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Men's Singles
	1992 Australian Open
Champion	Jim Courier
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Final score	6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Second-seeded Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1992 Australian Open.^[1]

Boris Becker was the defending champion,^[2] but lost in the third round to John McEnroe.^[3]

Future world No. 1 Pat Rafter made his first grand slam appearance.

Seeds

01.

Stefan Edberg (Final)

02.

Jim Courier (Champion)

03.

Boris Becker (Third round)

04.

Michael Stich (Quarterfinals)

05.

Ivan Lendl (Quarterfinals)

06.

~~Pete Sampras~~ (Withdrew because of a shoulder tendon injury)^[4]

07.

Guy Forget (Second round)

08.

Karel Nová?ek (Second round)

09.

Petr Korda (First round)

10.

Goran Ivani?evi? (Second round)

11.

Magnus Gustafsson (Second round)

12.

Derrick Rostagno (Second round)

13.

Emilio Sánchez (Fourth round)

14.

Michael Chang (Third round)

15.

David Wheaton (Fourth round)

16.

Goran Prpi? (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.^[a]

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final


1	Stefan Edberg	4	7	6	6⁵	6

5	Ivan Lendl	6	5	1	7⁷	1
							1	Stefan Edberg	7⁷	6	6

								Wayne Ferreira	6²	1	2
	John McEnroe	4	4	4

	Wayne Ferreira	6	6	6
												1	Stefan Edberg	3	6	4	2

												2	Jim Courier	6	3	6	6
	Richard Krajicek	5	7⁷	6¹	6	6

4	Michael Stich	7	6²	7⁷	4	4
								Richard Krajicek

							2	Jim Courier^[a]	w/o
	Amos Mansdorf	3	2	2

2	Jim Courier	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

1	S Edberg	6	6	6
Q	J Bates	4	2	4			1	S Edberg	6	6	6
	C Mezzadri	4	4	6	6	6		C Mezzadri	1	2	1
WC	J Morgan	6	6	3	4	2							1	S Edberg	7	6	6
Q	J Palmer	4	6	3	6	2							WC	J Fitzgerald	5	1	4
	J Siemerink	6	4	6	4	6		J Siemerink	5	1	6⁴
WC	J Fitzgerald	7⁸	6	7⁷			WC	J Fitzgerald	7	6	7⁷
	M Koevermans	6⁶	4	6⁴																1	S Edberg	6	7	6
	MA Gorriz	7¹³	2	0	1																A Chesnokov	1	5	2
	G Bloom	6¹¹	6	6	6			G Bloom	6	3	4	4
	A Chesnokov	6	7⁷	6				A Chesnokov	4	6	6	6
	F Fontang	3	6⁴	1										A Chesnokov	6	1	1	6	6
	P McEnroe	6	6	6										P McEnroe	4	6	6	1	3
	M Cierro	3	4	4				P McEnroe	6	4	6	6
	J Tarango	4	4	6	6	6		J Tarango	1	6	4	3
9	P Korda	6	6	3	3	3

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

12	D Rostagno	2	6	1	6	6
Q	C Limberger	6	3	6	3	4	12	D Rostagno	1	5	6³
	B Gilbert	6	2	1	6	2	Q	L-A Wahlgren	6	7	7⁷
Q	L-A Wahlgren	1	6	6	3	6							Q	L-A Wahlgren	4	2	6¹⁵
Q	S Youl	6	6	6										O Camporese	6	6	7¹⁷
	G Raoux	2	2	2			Q	S Youl	3	4	6⁴
	T Högstedt	6	2	2	6	1		O Camporese	6	6	7⁷
	O Camporese	3	6	6	2	6													O Camporese	6⁴	1	3
	J Frana	6⁴	6	1	1													5	I Lendl	7⁷	6	6
	C Pioline	7⁷	1	6	6			C Pioline	6	2	6⁵	6⁵
	M Zoecke	7⁹	6	6				M Zoecke	3	6	7⁷	7⁷
	G Connell	6⁷	3	3										M Zoecke	4	4	6⁶
WC	R Rasheed	6	2	4	6	6							5	I Lendl	6	6	7⁸
	D Marcelino	4	6	6	2	4	WC	R Rasheed	3	2	3
	R Fromberg	4	2	2			5	I Lendl	6	6	6
5	I Lendl	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

