# 1992 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Michael Chang defeated Andrei Chesnokov in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Indian Wells Masters.
Jim Courier was the defending champion, but lost to Andrei Chesnokov in the third round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Michael Stich (semifinals)
* Guy Forget (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Petr Korda (third round)
* Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Karel Nováček (third round)
* David Wheaton (second round)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
* Derrick Rostagno (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Andrei Chesnokov | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Emilio Sánchez | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Emilio Sánchez | 5 | 5 | | Andrei Chesnokov | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Michael Stich | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Stich | 6 | 6 | 3 | Michael Stich | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Sergi Bruguera | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Sergi Bruguera | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Andrei Chesnokov | 3 | 4 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | 7 | | |
| 12 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 4 | 2 | 12 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Francisco Clavet | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | Francisco Clavet | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jakob Hlasek | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fontang | 1 | 5 | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Youl | 4 | 3 | | | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zoecke | 4 | 5 | | 15 | W Ferreira | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | W Ferreira | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | A Agassi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 5 | 5 |
| | J Yzaga | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 10 | A Agassi | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Witsken | 6$^4$ | 7 | 2 | Q | B Karbacher | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Karbacher | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Agassi | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Mancini | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Champion | 6 | 6 | | | T Champion | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Stich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 4 | 4 | | | J Connors | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Stich | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | D Rostagno | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 4 | | R Reneberg | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Adams | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 14 | D Rostagno | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Rostagno | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Stich | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Bruguera | 1 | 2 |
| Q | M Woodforde | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 11 | S Bruguera | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | C Costa | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krickstein | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | S Bruguera | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Ondruska | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Korda | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 7$^9$ | 3 | Q | M Ondruska | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Korda | 4 | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Krajicek | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Fromberg | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | R Krajicek | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | O Delaître | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | M Chang | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 0 | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 12 | M Chang | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Chang | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 4 | 2 |
| WC | A Mansdorf | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Stark | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | C Steeb | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steeb | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7 | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Forget | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | K Nováček | 6 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | A Boetsch | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | K Nováček | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | W Masur | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | 9 | D Wheaton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Clavet | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Hlasek | 1 | 2 |
| WC | T Woodbridge | 5 | 4 | | 16 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 3 | 5 | | | C Pioline | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | J Hlasek | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Shelton | 7$^7$ | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |