1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles

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

Singles
1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad
Champion	Albert Costa
Runner-up	Nicolás Lapentti
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32 (2WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad

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. Gustavo Kuerten (Second round)
2. Àlex Corretja (First round, retired)
3. Marcelo Ríos (Second round)
4. Greg Rusedski (First round)
5. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
6. Francisco Clavet (Quarterfinals)
7. Mariano Zabaleta (Second round)
8. Albert Costa (Champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Albert Costa	4	7^7	6
		Younes El Aynaoui	6	6^5	3
								8	Albert Costa	7^7	6	6
									Nicolás Lapentti	6^4	3	4
	5	Félix Mantilla	4	6	5
		Nicolás Lapentti	6	4	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Kuerten	6	6
		M Puerta	4	4				1	G Kuerten	2	6	6^6
	LL	R Furlan	3	2					V Spadea	6	2	7^8
		V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	3	2
		S Koubek	4	6	6										8	A Costa	6	6
		K Alami	6	4	1				S Koubek	7^7	1	5
	WC	L Manta	1	1				8	A Costa	6^3	6	7
	8	A Costa	6	6																		8	A Costa	4	7^7	6
	3	M Ríos	6	6^7	7^7																		Y El Aynaoui	6	6^5	3
		B Ulihrach	2	7^9	6^1			3	M Ríos	6^5	6^5
		Y El Aynaoui	6	6					Y El Aynaoui	7^7	7^7
	WC	R Federer	2	3												Y El Aynaoui	7^7	7
		G Bastl	6^8	4											6	F Clavet	6^5	5
	Q	D Johnson	7^10	6				Q	D Johnson	4	4
	Q	J Balcells	7	1	6^4			6	F Clavet	6	6
	6	F Clavet	5	6	7^7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	F Mantilla	6	6
		F Squillari	3	2				5	F Mantilla	6	6
		H Arazi	6	7^7					H Arazi	2	0
		J Novák	3	6^3											5	F Mantilla	3	6	6
		A Di Pasquale	6	5	6											A Di Pasquale	6	3	4
		F Meligeni	3	7	0				A Di Pasquale	7	7^7
		M Rosset	7^7	6^4	6				M Rosset	5	6^3
	4	G Rusedski	6^2	7^7	2																	5	F Mantilla	4	6	5
	7	M Zabaleta	4	6	7^7																		N Lapentti	6	4	7
		C Pioline	6	3	6^4			7	M Zabaleta	7^7	6^4	3
		R Schüttler	2	1				Q	A Gaudenzi	6^5	7^7	6
	Q	A Gaudenzi	6	6											Q	A Gaudenzi	5	3
	Q	I Ljubičić	6^5	6	6											N Lapentti	7	6
		D Vacek	7^7	4	4			Q	I Ljubičić	4	6	3
		N Lapentti	4						N Lapentti	6	2	6
	2	À Corretja	3^r

References

1. "1998 Swiss Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
2. "À Propos - Vainqueurs Simple". Swiss Open Gstaad (in French). 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.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)