1999 RCA Championships – Singles

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion,[1] but did not participate.

Singles
1999 RCA Championships
ChampionEcuador Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-upUnited States Vince Spadea
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Main article: 1999 RCA Championships

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury)[3]
  2. Australia Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)[4]
  3. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  6. Chile Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  7. Germany Tommy Haas (second round)
  8. Sweden Thomas Johansson (second round)
  9. Spain Félix Mantilla (first round)
  10. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  11. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
  12. Spain Albert Costa (second round)
  13. Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
  14. France Cédric Pioline (third round)
  15. Spain Francisco Clavet (first round)
  16. Brazil Fernando Meligeni (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Pete Sampras 4 6 0r
United States Vince Spadea 6 3 0
United States Vince Spadea 6 64 77
France Sébastien Grosjean 3 77 64
3 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 4 3  
France Sébastien Grosjean 6 6  
United States Vince Spadea 6 4 4
11 Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6
11 Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 6
4 Spain Carlos Moyá 1 2
11 Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 6  
Netherlands Jan Siemerink 4 2  
Netherlands Jan Siemerink w/o  
2 Australia Patrick Rafter  

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States P Sampras 6 7
  France G Raoux 6 6   France G Raoux 4 5
Australia J Stoltenberg 3 4   1 United States P Sampras 77 6  
Q France N Escudé 2 4   Q Belarus M Mirnyi 64 3  
  South Africa W Ferreira 6 6   South Africa W Ferreira 5 4  
Q Belarus M Mirnyi 77 6   Q Belarus M Mirnyi 7 6  
16 Brazil F Meligeni 65 3   1 United States P Sampras 4 6 0r
9 Spain F Mantilla 3 77 2 United States V Spadea 6 3 0
  United States V Spadea 6 62 6 United States V Spadea 6 6  
WC United States D Wheaton 2 2   Germany A Pretzsch 3 4
Germany A Pretzsch 6 6   United States V Spadea 7 77  
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 4   France A Clément 5 65  
France A Clément 6 6   France A Clément 6 6  
8 Sweden T Johansson 3 2  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
Q Israel N Okun 2 6 4 Netherlands S Schalken 4 2  
  Netherlands S Schalken 6 4 6 3 Brazil G Kuerten 6 7
  United States C Woodruff 4 2     Sweden M Norman 4 5
  Romania A Pavel 6 6     Romania A Pavel 3 1  
  Sweden M Norman 77 6   Sweden M Norman 6 6  
13 Argentina M Zabaleta 65 3   3 Brazil G Kuerten 4 3  
12 Spain A Costa 77 6   France S Grosjean 6 6  
  India L Paes 63 4   12 Spain A Costa 77 2 5
France S Grosjean 77 6   France S Grosjean 60 6 7
WC United States R Reneberg 64 3   France S Grosjean 6 6  
Q Israel H Levy 7 6 6 Chile M Ríos 4 2  
Czech Republic J Novák 5 1 Q Israel H Levy 2 65  
6 Chile M Ríos 6 77  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia M Philippoussis 3 6 1
Argentina G Cañas 5 1   Q France A Di Pasquale 6 3 6
Q France A Di Pasquale 7 6   Q France A Di Pasquale 4 65  
Q United States J Palmer 66 6 6 11 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 77  
Croatia G Ivanišević 78 4 3 Q United States J Palmer 2 2  
Q South Africa G Stafford 3 5 11 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6  
11 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 7 11 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6
14 France C Pioline 78 6 4 Spain C Moyá 1 2
WC United States J Morrison 66 3 14 France C Pioline 6 6  
  Spain A Martín 77 6 Spain A Martín 0 3  
WC United States B Bryan 64 3 14 France C Pioline 4 2  
  Czech Republic D Vacek 3 6 6 4 Spain C Moyá 6 6  
  Argentina M Rodríguez 6 2 4   Czech Republic D Vacek 6 4 66
4 Spain C Moyá 1 6 78

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Germany T Haas 3 5  
Austria M Hipfl 6 3 4   Netherlands J Siemerink 6 7  
  Netherlands J Siemerink 4 6 6 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6
  Sweden M Larsson 6 77 Sweden M Larsson 2 3
  Sweden J Björkman 4 64   Sweden M Larsson 78 6  
  Italy M Navarra 5 0   10 Sweden T Enqvist 66 4  
10 Sweden T Enqvist 7 6   Netherlands J Siemerink w/o  
15 Spain F Clavet 61 1 2 Australia P Rafter  
  Canada D Nestor 77 6   Canada D Nestor 6 6  
  Netherlands P Haarhuis 3 2     Germany D Prinosil 3 3  
  Germany D Prinosil 6 6     Canada D Nestor 65 2  
  France A Dupuis 77 6 2 Australia P Rafter 77 6  
  Australia A Ilie 63 2   France A Dupuis 6 2 61
2 Australia P Rafter 2 6 77

References
  1. "Corretja Wins RCA Championship". Associated Press. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "American Spadea falls to No. 20 Lapentti at RCA". Sports Illustrated. 22 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- RCA CHAMPIONSHIPS; Injury Ends Sampras's Streak". New York Times. 21 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. "Sampras, Rafter plagued by injuries". The Indian Express. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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