Thierry Champion of France downed Juan Aguilera of Argentina, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6.

Pat Cash (1991 to Thierry Champion)

Three other players, Wayne Ferreira, Thierry Champion and Jaime Yzaga, defaulted because of injuries.

Both eliminated French players, with Edberg having the easier time of it in a three-set victory over Thierry Champion.

Nystrom defeated Thierry Champion of France by 6-0, 6-2 on the Hamburg clay court in sunny but cool weather.

Andrei Olhovskiy was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Thierry Champion.

(He eventually lost in the third round to France's Thierry Champion 7-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.)

"I was living on the thought that I could win," said Bates after an exhausting five-set struggle with Thierry Champion in the third round.

Thierry Champion (born 31 August 1966, in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Thierry Champion of France overpowered Lars Koslowski of Germany, 6-0, 6-1, in another first-round match.