1992 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
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The 1992 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the event known that year as the Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
, and was part of the World Series
of the 1992 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack
, Long Island
, New York
, United States
, from August 24 through August 30, 1992.
The singles featured ATP
No. 2, reigning US Open champion, Australian Open
runner-up, Hamburg and New Haven
winner Stefan Edberg
, San Francisco, Indian Wells, Miami
titlist Michael Chang
, and Toronto, Cincinnati
runner-up, Long Island defending champion
Ivan Lendl
. Other seeds were French Open
finalist, Philadelphia winner Petr Korda
, Brussels
, Rotterdam
champion Boris Becker
, Sergi Bruguera
, Alexander Volkov
and Brad Gilbert
.
Petr Korda
def.
Ivan Lendl
, 6–2, 6–2
Francisco Montana
/ Greg Van Emburgh
def.
Gianluca Pozzi
/
Olli Rahnasto
, 6–4, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the event known that year as the Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Pilot Pen Tennis
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, and was part of the World Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 1992 ATP Tour
1992 ATP Tour
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour...
. It took place at the Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack
Commack, New York
Commack is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States on Long Island...
, Long Island
Long Island
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, New York
New York
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, United States
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, from August 24 through August 30, 1992.
The singles featured ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
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No. 2, reigning US Open champion, Australian Open
1992 Australian Open
The 1992 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 80th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1992.-Men's Singles:...
runner-up, Hamburg and New Haven
1992 Volvo International
The 1992 Volvo International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1992 ATP Tour...
winner Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
, San Francisco, Indian Wells, Miami
1992 Lipton International Players Championships
The 1992 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1992 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1992 WTA Tour...
titlist Michael Chang
Michael Chang
Michael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
, and Toronto, Cincinnati
1992 Thriftway ATP Championships
The 1992 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Thriftway ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts...
runner-up, Long Island defending champion
1991 Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup
The 1991 Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as the Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup, and was part of the World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour...
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
. Other seeds were French Open
1992 French Open
List of the 1992 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Jim Courier def. Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1*It was Courier's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title....
finalist, Philadelphia winner Petr Korda
Petr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
, Brussels
1992 Donnay Indoor Championships
The 1992 Donnay Indoor Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Brussels in Belgium the event was part of the 1992 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from February 10 to 16, 1992.-Singles:...
, Rotterdam
1992 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 1992 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 20th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour...
champion Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
, Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
, Alexander Volkov
Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov
Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Volkov turned professional in 1988.Volkov finished runner-up in three tournaments over 1989 and 1990; in the latter year he defeated World No. 1 Stefan Edberg in straight sets in the first round of the US Open....
and Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
.
Singles
Petr KordaPetr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
def.
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
, 6–2, 6–2
- It was Petr Korda's 2nd title of the year, and his 4th overall.
Doubles
Francisco MontanaFrancisco Montana
Francisco Montana is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He turned pro in 1990.He reached his career high doubles ranking, World No. 13, on July 8, 1998.-Doubles titles :...
/
Greg Van EmburghGreg Van Emburgh
Greg Van Emburgh , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Van Emburgh enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 38 in 1993.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups...
def.
Gianluca PozziGianluca Pozzi
Gianluca Pozzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1984.Pozzi won one singles title and one doubles title during his career...
/
Olli RahnastoOlli Rahnasto
Olli Rahnasto is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led the team to the World Group...
, 6–4, 6–2
External links
- atptennis.com profile
- Singles Draw
- Doubles Draw
- Qualifying Singles Draw
- Singles Draw Scores (with tie-breaks)