1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

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Singles
1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up	Lleyton Hewitt
Score	6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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1999 tennis event results

Main article: 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
2. Todd Martin (second round)
3. Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
4. Àlex Corretja (second round)
5. Tommy Haas (second round)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
7. Cédric Pioline (second round)
8. Vincent Spadea (semifinals)
9. Mark Philippoussis (second round)
10. Albert Costa (second round, retired)
11. Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
12. Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
13. Lleyton Hewitt (final)
14. Andrei Medvedev (second round)
15. Marat Safin (second round)
16. Marc Rosset (second 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							Final
	8	Vincent Spadea	3	3
	13	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
								13	Lleyton Hewitt	3	2
								6	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
	6	Nicolás Lapentti	65	78	6
		Magnus Gustafsson	77	66	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6
	Q	R Reneberg	6					Q	R Reneberg	3	6	4
		J Knippschild	3r												1	Y Kafelnikov	7	7
	Q	R Delgado	3	3											PR	M Larsson	5	5
	PR	M Larsson	6	6				PR	M Larsson	6	6
								WC/16	M Rosset	2	2
																						1	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	65
																						8	V Spadea	6	3	77
								9	M Philippoussis	3	6	1
		A Di Pasquale	6	62	5				J Courier	6	3	6
		J Courier	2	77	7											J Courier	4	4
	WC	G Raoux	65	2											8	V Spadea	6	6
		S Schalken	77	6					S Schalken	6	1	4
								8	V Spadea	2	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	À Corretja	5	60
	PR	C Woodruff	6	6				PR	C Woodruff	7	77
		A Clément	4	2											PR	C Woodruff	4	3
		D Vacek	3	4											13	L Hewitt	6	6
	SE	R Federer	6	6				SE	R Federer	64	6	4
								13	L Hewitt	77	2	6
																						13	L Hewitt	6	77
																						SE	M Tillström	3	61
								11	M Zabaleta	6	6
		G Ivanišević	4	6	6				G Ivanišević	4	4
		G Pozzi	6	3	4										11	M Zabaleta	6	64	2
		S Koubek	6	5	3										SE	M Tillström	4	77	6
	SE	M Tillström	2	7	6			SE	M Tillström	6	77
								5	T Haas	2	63

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	N Lapentti	3	6	77
		J Siemerink	6	77					J Siemerink	6	3	64
		H Arazi	3	64											6	N Lapentti	4	6	6
		J-M Gambill	6	6											12	S Grosjean	6	4	1
		J Krošlák	1	2					J-M Gambill	6	3	3
								12	S Grosjean	1	6	6
																						6	N Lapentti	5	6	7
																						WC/3	G Kuerten	7	4	5
								14	A Medvedev	3	5
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	6	7
	Q	J Hanquez	4	3												W Ferreira	65	3
		F Vicente	0	6	77										WC/3	G Kuerten	77	6
		D Prinosil	6	4	65				F Vicente	3	64
								WC/3	G Kuerten	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	C Pioline	1	0
	WC	N Escudé	6	7				WC	N Escudé	6	6
		J Björkman	4	5											WC	N Escudé	2	6	1
	Q	M Knowles	4	1												J Tarango	6	1	6
		J Tarango	6	6					J Tarango	6	1
								10	A Costa	4	0r
																							J Tarango	64	6	4
																							M Gustafsson	77	4	6
								15	M Safin	1	4
		F Santoro	1	1					R Schüttler	6	6
		R Schüttler	6	6												R Schüttler	4	2
		G Cañas	4	3												M Gustafsson	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	6	4	6
								2	T Martin	1	6	4

References

External links

• Main Draw