1999 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion,[1] but retired against Magnus Norman in the second round due to fatigue.[2]

Singles
1999 Mercedes Cup
Final
ChampionSweden Magnus Norman
Runner-upGermany Tommy Haas
Score6–7(6–8), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 6–3
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Norman went on to win the title, defeating Tommy Haas 6–7(6–8), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 6–3 in the final.[3]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (second round, retired due to fatigue)
  2. Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
  3. Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  4. Karol Kučera (third round)
  5. Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
  6. Félix Mantilla (second round)
  7. Tommy Haas (final)
  8. Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
  9. Thomas Johansson (second round)
  10. Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  11. Albert Costa (third round)
  12. Francisco Clavet (third round)
  13. Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
  14. Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
  15. Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  16. Fernando Meligeni (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                 
Magnus Norman7746
10 Nicolás Lapentti6562
Magnus Norman66
Jiří Novák12
3 Marcelo Ríos22
Jiří Novák66
Magnus Norman6647966
7 Tommy Haas7866703
5 Àlex Corretja166
13 Vince Spadea632
5 Àlex Corretja44
7 Tommy Haas 66
7 Tommy Haas 776
2 Carlos Moyá632

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 G Kuerten2r
F Squillari40 M Norman5
M Norman66 M Norman66
WC O Gross363 R Fromberg21
R Fromberg677 R Fromberg77177
15 Y El Aynaoui64660
M Norman7746
10 N Lapentti6562
10 N Lapentti66
S Koubek76 S Koubek44
A Ilie5310 N Lapentti76
Q M Filippini6208 D Hrbatý53
WC B Karbacher366WC B Karbacher632
8 D Hrbatý166

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 M Ríos62786
S Grosjean21Q H Gumy77660
Q H Gumy663 M Ríos66
J Krošlák43WC J Knippschild44
WC J Knippschild66WC J Knippschild776
14 M Zabaleta641
3 M Ríos22
J Novák66
12 F Clavet66
WC B Phau66WC B Phau40
Q A Voinea1312 F Clavet632
J Novák796 J Novák266
F Santoro671 J Novák76
6 F Mantilla51

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
5 À Corretja66
A Clément34 R Schüttler22
R Schüttler665 À Corretja266
A Martín60311 A Costa641
F Vicente776 F Vicente463
11 A Costa677
5 À Corretja166
13 V Spadea632
13 V Spadea66
Q A Calleri4661 K Alami22
K Alami647713 V Spadea6377
M Gustafsson6264 K Kučera3661
H Arazi263 M Gustafsson22
4 K Kučera66

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7 T Haasw/o
M Puerta66 M Puerta
M Safin347 T Haas76
A Medvedev50r C Ruud53
C Ruud71 C Ruud66
9 T Johansson21
7 T Haas776
2 C Moyá632
16 F Meligeni776
Q I Ljubičić6565 G Gaudio634
G Gaudio777716 F Meligeni43
B Ulihrach662 C Moyá66
Q K Braasch42 B Ulihrach3663
2 C Moyá6477

References