1999 RCA Championships – Singles

1999 RCA Championships ECU Nicolás Lapentti USA Vince Spadea 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 singles doubles 1999 RCA Championships Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, https://apnews.com/684012c04c2bf239cdc8848dcfca3790 Corretja Wins RCA Championship 23 August 1998 Associated Press 16 March 2014 but did not participate. Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.http://worldcup.si.com/tennis/news/1999/08/22/rca_championships/ American Spadea falls to No. 20 Lapentti at RCA 22 August 1999 Sports Illustrated 16 March 2014 https://archive.today/20140317032220/http://worldcup.si.com/tennis/news/1999/08/22/rca_championships/ 2014-03-17 dead Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury) https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/21/sports/tennis-roundup-rca-championships-injury-ends-sampras-s-streak.html TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- RCA CHAMPIONSHIPS; Injury Ends Sampras's Streak 21 August 1999 New York Times 16 March 2014 AUS Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury) http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990821/isp21033.html Sampras, Rafter plagued by injuries 20 August 1999 The Indian Express 16 March 2014 BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) ESP Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals) AUS Mark Philippoussis (second round) CHI Marcelo Ríos (third round) GER Tommy Haas (second round) SWE Thomas Johansson (second round) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round) ECU Nicolás Lapentti (champion) ESP Albert Costa (second round) ARG Mariano Zabaleta (first round) FRA Cédric Pioline (third round) ESP Francisco Clavet (first round) BRA Fernando Meligeni (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 4 6 0r USA Vince Spadea 6 3 0 3 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 4 3   FRA Sébastien Grosjean 6 6   11 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 4 ESP Carlos Moyá 1 2 NED Jan Siemerink w/o   2 AUS Patrick Rafter   USA Vince Spadea 6 64 77 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 3 77 64 11 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 6 6   NED Jan Siemerink 4 2   USA Vince Spadea 6 4 4 11 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA G Raoux 6 6   AUS J Stoltenberg 3 4   Q FRA N Escudé 2 4     RSA W Ferreira 6 6   Q BLR M Mirnyi 77 6   16 BRA F Meligeni 65 3   9 ESP F Mantilla 3 77 2   USA V Spadea 6 62 6 WC USA D Wheaton 2 2   GER A Pretzsch 6 6   CZE B Ulihrach 4 4   FRA A Clément 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 7 FRA G Raoux 4 5 RSA W Ferreira 5 4   Q BLR M Mirnyi 7 6   USA V Spadea 6 6   GER A Pretzsch 3 4 FRA A Clément 6 6   8 SWE T Johansson 3 2   1 USA P Sampras 77 6   Q BLR M Mirnyi 64 3   USA V Spadea 7 77   FRA A Clément 5 65   1 USA P Sampras 4 6 0r USA V Spadea 6 3 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ISR N Okun 2 6 4   NED S Schalken 6 4 6   USA C Woodruff 4 2     ROU A Pavel 6 6     SWE M Norman 77 6   13 ARG M Zabaleta 65 3   12 ESP A Costa 77 6     IND L Paes 63 4   FRA S Grosjean 77 6   WC USA R Reneberg 64 3   Q ISR H Levy 7 6 CZE J Novák 5 1 3 BRA G Kuerten 6 6   NED S Schalken 4 2     ROU A Pavel 3 1   SWE M Norman 6 6   12 ESP A Costa 77 2 5 FRA S Grosjean 60 6 7 Q ISR H Levy 2 65   6 CHI M Ríos 6 77   3 BRA G Kuerten 6 7   SWE M Norman 4 5 FRA S Grosjean 6 6   6 CHI M Ríos 4 2   3 BRA G Kuerten 4 3   FRA S Grosjean 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ARG G Cañas 5 1   Q FRA A Di Pasquale 7 6   Q USA J Palmer 66 6 6 CRO G Ivanišević 78 4 3 Q RSA G Stafford 3 5 11 ECU N Lapentti 6 7 14 FRA C Pioline 78 6 WC USA J Morrison 66 3   ESP A Martín 77 6 WC USA B Bryan 64 3   CZE D Vacek 3 6 6   ARG M Rodríguez 6 2 4 5 AUS M Philippoussis 3 6 1 Q FRA A Di Pasquale 6 3 6 Q USA J Palmer 2 2   11 ECU N Lapentti 6 6   14 FRA C Pioline 6 6   ESP A Martín 0 3     CZE D Vacek 6 4 66 4 ESP C Moyá 1 6 78 Q FRA A Di Pasquale 4 65   11 ECU N Lapentti 6 77   14 FRA C Pioline 4 2   4 ESP C Moyá 6 6   11 ECU N Lapentti 6 6 4 ESP C Moyá 1 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUT M Hipfl 6 3 4   NED J Siemerink 4 6 6   SWE M Larsson 6 77   SWE J Björkman 4 64   ITA M Navarra 5 0   10 SWE T Enqvist 7 6   15 ESP F Clavet 61 1   CAN D Nestor 77 6   NED P Haarhuis 3 2     GER D Prinosil 6 6     FRA A Dupuis 77 6   AUS A Ilie 63 2 7 GER T Haas 3 5     NED J Siemerink 6 7     SWE M Larsson 78 6   10 SWE T Enqvist 66 4     CAN D Nestor 6 6     GER D Prinosil 3 3     FRA A Dupuis 6 2 61 2 AUS P Rafter 2 6 77 NED J Siemerink 6 6 SWE M Larsson 2 3   CAN D Nestor 65 2   2 AUS P Rafter 77 6   NED J Siemerink w/o   2 AUS P Rafter   References External links Main Draw Category:1999 ATP Tour