# 1999 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but retired against Magnus Norman in the second round due to fatigue.
Norman went on to win the title, defeating Tommy Haas 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–0, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round, retired due to fatigue)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Karol Kučera (third round)
* Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Tommy Haas (final)
* Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
* Thomas Johansson (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Francisco Clavet (third round)
* Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
* Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
* Fernando Meligeni (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Magnus Norman | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | Magnus Norman | Magnus Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jiří Novák | Jiří Novák | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Marcelo Ríos | 2 | 2 | | Jiří Novák | Jiří Novák | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Magnus Norman | 6$^6$ | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tommy Haas | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Àlex Corretja | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tommy Haas | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Vince Spadea | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Vince Spadea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Àlex Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tommy Haas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 7 | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Carlos Moyá | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 4 | 0 | | | M Norman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | O Gross | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | R Fromberg | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Y El Aynaoui | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Lapentti | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 7 | 6 | | | S Koubek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | N Lapentti | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Filippini | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | D Hrbatý | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | B Karbacher | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | B Karbacher | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | D Hrbatý | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 2 | 1 | Q | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | J Knippschild | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Knippschild | 6 | 6 | WC | J Knippschild | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | M Zabaleta | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Novák | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Phau | 6 | 6 | WC | B Phau | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Voinea | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Novák | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6$^7$ | 1 | | J Novák | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | F Mantilla | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 3 | 4 | | | R Schüttler | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | À Corretja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | F Vicente | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | À Corretja | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Calleri | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | K Alami | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 13 | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 4 | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 2 | 6 | 3 | | M Gustafsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | T Haas | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | M Puerta | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | C Ruud | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 7 | 1 | | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | | | | 16 | F Meligeni | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Ljubičić | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | G Gaudio | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 16 | F Meligeni | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Braasch | 4 | 2 | | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |