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Singles
1992 Philips Head Cup
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Alberto Mancini
Score	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Karel Nováček was the defending champion but chose to compete in Hilversum at the same week, winning the tournament.

Pete Sampras won the title by defeating Alberto Mancini 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 in the final. It was the first title for Sampras on clay, who will only win 3 titles on this surface in his entire career (the others were Rome in 1994 and Atlanta in 1998).

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Jim Courier (second round)
2. Pete Sampras (champion)
3. Francisco Clavet (second round)
4. Thomas Muster (semifinals)
5. Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
6. Andrei Cherkasov (second round)
7. Alberto Mancini (final)
8. Javier Sánchez (second round)
9. Gabriel Markus (quarterfinals)
10. Olivier Delaître (second round)
11. Stefano Pescosolido (second round)
12. Todd Woodbridge (second round)
13. Jaime Oncins (third round)
14. Horst Skoff (second round)
15. Tomás Carbonell (third round)
16. Francisco Roig (second round)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Diego Pérez	3	4
	7	Alberto Mancini	6	6
								7	Alberto Mancini	7	6
								4/WC	Thomas Muster	6	1
	4/WC	Thomas Muster	7	6
		Martin Střelba	6	4
															7	Alberto Mancini	3	5	3
															2	Pete Sampras	6	7	6
	5	Emilio Sánchez	6	6	4
		Marcelo Filippini	3	7	6
									Marcelo Filippini	7	3	0
								2	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
	9	Gabriel Markus	3	6
	2	Pete Sampras	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Courier	6	6	2
	Q	D Pérez	7	7				Q	D Pérez	3	7	6
		J Apell	6	5											Q	D Pérez	6	6
		D Rikl	6	5	7											D Rikl	1	3
	Q	R Burtscher	3	7	5				D Rikl	6	2	7
								16	F Roig	3	6	5
																						Q	D Pérez	3	4
																						7	A Mancini	6	6
								10	O Delaître	7	3	0
		M Cierro	3	4					R Azar	5	6	6
		R Azar	6	6												R Azar	0	5
		C Saceanu	6	5	7										7	A Mancini	6	7
	WC	J Knowle	4	7	6				C Saceanu	3	6	1
								7	A Mancini	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4/WC	T Muster	6	6
	Q	B Stankovič	6	6	7			Q	B Stankovič	2	3
		A Medvedev	7	4	5										4/WC	T Muster	6	6
		B Karbacher	6	1	3										13	J Oncins	4	2
		M Naewie	3	6	6				M Naewie	1	6	6
								13	J Oncins	6	1	7
																						4/WC	T Muster	7	6
																							M Střelba	6	4
								11	S Pescosolido	6	1
	WC	Alexander Windisch	3	2					H de la Peña	7	6
		H de la Peña	6	6												H de la Peña	2	6	5
		M Górriz	4	2												M Střelba	6	3	7
		M Střelba	6	6					M Střelba	7	6
								6/WC	A Cherkasov	6	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	E Sánchez	7	6
		C Miniussi	6	6					C Miniussi	6	4
		R Agénor	3	4											5	E Sánchez	5	7	6
		JF Altur	3	4											WC	T Buchmayer	7	6	3
	WC	T Buchmayer	6	6				WC	T Buchmayer	7	7
								12	T Woodbridge	5	6
																						5	E Sánchez	6	6	4
																							M Filippini	3	7	6
								14	H Skoff	3	2
		M Filippini	6	6					M Filippini	6	6
		X Daufresne	3	4												M Filippini	7	3	7
		A Antonitsch	5	7	4											L Mattar	5	6	6
		L Mattar	7	6	6				L Mattar	4	7	6
								3	F Clavet	6	6	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Sánchez	6	1	1
	Q	A Võsand	3	0				Q	A Olhovskiy	4	6	6
	Q	A Olhovskiy	6	6											Q	A Olhovskiy	1	6
		F Fontang	0	4											9	G Markus	6	7
		R Fromberg	6	6					R Fromberg	6	6	4
								9	G Markus	4	7	6
																						9	G Markus	3	6
																						2	P Sampras	6	7
								15	T Carbonell	2	6	6
		P Baur	7	6					P Baur	6	2	4
		F Davín	6	3											15	T Carbonell	4	1
		G López	6	6	6										2	P Sampras	6	6
		À Corretja	7	3	2				G López	6	3	6
								2	P Sampras	4	6	7

References

1. "Glorreiche Helden" [Glorious Heroes]. Generali Open (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021. Einzel – 1992: Pete Sampras (USA)
2. Jiménez Rubio, Diego (15 May 2020). "Pete Sampras y su complicada relación con la tierra batida" [Pete Sampras and his complicated relationship with clay]. Punto de Break (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. Varela, Agustín (16 July 2020). "Pete Sampras y su talón de aquiles, el polvo de ladrillo" [Pete Sampras and his Achilles' heel: clay]. Set Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 120, 139. ISBN 9780002184304.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)

• 1992 ATP Tour
• Austrian Open Kitzbühel