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's Boris Becker and

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in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles

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. It was Germany's first medal in the event, though German player Friedrich Traun had been part of a mixed team that won in

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. It was South Africa's first medal in the men's doubles since 1912 (and first medal in any Olympic event since 1960, due to the 1964–1988 ban resulting from

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won the bronze medals, which were both countries' first medals in the event. The tournament was held at the

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from 30 July to 7 August 1992. There were 30 pairs from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players), though the Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start.

Background

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's Boris Becker and

were prominent singles players, but not well known as a doubles team. 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.

Competition format

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.

Schedule

All times are

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Seeds

Draw

Top half

Bottom half

References

ITF Olympic Site
1992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Doubles Men's doubles Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics