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23 July – 3 August ATLANTA, USA 1996 ● Andre Agassi, the son of an Olympic boxer from Iran, assumed the status of the first American male to win singles gold since Vincent Richards in 1924 after brushing aside Sergi Bruguera of Spain, 62 63 61, in the final. The significance of the Olympics was not lost on Agassi and he considers his gold in Atlanta to be the best moment of his professional career. ● Like Agassi, Lindsay Davenport was another who recognised the importance of the Games and could boast Olympic heritage; her father was a member of the United States volleyball team at the 1968 edition in Mexico. Davenport overpowered Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the gold medal match and at the moment of victory ran to celebrate with her family, including her dad. ● Leander Paes became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal since wrestler KD Jadhav's bronze in 1952. Despite an injured wrist, Paes navigated a consolation match against Brazil's Fernando Meligeni to claim bronze, for which the Indian government awarded him the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – the nation's highest sporting accolade. ● Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez of the United States became the first players to successfully defend an Olympic tennis title as they followed their success four years earlier with gold in 1996. While Spaniards Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario were beaten in 1992, on this occasion Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova fell by the wayside. ● The Woodies, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, survived a record-setting semifinal marathon that included 34 games in the third set alone. In the final, the Australian duo, who combined for 11 major titles during their careers, won gold after defeating Tim Henman and Neil Broad of Great Britain, 64 64 62. O LY M P I C S 18 ITFWorld // SUMMER 2018 ● The pinnacle of Marc Rosset's career came on the clay of Barcelona as the Swiss won his nation's only medal at the 1992 Games with victory over Spaniard Jordi Arrese in a tough five-set final. Before his moment of triumph, big-serving Rosset defeated top seed Jim Courier, Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic, Wayne Ferreira of South Africa and Spain's Emilio Sanchez. ● At the age of just 16 years and 132 days, Jennifer Capriati became the youngest gold medallist in Olympic tennis history. After barging her way through the women's draw, Capriati shocked the sporting world by outmanoeuvring Steffi Graf, 36 63 64, in the gold medal match to become the first American to claim the top singles prize at an Olympics since Helen Wills in 1924. ● Despite an intense personal rivalry, Michael Stich and Boris Becker joined forces to win gold for Germany in the men's doubles in Catalonia. Stich and Becker, who had contested the 1991 Wimbledon final, were all smiles at the climax of their 76(5) 46 76(5)63 success against South Africa's Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval. BARCELONA, SPAIN 28 July – 8 August 1992 Boris Becker and Michael Stich in action RIGHT: Jennifer Capriati became the youngest gold medallist in Olympic tennis history Andre Agassi was the first American male to win singles gold since 1924

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