Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first major title (following three runner-up finishes), and his first leg of an eventual career Golden Slam. Ivanisević was the first player representing Croatia to reach a major final.[a]
This tournament marked the last Wimbledon singles appearances of three-time champion John McEnroe and two-time champion Jimmy Connors. This was the last professional tennis tournament in which Ivan Lendl represented Czechoslovakia. He gained citizenship of the United States on 7 July 1992, and from then on represented the U.S. for the remainder of his tennis career.
^Ivanisević became the first player representing Croatia as an independent country following its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Nikola Pilić was the first Croatian to reach a major final at the 1973 French Open, but did so when Croatia was part of Yugoslavia.
References
^Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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