Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
Appearance
Women's doubles | |
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Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
Champions | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández (USA) |
Runners-up | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) |
Score | 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
The United States' Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández defeated Spain's Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The Unified Team's Leila Meskhi and Natasha Zvereva and Australia's Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Provis won the bronze medals.
The tournament was held at the Vall d'Hebron complex on Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain from 30 July to 7 August 1992.
The United States' Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver were the reigning gold medalists, but neither competed in this tournament.
Medalists
[edit]Seeds
[edit]- Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (final, silver medalists)
- Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández (USA) (champions, Gold medalists)
- Jana Novotná / Andrea Strnadová (TCH) (quarterfinals)
- Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva (EUN) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
- Rachel McQuillan / Nicole Provis (AUS) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
- Mariaan de Swardt / Elna Reinach (RSA) (quarterfinals)
- Mercedes Paz / Patricia Tarabini (ARG) (quarterfinals)
- Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||
1 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
5 | Rachel McQuillan (AUS) Nicole Provis (AUS) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
1 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Leila Meskhi (EUN) Natasha Zvereva (EUN) | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 6 | 7 |