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1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

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Singles
1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Final
ChampionSlovakia Karol Kučera
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Score6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32 (4Q/3WC/2LL/2SE)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Swiss Indoors · 2000 →

Tim Henman was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the final to Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2).[2]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  4. United Kingdom Tim Henman (final)
  5. N/A
  6. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  7. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  8. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
  Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 6
6 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4 3
  Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 712 4 4 77
4 United Kingdom Tim Henman 4 610 6 6 62
4 United Kingdom Tim Henman 6 6  
  Croatia Goran Ivanišević 3 4  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States A Agassi 6 6  
  Netherlands J Siemerink 3 4   1 United States A Agassi 6 5 7
Q Germany R Schüttler 2 3 SE France N Escudé 4 7 5
SE France N Escudé 6 6 1 United States A Agassi 4 5
Sweden T Johansson 5 3   Slovakia K Kučera 6 7
  Slovakia K Kučera 7 6   Slovakia K Kučera 6 77
  Morocco H Arazi 6 3 6 Morocco H Arazi 1 65
7 Ecuador N Lapentti 3 6 3 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
3 United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 6   6 Germany N Kiefer 4 3
France F Santoro 63 2   3 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6  
  Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6   Slovakia D Hrbatý 2 2  
Romania A Pavel 2 0   3 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 64 3
SE Czech Republic D Vacek 4 4 6 Germany N Kiefer 2 77 6
Czech Republic J Novák 6 6   Czech Republic J Novák 3 77 1
Sweden M Larsson 1 4 6 Germany N Kiefer 6 62 6
6 Germany N Kiefer 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Russia I Kornienko 5 4
Q Germany A Popp 7 6 Q Germany A Popp 2 5  
WC Switzerland R Federer 6 3 6 WC Switzerland R Federer 6 7  
LL Czech Republic M Damm 2 6 4 WC Switzerland R Federer 3 5
Ukraine A Medvedev 2 6 77 4 United Kingdom T Henman 6 7
  Russia M Safin 6 4 62   Ukraine A Medvedev 7 4 1
WC Switzerland G Bastl 7 2 2 4 United Kingdom T Henman 5 6 6
4 United Kingdom T Henman 5 6 6 4 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  
8 Sweden T Enqvist 4 6 5 Croatia G Ivanišević 3 4  
Croatia G Ivanišević 6 4 7 Croatia G Ivanišević 7 4 77
Q United States C Woodruff 3 6 6 Q United States C Woodruff 5 6 65
  Austria S Koubek 6 2 2   Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 6
WC Switzerland L Manta 5 6 62 2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 3 4
Q France L Roux 7 3 77 Q France L Roux 1 61  
  United States V Spadea 3 5   2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 77  
2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 7  

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1. Germany Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
  2. Germany David Prinosil (first round)
  3. Slovakia Ján Krošlák (first round)
  4. United States Chris Woodruff (qualified)
  5. Haiti Ronald Agénor (second round)
  6. Czech Republic Martin Damm (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev (second round)
  8. Germany Axel Pretzsch (qualifying competition, retired)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Special exempts

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  1. France Nicolas Escudé (champion at Toulouse last week)
  2. Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (runner-up at Toulouse last week)

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Germany Rainer Schüttler 6 3 6
France Nicolas Thomann 2 6 0
1 Germany Rainer Schüttler 7 6
Argentina Gastón Etlis 5 2
WC Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 4 2
Argentina Gastón Etlis 6 6
1 Germany Rainer Schüttler 4
8 Germany Axel Pretzsch 1r
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 6 6 7
France Olivier Mutis 7 2 5
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 4 0r
8 Germany Axel Pretzsch 6 1
Czech Republic Petr Luxa 6 6 4
8 Germany Axel Pretzsch 1 7 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Germany David Prinosil 6 3
France Lionel Roux 7 6
France Lionel Roux 6 6
WC Switzerland Michael Lammer 2 3
WC Japan Jun Kato 3 6 2
WC Switzerland Michael Lammer 6 2 6
France Lionel Roux 4 6 7
Russia Igor Kornienko 6 4 5
Switzerland Yves Allegro 3 2
Russia Igor Kornienko 6 6
Russia Igor Kornienko 6 4 6
7 Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev 4 6 3
Germany Christian Vinck 4 4
7 Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Slovakia Ján Krošlák 6 4
France Julien Boutter 7 6
France Julien Boutter 2 2
France Gérard Solvès 6 6
France Julien Cuaz 6 6
France Gérard Solvès 7 7
France Gérard Solvès 6 1 1
Germany Alexander Popp 3 6 6
WC Switzerland Sandro Della Piana 4 6 6
Germany Alexander Popp 6 0 7
Germany Alexander Popp 7 7
5 Haiti Ronald Agénor 6 5
Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 0 1
5 Haiti Ronald Agénor 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 United States Chris Woodruff 6 6
France Olivier Malcor 0 1
4 United States Chris Woodruff 6 6
France Rodolphe Gilbert 3 4
France Rodolphe Gilbert 6 5 6
Belgium Christophe Van Garsse 4 7 2
4 United States Chris Woodruff 7 7
6 Czech Republic Martin Damm 6 5
Czech Republic David Škoch 6 6 6
Belgium Filip Dewulf 3 7 4
Czech Republic David Škoch 7 3 6
6 Czech Republic Martin Damm 6 6 7
France Charles-Édouard Maria 1 3
6 Czech Republic Martin Damm 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Henman's `Best' Takes Swiss Indoors". Chicago Tribune. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kucera dethrones Henman at Basel". The Indian Express. 11 October 1999. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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