# 1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

The 1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 23–29 August 1999.
Patrick Rafter was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Magnus Norman won the title by defeating Àlex Corretja 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Àlex Corretja (final)
* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Albert Costa (first round)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Magnus Norman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jason Stoltenberg | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jason Stoltenberg | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 | | Magnus Norman | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | Daniel Vacek | 4 | 1 | | 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Taino | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | 7 | | F Santoro | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Karbacher | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 4 | 2 | | | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | LL | M Puerta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Costa | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | M Norman | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Meligeni | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 |
| 3/WC | C Moyá | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | F Meligeni | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Johansson | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 5 | 1 | | | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Johansson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | T Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5/WC | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 4 | 3 | | 5/WC | R Krajicek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 1 | 6 | 6 | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 3 | | | C Ruud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kim | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | T Enqvist | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | G Ivanišević | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Di Pasquale | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| Q | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 1 | 4 | | Q | M Damm | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | À Corretja | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 2/WC | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Mariano Puerta (qualifying competition, retired, Lucky loser)
* Bernd Karbacher (qualified)
* Roger Federer (second round)
* Martin Damm (qualified)
* Wayne Black (qualifying competition)
* Jacobo Díaz (first round)
* Nicolás Massú (first round)
* Tomáš Zíb (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Kevin Kim
* Bernd Karbacher
* Eric Taino
* Martin Damm

### Lucky loser

* Mariano Puerta

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mariano Puerta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Oren Motevassel | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Oren Motevassel | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Mariano Puerta | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Lee | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | Martin Lee | 6 | 6 | | | Martin Lee | 4 | 5 | | | |
| WC | Kristian Pless | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kristian Pless | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Mariano Puerta | 5$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kevin Kim | 6 |
| | Arvind Parmar | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | Kevin Kim | 6 |
| | Luke Milligan | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Luke Milligan | 5 | 7 | 6 | | Luke Milligan | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kevin Kim | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kevin Kim | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Kevin Kim | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 7 | Nicolás Massú | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Bernd Karbacher | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lior Mor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lior Mor | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Bernd Karbacher | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miles Maclagan | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Miles Maclagan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Miles Maclagan | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Frédéric Niemeyer | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frédéric Niemeyer | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Bernd Karbacher | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Julien Boutter | 3 | 4 |
| | Taylor Dent | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Julien Boutter | 3 | 4 |
| | Julien Boutter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julien Boutter | 7 | 6 | | | Julien Boutter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Tomáš Zíb | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ofer Sela | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Tomáš Zíb | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Tomáš Zíb | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Todd Meringoff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Todd Meringoff | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Roger Federer | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Eric Taino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Eric Taino | 6 | 6 | | WC | Eric Taino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alexandre Simoni | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandre Simoni | 3 | 3 | | | | | | WC | Eric Taino | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Fernando González | 4 | 6 |
| | Damien Roberts | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Fernando González | 4 | 6 |
| | Timothy Aerts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Timothy Aerts | 6 | 6 | | | Timothy Aerts | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Fernando González | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Fernando González | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | Fernando González | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Jacobo Díaz | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Martin Damm | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Draper | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Draper | 4 | 6 | 4 | Martin Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 6 | 6 | | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Scott Draper | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Draper | 4 | 4 | | | | | 4 | Martin Damm | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Wayne Black | 0 | 2 |
| | Lionel Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wayne Black | 0 | 2 |
| | Danai Udomchoke | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Danai Udomchoke | 4 | 2 | | Lionel Roux | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Wayne Black | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Eyal Ran | 3 | 0$^r$ | 5 | Wayne Black | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Wayne Black | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |