1999 RCA Championships – Singles

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Singles
1999 RCA Championships
Final
Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up	Vince Spadea
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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1999 tennis event results

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Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury)
2. Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
3. Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
4. Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
5. Mark Philippoussis (second round)
6. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
7. Tommy Haas (second round)
8. Thomas Johansson (second round)
9. Félix Mantilla (first round)
10. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
11. Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
12. Albert Costa (second round)
13. Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
14. Cédric Pioline (third round)
15. Francisco Clavet (first round)
16. Fernando Meligeni (first 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	4	6	0r
		Vince Spadea	6	3	0
									Vince Spadea	6	64	77
									Sébastien Grosjean	3	77	64
	3	Gustavo Kuerten	4	3
		Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
																Vince Spadea	6	4	4
															11	Nicolás Lapentti	4	6	6
	11	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
	4	Carlos Moyá	1	2
								11	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
									Jan Siemerink	4	2
		Jan Siemerink	w/o
	2	Patrick Rafter

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	7
		G Raoux	6	6					G Raoux	4	5
		J Stoltenberg	3	4											1	P Sampras	77	6
	Q	N Escudé	2	4											Q	M Mirnyi	64	3
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	5	4
	Q	M Mirnyi	77	6				Q	M Mirnyi	7	6
	16	F Meligeni	65	3																		1	P Sampras	4	6	0r
	9	F Mantilla	3	77	2																		V Spadea	6	3	0
		V Spadea	6	62	6				V Spadea	6	6
	WC	D Wheaton	2	2					A Pretzsch	3	4
		A Pretzsch	6	6												V Spadea	7	77
		B Ulihrach	4	4												A Clément	5	65
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	6	6
								8	T Johansson	3	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Kuerten	6	6
	Q	N Okun	2	6	4				S Schalken	4	2
		S Schalken	6	4	6										3	G Kuerten	6	7
		C Woodruff	4	2												M Norman	4	5
		A Pavel	6	6					A Pavel	3	1
		M Norman	77	6					M Norman	6	6
	13	M Zabaleta	65	3																		3	G Kuerten	4	3
	12	A Costa	77	6																			S Grosjean	6	6
		L Paes	63	4				12	A Costa	77	2	5
		S Grosjean	77	6					S Grosjean	60	6	7
	WC	R Reneberg	64	3												S Grosjean	6	6
	Q	H Levy	7	6											6	M Ríos	4	2
		J Novák	5	1				Q	H Levy	2	65
								6	M Ríos	6	77

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Philippoussis	3	6	1
		G Cañas	5	1				Q	A Di Pasquale	6	3	6
	Q	A Di Pasquale	7	6											Q	A Di Pasquale	4	65
	Q	J Palmer	66	6	6										11	N Lapentti	6	77
		G Ivanišević	78	4	3			Q	J Palmer	2	2
	Q	G Stafford	3	5				11	N Lapentti	6	6
	11	N Lapentti	6	7																		11	N Lapentti	6	6
	14	C Pioline	78	6																		4	C Moyá	1	2
	WC	J Morrison	66	3				14	C Pioline	6	6
		A Martín	77	6					A Martín	0	3
	WC	B Bryan	64	3											14	C Pioline	4	2
		D Vacek	3	6	6										4	C Moyá	6	6
		M Rodríguez	6	2	4				D Vacek	6	4	66
								4	C Moyá	1	6	78

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	T Haas	3	5
		M Hipfl	6	3	4				J Siemerink	6	7
		J Siemerink	4	6	6											J Siemerink	6	6
		M Larsson	6	77												M Larsson	2	3
		J Björkman	4	64					M Larsson	78	6
		M Navarra	5	0				10	T Enqvist	66	4
	10	T Enqvist	7	6																			J Siemerink	w/o
	15	F Clavet	61	1																		2	P Rafter
		D Nestor	77	6					D Nestor	6	6
		P Haarhuis	3	2					D Prinosil	3	3
		D Prinosil	6	6												D Nestor	65	2
		A Dupuis	77	6											2	P Rafter	77	6
		A Ilie	63	2					A Dupuis	6	2	61
								2	P Rafter	2	6	77

References

1. ^ "Corretja Wins RCA Championship". Associated Press. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. ^ "American Spadea falls to No. 20 Lapentti at RCA". Sports Illustrated. 22 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
3. ^ "TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- RCA CHAMPIONSHIPS; Injury Ends Sampras's Streak". New York Times. 21 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
4. ^ "Sampras, Rafter plagued by injuries". The Indian Express. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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