# 1992 Italian Open – Men's singles

Jim Courier defeated Carlos Costa in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–0, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Italian Open.
Emilio Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michael Chang.

## Seeds

* Jim Courier (champion)
* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (withdrew)
* Michael Stich (first round)
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
* Guy Forget (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Petr Korda (semifinals)
* Ivan Lendl (second round)
* Alberto Mancini (third round)
* Emilio Sánchez (third round)
* Karel Nováček (first round)
* Aaron Krickstein (first round)
* Richard Krajicek (first round)
* Sergi Bruguera (third round)
* Alexander Volkov (first 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
* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets.

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jim Courier | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jim Courier | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Carlos Costa | 6$^3$ | 0 | 4 |
| | Carlos Costa | 6 | 6 | | | Carlos Costa | 6$^3$ | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Petr Korda | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Courier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6$^1$ | 4 | 1 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | F Clavet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | S Bruguera | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | F Fontang | 3 | 4 | Q | Á Corretja | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Svensson | 4 | 3 | 15 | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Miniussi | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | J Arrese | 1 | 4 | 9 | I Lendl | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 6 | 7 | | M Rosset | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Jonsson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | M Rosset | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | C Miniussi | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | | P Haarhuis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miniussi | 7 | 6 | | C Miniussi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Ivanišević | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Q | M Koevermans | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso | 0 | 6 | 2 | Q | M Koevermans | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G López | 3 | 2 | | WC | C Pistolesi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | C Pistolesi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 7 | 7 | | WC | P McEnroe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6 | 5 | 6 | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Krajicek | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | E Sánchez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | C Bergström | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | E Sánchez | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | J Hlasek | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 11 | E Sánchez | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 7 | 6 | | | R Furlan | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Markus | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | M Chang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Chang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | G Forget | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Sánchez | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zillner | 4 | 6 | 5 | | O Camporese | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | O Camporese | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | J Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | J Yzaga | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| LL | R Agénor | 6$^1$ | 6$^3$ | | | J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Carbonell | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Carbonell | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Nováček | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | J Yzaga | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | A Krickstein | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 6 |
| | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | W Ferreira | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kulti | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | F Santoro | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | A Mansdorf | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 5 | 2 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Stich | 7 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 4 | 3 | | 8 | P Korda | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | A Cherkasov | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gómez | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | P Korda | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Caratti | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | A Mancini | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | G Pérez Roldán | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | A Mancini | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Mancini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Korda | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 16 | A Volkov | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | G Prpić | 6 | 4 | 7 | | G Prpić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6 | 1 | | | S Pescosolido | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | G Prpić | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | H Skoff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Canè | 4 | 4 | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |