1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Singles
1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Final score 6–3, 6–2

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
  2. United States Todd Martin (Second Round)
  3. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
  5. Germany Tommy Haas (Second Round)
  6. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (Champion)
  7. France Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
  8. United States Vincent Spadea (Semifinals)
  9. Australia Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
  10. Spain Albert Costa (Second Round, retired)
  11. Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (Third Round)
  12. France Sébastien Grosjean (Third Round)
  13. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (Final)
  14. Ukraine Andrei Medvedev (Second Round)
  15. Russia Marat Safin (Second Round)
  16. Switzerland Marc Rosset (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  8  United States Vincent Spadea 3 3    
13  Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6    
  13  Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 2  
  6  Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 6  
6  Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 65 78 6
     Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 77 66 2  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6  
Q  United States R Reneberg 6         Q  United States R Reneberg 3 6 4  
   Germany J Knippschild 3r           1  Russia Y Kafelnikov 7 7    
Q  Paraguay R Delgado 3 3         PR  Sweden M Larsson 5 5    
PR  Sweden M Larsson 6 6       PR  Sweden M Larsson 6 6  
    WC/16  Switzerland M Rosset 2 2    
      1  Russia Y Kafelnikov 2 6 65
      8  United States V Spadea 6 3 77
    9  Australia M Philippoussis 3 6 1  
   France A Di Pasquale 6 62 5        United States J Courier 6 3 6  
   United States J Courier 2 77 7          United States J Courier 4 4  
WC  France G Raoux 65 2         8  United States V Spadea 6 6    
   Netherlands S Schalken 77 6          Netherlands S Schalken 6 1 4
    8  United States V Spadea 2 6 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Spain À Corretja 5 60    
PR  United States C Woodruff 6 6       PR  United States C Woodruff 7 77    
   France A Clément 4 2         PR  United States C Woodruff 4 3    
   Czech Republic D Vacek 3 4         13  Australia L Hewitt 6 6    
SE  Switzerland R Federer 6 6       SE  Switzerland R Federer 64 6 4
    13  Australia L Hewitt 77 2 6  
      13  Australia L Hewitt 6 77  
      SE  Sweden M Tillström 3 61  
    11  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6    
   Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 6        Croatia G Ivanišević 4 4    
   Italy G Pozzi 6 3 4       11  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 64 2
   Austria S Koubek 6 5 3       SE  Sweden M Tillström 4 77 6  
SE  Sweden M Tillström 2 7 6     SE  Sweden M Tillström 6 77  
    5  Germany T Haas 2 63    
 

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  Ecuador N Lapentti 3 6 77  
   Netherlands J Siemerink 6 77          Netherlands J Siemerink 6 3 64  
   Morocco H Arazi 3 64         6  Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 6  
   United States J-M Gambill 6 6         12  France S Grosjean 6 4 1  
   Slovakia J Krošlák 1 2          United States J-M Gambill 6 3 3
    12  France S Grosjean 1 6 6  
      6  Ecuador N Lapentti 5 6 7
      WC/3  Brazil G Kuerten 7 4 5
    14  Ukraine A Medvedev 3 5    
   South Africa W Ferreira 6 6          South Africa W Ferreira 6 7    
Q  France Jérôme Hanquez 4 3            South Africa W Ferreira 65 3  
   Spain F Vicente 0 6 77       WC/3  Brazil G Kuerten 77 6    
   Germany D Prinosil 6 4 65        Spain F Vicente 3 64  
    WC/3  Brazil G Kuerten 6 77    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  France C Pioline 1 0    
WC  France N Escudé 6 7       WC  France N Escudé 6 6    
   Sweden J Björkman 4 5         WC  France N Escudé 2 6 1  
Q  The Bahamas M Knowles 4 1            United States J Tarango 6 1 6  
   United States J Tarango 6 6          United States J Tarango 6 1  
    10  Spain A Costa 4 0r    
         United States J Tarango 64 6 4
         Sweden M Gustafsson 77 4 6
    15  Russia M Safin 1 4    
   France F Santoro 1 1          Germany R Schüttler 6 6    
   Germany R Schüttler 6 6            Germany R Schüttler 4 2  
   Argentina G Cañas 4 3            Sweden M Gustafsson 6 6    
   Sweden M Gustafsson 6 6          Sweden M Gustafsson 6 4 6
    2  United States T Martin 1 6 4  
 

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