1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles

Singles
1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad
Final
ChampionSpain Albert Costa
Runner-upEcuador Nicolás Lapentti
Score7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (2WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion,[1] but was forced to withdraw at his first round match against tournament runner-up Nicolás Lapentti.

Albert Costa won the title by defeating Nicolás Lapentti 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[2][3][4]

Seeds

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  2. Spain Àlex Corretja (first round, retired)
  3. Chile Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  4. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (first round)
  5. Spain Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
  6. Spain Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
  7. Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
  8. Spain Albert Costa (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
8 Spain Albert Costa 4 77 6
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 6 65 3
8 Spain Albert Costa 77 6 6
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 64 3 4
5 Spain Félix Mantilla 4 6 5
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 4 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6
Argentina M Puerta 4 4 1 Brazil G Kuerten 2 6 66
LL Italy R Furlan 3 2 United States V Spadea 6 2 78
United States V Spadea 6 6 United States V Spadea 3 2
Austria S Koubek 4 6 6 8 Spain A Costa 6 6
Morocco K Alami 6 4 1 Austria S Koubek 77 1 5
WC Switzerland L Manta 1 1 8 Spain A Costa 63 6 7
8 Spain A Costa 6 6 8 Spain A Costa 4 77 6
3 Chile M Ríos 6 67 77 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 65 3
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 79 61 3 Chile M Ríos 65 65
Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 77
WC Switzerland R Federer 2 3 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 7
Switzerland G Bastl 68 4 6 Spain F Clavet 65 5
Q United States D Johnson 710 6 Q United States D Johnson 4 4
Q Spain J Balcells 7 1 64 6 Spain F Clavet 6 6
6 Spain F Clavet 5 6 77

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Spain F Mantilla 6 6
Argentina F Squillari 3 2 5 Spain F Mantilla 6 6
Morocco H Arazi 6 77 Morocco H Arazi 2 0
Czech Republic J Novák 3 63 5 Spain F Mantilla 3 6 6
France A Di Pasquale 6 5 6 France A Di Pasquale 6 3 4
Brazil F Meligeni 3 7 0 France A Di Pasquale 7 77
Switzerland M Rosset 77 64 6 Switzerland M Rosset 5 63
4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 62 77 2 5 Spain F Mantilla 4 6 5
7 Argentina M Zabaleta 4 6 77 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 4 7
France C Pioline 6 3 64 7 Argentina M Zabaleta 77 64 3
Germany R Schüttler 2 1 Q Italy A Gaudenzi 65 77 6
Q Italy A Gaudenzi 6 6 Q Italy A Gaudenzi 5 3
Q Croatia I Ljubičić 65 6 6 Ecuador N Lapentti 7 6
Czech Republic D Vacek 77 4 4 Q Croatia I Ljubičić 4 6 3
Ecuador N Lapentti 4 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 2 6
2 Spain À Corretja 3r

References

  1. ^ "1998 Swiss Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ "À Propos – Vainqueurs Simple". Swiss Open Gstaad (in French). Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020. 1999 – A Costa – N Lapentti – 7-6 (4) 6-3 6-4
  3. ^ Thompson, Jack (12 July 1999). "Costa living high again in Switzerland". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Albert Costa, campeón del Torneo de Gstaad tras vencer a Lapentti" [Albert Costa, winner at the Gstaad tournament after defeating Lapentti] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. Europa Press. 12 July 1999. Retrieved 9 June 2020.