1999 Mercedes Cup – Singles

1999 Mercedes Cup SWE Magnus Norman GER Tommy Haas 6–7(6–8), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 6–3 48 16 singles doubles Stuttgart Open 1999 Mercedes Cup Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/1998/07/26/mercedes_cup/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140519060616/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/1998/07/26/mercedes_cup/ dead May 19, 2014 Kuerten escapes Kucera for Mercedes Cup crown 26 July 1998 Sports Illustrated 18 May 2014 but retired against Magnus Norman in the second round due to fatigue. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/22/sports/plus-tennis-mercedes-cup-kuerten-quits-citing-fatigue.html MERCEDES CUP; Kuerten Quits, Citing Fatigue 22 July 1999 New York Times 18 May 2014 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. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/1999/07/25/mercedes_cup_ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115342/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/1999/07/25/mercedes_cup_ap/ dead May 17, 2014 Haas collapses, Norman wins Mercedes Cup in five sets 25 July 1999 Sports Illustrated 18 May 2014 Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em BRA Gustavo Kuerten (second round, retired due to fatigue) ESP Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals) CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) SVK Karol Kučera (third round) ESP Àlex Corretja (semifinals) ESP Félix Mantilla (second round) GER Tommy Haas (final) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (third round) SWE Thomas Johansson (second round) ECU Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals) ESP Albert Costa (third round) ESP Francisco Clavet (third round) USA Vince Spadea (quarterfinals) ARG Mariano Zabaleta (second round) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (second round) BRA Fernando Meligeni (third round) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 SWE Magnus Norman 77 4 6 10 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 65 6 2 3 CHI Marcelo Ríos 2 2 CZE Jiří Novák 6 6 5 ESP Àlex Corretja 1 6 6 13 USA Vince Spadea 6 3 2 7 GER Tommy Haas 77 6 2 ESP Carlos Moyá 63 2 SWE Magnus Norman 6 6 CZE Jiří Novák 1 2 5 ESP Àlex Corretja 4 4 7 GER Tommy Haas 6 6 SWE Magnus Norman 66 4 79 6 6 7 GER Tommy Haas 78 6 67 0 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ARG F Squillari 4 0 SWE M Norman 6 6 WC GER O Gross 3 63 AUS R Fromberg 6 77 AUT S Koubek 7 6 AUS A Ilie 5 3 Q URU M Filippini 6 2 0 WC GER B Karbacher 3 6 6 1 BRA G Kuerten 2r SWE M Norman 5 AUS R Fromberg 77 1 77 15 MAR Y El Aynaoui 64 6 60 10 ECU N Lapentti 6 6 AUT S Koubek 4 4 WC GER B Karbacher 6 3 2 8 SVK D Hrbatý 1 6 6 SWE M Norman 6 6 AUS R Fromberg 2 1 10 ECU N Lapentti 7 6 8 SVK D Hrbatý 5 3 SWE M Norman 77 4 6 10 ECU N Lapentti 65 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA S Grosjean 2 1 Q ARG H Gumy 6 6 SVK J Krošlák 4 3 WC GER J Knippschild 6 6 WC GER B Phau 6 6 Q ROU A Voinea 1 3 CZE J Novák 79 6 FRA F Santoro 67 1 3 CHI M Ríos 62 78 6 Q ARG H Gumy 77 66 0 WC GER J Knippschild 77 6 14 ARG M Zabaleta 64 1 12 ESP F Clavet 6 6 WC GER B Phau 4 0 CZE J Novák 7 6 6 ESP F Mantilla 5 1 3 CHI M Ríos 6 6 WC GER J Knippschild 4 4 12 ESP F Clavet 6 3 2 CZE J Novák 2 6 6 3 CHI M Ríos 2 2 CZE J Novák 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA A Clément 3 4 GER R Schüttler 6 6 ESP A Martín 60 3 ESP F Vicente 77 6 Q ARG A Calleri 4 6 61 MAR K Alami 6 4 77 SWE M Gustafsson 6 2 6 MAR H Arazi 2 6 3 5 ESP À Corretja 6 6 GER R Schüttler 2 2 ESP F Vicente 4 63 11 ESP A Costa 6 77 13 USA V Spadea 6 6 MAR K Alami 2 2 SWE M Gustafsson 2 2 4 SVK K Kučera 6 6 5 ESP À Corretja 2 6 6 11 ESP A Costa 6 4 1 13 USA V Spadea 6 3 77 4 SVK K Kučera 3 6 61 5 ESP À Corretja 1 6 6 13 USA V Spadea 6 3 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ARG M Puerta 6 6 RUS M Safin 3 4 UKR A Medvedev 5 0r NOR C Ruud 7 1 Q CRO I Ljubičić 65 65 ARG G Gaudio 77 77 CZE B Ulihrach 6 6 Q GER K Braasch 4 2 7 GER T Haas w/o ARG M Puerta NOR C Ruud 6 6 9 SWE T Johansson 2 1 16 BRA F Meligeni 77 6 ARG G Gaudio 63 4 CZE B Ulihrach 3 6 63 2 ESP C Moyá 6 4 77 7 GER T Haas 7 6 NOR C Ruud 5 3 16 BRA F Meligeni 4 3 2 ESP C Moyá 6 6 7 GER T Haas 77 6 2 ESP C Moyá 63 2 References External links ATP main draw Stuttgart Open - Singles Singles 1999