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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
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1992 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (organized by the International Tennis Federation, ITF), the ATP Sup ...
, and of the
Tier I Series The WTA Tier I tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis elite tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. From 1988 to 1990, the different levels of WTA tournaments were referred to by the term 'Category', and there ...
of the
1992 WTA Tour The 1992 WTA Tour (officially titled 1992 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1992 tennis season. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for ...
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States, from through 1992. The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 1,
1992 Australian Open The 1992 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 13 through 26 January 1992. It was the 80th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tourna ...
, 1991 Tour Championships titlist, San Francisco, Brussels runner-up, Key Biscayne defending champion Jim Courier,
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finalist, former world no. 1
Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. 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 between 1985 ...
and Brussels, Rotterdam winner
Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
. Other top players in the field were Philadelphia titlist
Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...
, Milan finalist Goran Ivanišević, Michael Chang, Petr Korda and
Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a Spanish former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sanchez is the older brother of multi ...
. The women's field was led by Monica Seles. Among other players competing were former champions Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini. Also competing were Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce.


Finals


Men's singles

Michael Chang def.
Alberto Mancini Alberto César Mancini (born 20 May 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He won three top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 8 in singles and No. 79 in doubles (bot ...
7–5, 7–5 *It was Michael Chang's 3rd title of the year and his 8th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and his 3rd overall.


Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4 *It was Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's 1st title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 1st career Tier I title. Sabatini had also been a finalist the previous year, losing to Monica Seles in straight sets.


Men's doubles

Ken Flach /
Todd Witsken Todd Witsken (November 4, 1963 – May 25, 1998) was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career-h ...
defeated Kent Kinnear / Sven Salumaa 6–4, 6–3


Women's doubles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Larisa Savchenko-Neiland ( uk, Лариса Савченко-Нейланд, lv, Larisa Savčenko-Neilande; née Savchenko; also Larisa Neiland; born 21 July 1966) is a retired tennis player who represented the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Latvia. ...
defeated
Jill Hetherington Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014. Colle ...
/ Kathy Rinaldi 7–5, 5–7, 6–3


External links


Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles drawAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles drawWTA Tour final results: 1971–2007
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Lipton International Players Championships The Miami Open (also known as the Miami Masters, and currently branded as the Miami Open presented by Itaú for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is part of the men's ATP Tour Mas ...
Lipton International Players Championships The Miami Open (also known as the Miami Masters, and currently branded as the Miami Open presented by Itaú for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is part of the men's ATP Tour Mas ...