3	B Becker	6	6	6
	J Gunnarsson	1	4	2			3	B Becker	7	7	6
	B Shelton	6	6⁴	6	2	2		G Pozzi	5	5	2
	G Pozzi	4	7⁷	2	6	6								3	B Becker	4	3	5
	J McEnroe	6	6	6											J McEnroe	6	6	7
Q	B Dyke	2	0	1				J McEnroe	7	3	6	6
	P Kühnen	7⁹	5	0	1			A Cherkasov	5	6	4	3
	A Cherkasov	6⁷	7	6	6															J McEnroe	7	7⁷	4	2	8
	T Champion	6	1	2	4														13	E Sánchez	5	6⁴	6	6	6
	M Schapers	4	6	6	6			M Schapers	1	6	5	6	6
	J Eltingh	2	5	6	6	7		J Eltingh	6	4	7	1	3
	K Braasch	6	7	3	4	5									M Schapers	3	4	6⁶
	H Skoff	1	5	6⁶										13	E Sánchez	6	6	7⁸
WC	P Cash	6	7	7⁸			WC	P Cash	6⁵	2	7¹¹	6	1
	P Arraya	3	2	7⁷	3		13	E Sánchez	7⁷	6	6⁹	3	6
13	E Sánchez	6	6	6³	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

15	D Wheaton	6	6	6
WC	J Cask	4	0	0		15	D Wheaton	6	5	6	2	8
	N Kulti	6	6	6³	6		N Kulti	3	7	4	6	6
	T Witsken	0	1	7⁷	3								15	D Wheaton	6	6	6
	B Black	4	4	1										L Koslowski	4	3	3
	P Canè	6	6	6			P Canè	2	6	6¹	2
	J Arias	1	6²	0			L Koslowski	6	1	7⁷	6
	L Koslowski	6	7⁷	6															15	D Wheaton	7⁷	4	2	2
	F Clavet	6	7⁷	2	7															W Ferreira	6³	6	6	6
	M St?elba	2	6³	6	5		F Clavet	7⁷	4	1	6	5
	M Woodforde	6	7⁷	6			M Woodforde	6⁴	6	6	3	7
	J Yzaga	4	6⁵	1										M Woodforde	6	3	2	2
	W Ferreira	6	6	1	6									W Ferreira	4	6	6	6
Q	L Lavalle	2	4	6	3		W Ferreira	3	6	7⁸	7⁹
Q	D Pate	6	6¹⁰	4	1	8	K Nová?ek	6	3	6⁶	6⁷
8	K Nová?ek	2	7¹²	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

7	G Forget	2	6	6⁵	6	6
WC	H Leconte	6	4	7⁷	4	3	7	G Forget	6⁵	6	3	4
	L Jonsson	6⁷	6⁶	3				C Bergström	7⁷	2	6	6
	C Bergström	7⁹	7⁸	6											C Bergström	6	6	4	6
	J Oncins	6	2	5	6	2								Q	B Garnett	2	3	6	2
WC	S Stolle	3	6	7	4	6	WC	S Stolle	6	6	5	2	2
Q	B Garnett	6	6	6			Q	B Garnett	4	1	7	6	6
WC	G Doyle	4	2	4																		C Bergström	5	6⁶	3
Q	P Rafter	6	0	6³	2																	R Krajicek	7	7⁸	6
	J Grabb	3	6	7⁷	6			J Grabb	2	6²	1
	R Krajicek	6	6	6				R Krajicek	6	7⁷	6
	C Saceanu	3	3	3											R Krajicek	6	6	5	1	6
	C Caratti	6³	6	6	6									14	M Chang	4	1	7	6	3
	C Adams	7⁷	3	3	0			C Caratti	3	6	4	4
	F Roese	2	3	0			14	M Chang	6	3	6	6
14	M Chang	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

16	G Prpi?	6	6	7⁷
Q	G Layendecker	3	4	6⁴			16	G Prpi?	2	4	3
	M Washington	6	6	6				M Washington	6	6	6
Q	G Stafford	4	2	1										M Washington	3	3	4
	W Masur	4	6	4	6	6								W Masur	6	6	6
	M Vajda	6	4	6	2	2		W Masur	7⁷	6	6
	S Pescosolido	6	6	7				S Pescosolido	6³	0	4
Q	D Nestor	4	4	5																W Masur	6	4	6⁵	4
	O Delaître	6⁵	6	6	6														4	M Stich	3	6	7⁷	6
	C Miniussi	7⁷	4	3	2			O Delaître	6	0	0^r
	M Jaite	3	7	6	3	8		M Jaite	3	6	1
	C van Rensburg	6	5	1	6	6								M Jaite	0	6	5	2
	J Svensson	6	7	6									4	M Stich	6	2	7	6
	S Matsuoka	0	5	3				J Svensson	4	1	6	4
	J Sánchez	5	1	6	3		4	M Stich	6	6	1	6
4	M Stich	7	6	4	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

LL	P Lundgren	4	6	3	4
	A Mansdorf	6	3	6	6			A Mansdorf	6	7	6
	D Nargiso	3	3	4				A Boetsch	1	5	0
	A Boetsch	6	6	6											A Mansdorf	6	6	6
	C Pistolesi	3	6	6	3	3									R Reneberg	1	4	3
	D Poliakov	6	3	4	6	6		D Poliakov	6	3	6²	6	7
	R Reneberg	6	6	7				R Reneberg	3	6	7⁷	4	9
	B Wuyts	2	4	5																		A Mansdorf^[b]	6	4	1	7⁷	4
	P Baur	6	6	6³	6																	A Krickstein	2	6	6	6⁴	1^r
Q	N Kroon	3	4	7⁷	1			P Baur	4	4	2
	A Volkov	6	6	6				A Volkov	6	6	6
	T Woodbridge	3	2	1											A Volkov	4	7	7⁷	1	6
	A Järryd	3	7⁹	2	3										A Krickstein	6	5	6²	6	8
	A Krickstein	6	6⁷	6	6			A Krickstein	6	7	6
	J Stoltenberg	6¹²	3	4			10	G Ivani?evi?	2	5	1
10	G Ivani?evi?	7¹⁴	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

11	M Gustafsson	6	6	6
	G Muller	4	3	3			11	M Gustafsson	3	5	6	6	3
	H de la Peña	1	2	1				M Rosset	6	7	4	3	6
	M Rosset	6	6	6											M Rosset	6	6	6
	A Gómez	6	6	4	3	4									C-U Steeb	4	4	3
Q	A Rahunen	4	3	6	6	6	Q	A Rahunen	4	2	5
	R Furlan	4	2	2				C-U Steeb	6	6	7
	C-U Steeb	6	6	6																M Rosset	3	1	3
	J-P Fleurian	6²	1	5															2	J Courier	6	6	6
	T Muster	7⁷	6	7				T Muster	6	6	7⁷
	J Hlasek	0	6	6	4	2		P Haarhuis	4	4	6³
	P Haarhuis	6	2	2	6	6									T Muster	1	4	2
	M Larsson	5	6⁶	5										2	J Courier	6	6	6
Q	T Enqvist	7	7⁸	7			Q	T Enqvist	6	3	1	4
	R Gilbert	4	6⁴	3			2	J Courier	2	6	6	6
2	J Courier	6	7⁷	6

Notes

a. ^ Andre Agassi (No. 10) and Sergi Bruguera (No. 11) both withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings.^[5]

b. ^ No. 2 seed Jim Courier received a walkover into the final after Richard Krajicek withdrew from the tournament because of tendinitis in the shoulder.^[6]

c. ^ Amos Mansdorf advanced to the quarterfinals after Aaron Krickstein retired in the fifth set citing nausea and exhaustion.^[7]

References

General

"Men's Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved .
"Australian Open Australia - Men's Singles". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved .

Specific

^ Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-27). "Courier Defeats Edberg To Close In on No. 1". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved .
^ Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved .
^ Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-18). "16 Hours Ahead, McEnroe Turns Back Clock". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved .
^ "Illness, Injury and McEnroe Triumph". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-14. Retrieved .
^ "Seles Should Glide Early". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). 1992-01-11. Retrieved .
^ "Top Two Men Advance To Australian Open Final". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-24. Retrieved .
^ "Doctors Say Graf Suffers From Rubella". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-20. Retrieved .

External links

1992 Australian Open - Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by

[Courier1992-1] Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-27). "Courier Defeats Edberg To Close In on No. 1". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved .

[Becker1991-2] Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved .

[BeckerOut-3] Harwitt, Sandra (1992-01-18). "16 Hours Ahead, McEnroe Turns Back Clock". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved .

[SamprasOut-4] "Illness, Injury and McEnroe Triumph". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-14. Retrieved .

[AgassiBrugueraOut-5] "Seles Should Glide Early". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). 1992-01-11. Retrieved .

[KrajicekOut-6] "Top Two Men Advance To Australian Open Final". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-24. Retrieved .

[KricksteinOut-7] "Doctors Say Graf Suffers From Rubella". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1992-01-20. Retrieved .

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