# 1992 Volvo San Francisco – Singles

Darren Cahill was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Michael Chang won the title by defeating Jim Courier 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Despite the loss, Courier reached the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career.

## Seeds

* Jim Courier (final)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Derrick Rostagno (semifinals)
* Brad Gilbert (semifinals)
* Richey Reneberg (second round)
* Francisco Clavet (second round)
* Thierry Champion (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Connors (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jim Courier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3/WC | Derrick Rostagno | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 3/WC | Derrick Rostagno | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Jim Courier | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Brad Gilbert | 0 | 5 | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Courier | 7$^9$ | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6$^7$ | 7 | 5 | 1 | J Courier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | W Masur | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 3 | 6 | 3 | | W Masur | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | 8 | J Connors | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Connors | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Courier | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3/WC | D Rostagno | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3/WC | D Rostagno | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | R Gilbert | 7 | 6$^2$ | 1 | 3/WC | D Rostagno | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 6 | 6 | | | N Kulti | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3/WC | D Rostagno | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | J Tarango | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | J Tarango | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Martin | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | 5 | R Reneberg | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A O'Brien | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Braasch | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | K Braasch | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | Q | K Braasch | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | J Stark | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Baur | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | J Stark | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Adams | 1 | 5 | | 4 | B Gilbert | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Gilbert | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | T Champion | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 7 |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | T Champion | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | R Fromberg | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Champion | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Saceanu | 7 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Schapers | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 1 | 1 | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |