto Mancini (final)
  8.   Javier Sánchez (second round)
  9.   Gabriel Markus (quarterfinals)
  10.   Olivier Delaître (second round)
  11.   Stefano Pescosolido (second round)
  12.   Todd Woodbridge (second round)
  13.   Jaime Oncins (third round)
  14.   Horst Skoff (second round)
  15.   Tomás Carbonell (third round)
  16.   Francisco Roig (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Q   Diego Pérez 3 4
7   Alberto Mancini 6 6
7   Alberto Mancini 77 6
4/WC   Thomas Muster 61 1
4/WC   Thomas Muster 77 6
  Martin Střelba 65 4
7   Alberto Mancini 3 5 3
2   Pete Sampras 6 7 6
5   Emilio Sánchez 6 66 4
  Marcelo Filippini 3 78 6
  Marcelo Filippini 77 3 0
2   Pete Sampras 65 6 6
9   Gabriel Markus 3 64
2   Pete Sampras 6 77

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Courier 6 65 2
Q   D Pérez 77 7 Q   D Pérez 3 77 6
  J Apell 64 5 Q   D Pérez 6 6
  D Rikl 6 5 7   D Rikl 1 3
Q   R Burtscher 3 7 5   D Rikl 6 2 7
16   F Roig 3 6 5
Q   D Pérez 3 4
7   A Mancini 6 6
10   O Delaître 7 3 0
  M Cierro 3 4   R Azar 5 6 6
  R Azar 6 6   R Azar 0 5
  C Saceanu 6 5 77 7   A Mancini 6 7
WC   J Knowle 4 7 62   C Saceanu 3 6 1
7   A Mancini 6 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4/WC   T Muster 6 6
Q   B Stankovič 64 6 7 Q   B Stankovič 2 3
  A Medvedev 77 4 5 4/WC   T Muster 6 6
  B Karbacher 6 1 3 13   J Oncins 4 2
  M Naewie 3 6 6   M Naewie 1 6 64
13   J Oncins 6 1 77
4/WC   T Muster 77 6
  M Střelba 65 4
11   S Pescosolido 62 1
WC   Alexander Windisch 3 2   H de la Peña 77 6
  H de la Peña 6 6   H de la Peña 2 6 5
  M Górriz 4 2   M Střelba 6 3 7
  M Střelba 6 6   M Střelba 77 6
6/WC   A Cherkasov 61 2

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   E Sánchez 711 6
  C Miniussi 6 6   C Miniussi 69 4
  R Agénor 3 4 5   E Sánchez 5 77 6
  JF Altur 3 4 WC   T Buchmayer 7 64 3
WC   T Buchmayer 6 6 WC   T Buchmayer 7 77
12   T Woodbridge 5 62
5   E Sánchez 6 66 4
  M Filippini 3 78 6
14   H Skoff 3 2
  M Filippini 6 6   M Filippini 6 6
  X Daufresne 3 4   M Filippini 7 3 78
  A Antonitsch 5 77 4   L Mattar 5 6 66
  L Mattar 7 63 6   L Mattar 4 77 6
3   F Clavet 6 62 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   J Sánchez 6 1 1
Q   A Võsand 3 0 Q   A Olhovskiy 4 6 6
Q   A Olhovskiy 6 6 Q   A Olhovskiy 1 63
  F Fontang 0 4 9   G Markus 6 77
  R Fromberg 6 6   R Fromberg 6 64 4
9   G Markus 4 77 6
9   G Markus 3 64
2   P Sampras 6 77
15   T Carbonell 2 6 6
  P Baur 78 6   P Baur 6 2 4
  F Davín 66 3 15   T Carbonell 4 1
  G López 64 6 6 2   P Sampras 6 6
  À Corretja 77 3 2   G López 6 3 66
2   P Sampras 4 6 78

References

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  1. ^ "Glorreiche Helden" [Glorious Heroes]. Generali Open (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021. Einzel – 1992: Pete Sampras (USA)
  2. ^ Jiménez Rubio, Diego (15 May 2020). "Pete Sampras y su complicada relación con la tierra batida" [Pete Sampras and his complicated relationship with clay]. Punto de Break (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ Varela, Agustín (16 July 2020). "Pete Sampras y su talón de aquiles, el polvo de ladrillo" [Pete Sampras and his Achilles' heel: clay]. Set Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 120, 139. ISBN 9780002184304.
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