# 1999 Generali Open – Singles

Albert Costa was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, by defeating Fernando Vicente 7–5, 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Karol Kučera (third round)
* Àlex Corretja (third round)
* Tommy Haas (second round)
* Albert Costa (champion)
* Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
* Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
* Andrei Medvedev (third round)
* Marat Safin (second round)
* Franco Squillari (second round)
* Hicham Arazi (third round)
* Fernando Vicente (final)
* Daniel Vacek (third round)
* Stefan Koubek (semifinals)
* Alberto Martín (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 | |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Fromberg | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Fromberg | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Albert Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Albert Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Albert Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Albert Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Albert Costa | 7 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Fernando Vicente | 5 | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | |
| 6 | Nicolás Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Fernando Vicente | 5 | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| 13 | Fernando Vicente | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Fernando Vicente | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 13 | Fernando Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Stefan Koubek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fernando Meligeni | 2 | 3 | | 15 | Stefan Koubek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Stefan Koubek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Eschauer | 4 | 5 | | S Doseděl | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | A Martín | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | H Wiltschnig | 6 | 6 | Q | H Wiltschnig | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | M Safin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Alonso | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 0 | 3 | WC | J Alonso | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Y El Aynaoui | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | T Haas | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | JC Ferrero | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | D Vacek | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | S Randjelovic | 2 | 2 | | Q | A Cherkasov | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | D Vacek | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | H Arazi | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | A Voinea | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 12 | H Arazi | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Medica | 1 | 6 | 4 | | M Kohlmann | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | | | M Hipfl | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hipfl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | WC | W Schranz | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | W Schranz | 6 | 4 | 7 | WC | W Schranz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | F Squillari | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | F Vicente | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Schiessling | 5 | 2 | | | A Gaudenzi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Á Calatrava | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | O Stanoytchev | 6 | 6 | | | O Stanoytchev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 5 | 1 | | S Sargsian | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 7 | 6 | | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 2 | 4 | | | | | 9 | A Medvedev | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6 | 6 | | B Karbacher | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Koubek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | S Koubek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Navarra | 4 | 4 | Q | F Cabello | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Cabello | 6 | 6 | | | | | 15 | S Koubek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | W Arthurs | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | 2 | K Kučera | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6$^6$ | 4 | Q | W Arthurs | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |