1992 Philips Head Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1992 Philips Head Cup
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Alberto Mancini
Score	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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

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

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

Jim Courier (second round)
Pete Sampras (champion)
Francisco Clavet (second round)
Thomas Muster (semifinals)
Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
Andrei Cherkasov (second round)
Alberto Mancini (final)
Javier Sánchez (second round)
Gabriel Markus (quarterfinals)
Olivier Delaître (second round)
Stefano Pescosolido (second round)
Todd Woodbridge (second round)
Jaime Oncins (third round)
Horst Skoff (second round)
Tomás Carbonell (third round)
Francisco Roig (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

^ "Glorreiche Helden" [Glorious Heroes]. Generali Open (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021. Einzel – 1992: Pete Sampras (USA)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 120, 139. ISBN 9780002184304.

External links

[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.

[wot1992-4] John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 120, 139. ISBN 9780002184304.

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