1999 President's Cup – Singles

1999 President's Cup ATP Tashkent Open GER Nicolas Kiefer SUI George Bastl 6–4, 6–2 singles doubles 32 (3WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers) 8 1999 President's Cup (tennis) The 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hardcourt in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 – 18 September. Tim Henman was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. Nicolas Kiefer won the title by defeating qualifier George Bastl 6–4, 6–2 in the final.PLUS: TENNIS -- PRESIDENT'S CUP; Kiefer Downs Bastl To Win Title https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/19/sports/plus-tennis-president-s-cup-kiefer-downs-bastl-to-win-title.html 30 April 2023 The New York Times Agence France-Presse 19 September 19991999 ATP results/schedule https://www.espn.com/tennis/atp/results/index1999.html 30 April 2023 ESPN 1999 President's Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan Sept 13-19 - Nicolas Kiefer def. George Bastl 6-4, 6-2 Roger Federer entered ATP Top 100 for the first time after this tournament.Buddell James 20 Years Ago, Roger Federer Debuted At World No. 803 https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-heritage-federer-20-years-emirates-atp-rankings 30 April 2023 ATP 22 September 2017 Top 100 - 20 September 1999; No. 95 Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (first round) DEU Nicolas Kiefer (champion) SVK Karol Kučera (first round) FRA Cédric Pioline (first round) RUS Marat Safin (first round) CHE Marc Rosset (second round) SVK Ján Krošlák (first round, retired) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 3 DEU Nicolas Kiefer   CZE Daniel Vacek 77 64 6 2 Q CHE George Bastl   NLD Peter Wessels 6 4 6 3 3 DEU Nicolas Kiefer Q CHE George Bastl 6 4 6 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 RUS Y Kafelnikov RUS A Cherkasov 1 6 6 3 6 3 CZE D Vacek WC UZB V Kutsenko 6 3 3 6 6 1 Q THA P Srichaphan HRV I Ljubičić 7 5 6 3 Q CHE I Heuberger 8 SVK J Krošlák 6 2 R 3 DEU N Kiefer FIN T Ketola 4 6 6 2 6 1 CHE L Manta NLD J van Lottum 7 6 6 3 USA C Mamiit Q BLR 1995 A Shvets 6 4 6 1 FIN V Liukko 6 RUS M Safin 4 6 7 5 3 1r CZE D Vacek 1 RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 6 2 6 7 5 Q THA P Srichaphan Q CHE I Heuberger 7 5 7 6 3 DEU N Kiefer CHE L Manta 6 4 6 4 USA C Mamiit FIN V Liukko 6 3 7 5 CZE D Vacek Q THA P Srichaphan 7 5 7 6 3 DEU N Kiefer USA C Mamiit 6 1 7 5 3 DEU N Kiefer CZE D Vacek 7 6 6 2 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals CHE R Federer 5 FRA C Pioline 6 4 6 3 NLD P Wessels FRA J Boutter 3 6 6 4 6 2 DEU A Pretzsch ITA M Navarra 3 6 7 6 6 4 ARM S Sargsian 4/WC SVK K Kučera 6 1 6 4 7 CHE M Rosset WC UZB D Tomashevich 6 2 6 2 Q CHE G Bastl UZB O Ogorodov 7 6 6 2 FRA A Dupuis BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 6 2 6 4 ITA L Tieleman 2 GBR G Rusedski 6 3 6 4 NLD P Wessels CHE R Federer 4 6 7 6 6 4 DEU A Pretzsch ARM S Sargsian 6 3 5 7 7 5 Q CHE G Bastl 7 CHE M Rosset 6 3 7 6 FRA A Dupuis ITA L Tieleman 6 2 6 3 NLD P Wessels DEU A Pretzsch 7 6 6 0 Q CHE G Bastl FRA A Dupuis 6 2 6 4 Q CHE G Bastl NLD P Wessels 6 4 6 3 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Category:1999 ATP Tour 1999 Singles