Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Renzo Furlan
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- First round — Defeated Jiří Novák (Czech Republic) 4–5 6–4 6–3
- Second round — Defeated Luis Morejon (Ecuador) 7–5 6–2
- Third round — Defeated Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6–2 4–2 retired
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 1–6 9–7
- Andrea Gaudenzi
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- First round — Defeated Carlos Costa (Spain) 6–3 6–2
- Second round — Defeated Oscar Ortiz (Mexico) 6–1 7–6
- Third round — Lost to Andre Agassi (United States) 6–2 4–6 2–6
Women's Singles Competition
- Rita Grande
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- First round — Lost to Patricia Hy-Boulais (Canada) 4–6 4–6
- Silvia Farina
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- First round — Defeated Clare Wood (Great Britain) 6–2 6–2
- Second round — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 1–6 3–6
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