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.
Monica Seles finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also finished runner-up at the fourth major, the Wimbledon Championships. | |
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Duration | December 2, 1991 – November 16, 1992 |
Edition | 20th |
Tournaments | 57 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Summer Olympics WTA Tier I (6) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (5) WTA Tier IV (11) WTA Tier V (14) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
Most tournament finals | |
Prize money leader | |
Points leader | |
Awards | |
Player of the year | |
Doubles team of the year | |
Most improved player of the year | |
Newcomer of the year | |
Comeback player of the year | |
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Summer Olympic Games |
Year-end championships |
WTA Tier I tournaments |
WTA Tier II events |
WTA Tier III events |
WTA Tier IV events |
WTA Tier V events |
Team events |
December 1991
editWeek | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Dec 2 | Nivea Cup São Paulo, Brazil Tier V event Clay – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16D |
6–3, 7–5 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
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Dec 30 | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 12 teams |
2–1 |
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Danone Open Brisbane, Australia WTA Tier IV Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32Q/32D |
6–3, 6–2 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
January
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editApril
editMay
editJune
editJuly
editAugust
editSeptember
editOctober
editNovember
editRankings
editBelow are the 1992 WTA year-end rankings (November 23, 1992) in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1992" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1992" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.