# 1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

Tim Henman was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (final)
* N/A
* Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
* Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 3 | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | 4 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 4 | Tim Henman | 4 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| 4 | Tim Henman | 6 | 6 | 4 | Tim Henman | 4 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 4 | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schüttler | 2 | 3 | | SE | N Escudé | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 7 | 6 | | | K Kučera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | H Arazi | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Kiefer | 4 | 3 |
| | F Santoro | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 3 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| SE | D Vacek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | N Kiefer | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 1 | 4 | | 6 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| LL | I Kornienko | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Popp | 7 | 6 | | Q | A Popp | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Federer | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Damm | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | WC | R Federer | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | T Henman | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | A Medvedev | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Bastl | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | T Henman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Henman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Henman | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | T Enqvist | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | 3 | 4 |
| | G Ivanišević | 6 | 4 | 7 | | G Ivanišević | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Woodruff | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Manta | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | L Roux | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | Q | L Roux | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 3 | 5 | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
* David Prinosil (first round)
* Ján Krošlák (first round)
* Chris Woodruff (qualified)
* Ronald Agénor (second round)
* Martin Damm (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Orlin Stanoytchev (second round)
* Axel Pretzsch (qualifying competition, retired)

### Qualifiers

* Rainer Schüttler
* Lionel Roux
* Alexander Popp
* Chris Woodruff

### Lucky losers

* Igor Kornienko
* Martin Damm

### Special exempts

* Nicolas Escudé (champion at Toulouse last week)
* Daniel Vacek (runner-up at Toulouse last week)

### 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 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Thomann | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Thomann | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Rainer Schüttler | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Gastón Etlis | 5 | 2 | | | |
| WC | Marco Chiudinelli | 4 | 2 | | | Gastón Etlis | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | Gastón Etlis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gastón Etlis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Rainer Schüttler | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Axel Pretzsch | 1$^r$ |
| | Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | Axel Pretzsch | 1$^r$ |
| | Olivier Mutis | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Olivier Mutis | 7 | 2 | 5 | | Kevin Ullyett | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Axel Pretzsch | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Petr Luxa | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Axel Pretzsch | 6 | 1 | | | |
| 8 | Axel Pretzsch | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | David Prinosil | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lionel Roux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lionel Roux | 7 | 6 | | | Lionel Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Michael Lammer | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Jun Kato | 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | Michael Lammer | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Michael Lammer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Michael Lammer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Lionel Roux | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Igor Kornienko | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Yves Allegro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Igor Kornienko | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Igor Kornienko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Igor Kornienko | 6 | 6 | | | Igor Kornienko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Orlin Stanoytchev | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Christian Vinck | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Orlin Stanoytchev | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6 | 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 | Ján Krošlák | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julien Boutter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julien Boutter | 7 | 6 | | | Julien Boutter | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gérard Solvès | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julien Cuaz | 6 | 6 | | | Gérard Solvès | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gérard Solvès | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gérard Solvès | 7 | 7 | | | | | | Gérard Solvès | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Alexander Popp | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sandro Della Piana | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Alexander Popp | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexander Popp | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Popp | 6 | 0 | 7 | | Alexander Popp | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ivo Heuberger | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olivier Malcor | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olivier Malcor | 0 | 1 | | 4 | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rodolphe Gilbert | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Rodolphe Gilbert | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Rodolphe Gilbert | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Christophe Van Garsse | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christophe Van Garsse | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Chris Woodruff | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Martin Damm | 6 | 5 |
| | David Škoch | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Martin Damm | 6 | 5 |
| | Filip Dewulf | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Dewulf | 3 | 7 | 4 | | David Škoch | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Martin Damm | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Charles-Édouard Maria | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Martin Damm | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |