| Men's doubles at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 teams (60 players) from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Tennis at the1992 Summer Olympics | |||||||
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Germany'sBoris Becker andMichael Stich defeatedSouth Africa'sWayne Ferreira andPiet Norval in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Doublestennis at the1992 Summer Olympics. It was Germany's first medal in the event, though German playerFriedrich Traun had been part of a mixed team that won in1896. It was South Africa's first medal in the men's doubles since 1912 (and first medal in any Olympic event since 1960, due tothe 1964–1988 ban resulting fromapartheid).Croatia'sGoran Ivanišević andGoran Prpić andArgentina'sJavier Frana andChristian Miniussi won the bronze medals, which were both countries' first medals in the event.
The tournament was held at theVall d'Hebron complex onMontjuïc,Barcelona,Spain from 30 July to 7 August 1992. There were 30 pairs from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players),[1] though the Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start.
This was the ninth appearance of men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968.
Germany'sBoris Becker andMichael Stich were prominent singles players, but not well known as a doubles team.[1]
The Bahamas, Croatia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, and Slovenia each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its seventh appearance in the event, most of any nation.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament. Unlike the pre-hiatus tournaments, there was no bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks were used for any set before the fifth that reached 6–6.
All times areCentral European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Thursday, 30 July 1992 Friday, 31 July 1992 | Round of 32 | |
| Saturday, 1 August 1992 Sunday, 2 August 1992 | Round of 16 | |
| Monday, 3 August 1992 Tuesday, 4 August 1992 | Quarterfinals | |
| Wednesday, 5 August 1992 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| Friday, 7 August 1992 | 11:00 | Final |
| Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 77 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 65 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 65 | 6 | 65 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 77 | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 77 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 63 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||