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1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

Tim Henman was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the final to Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2).[2]

Singles
1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Final
ChampionSlovakia Karol Kučera
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Score6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32 (4Q/3WC/2LL/2SE)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  2.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3.   Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  4.   Tim Henman (final)
  5. N/A
  6.   Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  7.   Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  8.   Thomas Enqvist (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
    Karol Kučera 6 6
6   Nicolas Kiefer 4 3
    Karol Kučera 6 712 4 4 77
4   Tim Henman 4 610 6 6 62
4   Tim Henman 6 6  
    Goran Ivanišević 3 4  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   A Agassi 6 6  
    J Siemerink 3 4   1   A Agassi 6 5 7
Q   R Schüttler 2 3 SE   N Escudé 4 7 5
SE   N Escudé 6 6 1   A Agassi 4 5
  T Johansson 5 3     K Kučera 6 7
    K Kučera 7 6     K Kučera 6 77
    H Arazi 6 3 6   H Arazi 1 65
7   N Lapentti 3 6 3   K Kučera 6 6
3   G Rusedski 77 6   6   N Kiefer 4 3
  F Santoro 63 2   3   G Rusedski 6 6  
    D Hrbatý 6 6     D Hrbatý 2 2  
  A Pavel 2 0   3   G Rusedski 6 64 3
SE   D Vacek 4 4 6   N Kiefer 2 77 6
  J Novák 6 6     J Novák 3 77 1
  M Larsson 1 4 6   N Kiefer 6 62 6
6   N Kiefer 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL   I Kornienko 5 4
Q   A Popp 7 6 Q   A Popp 2 5  
WC   R Federer 6 3 6 WC   R Federer 6 7  
LL   M Damm 2 6 4 WC   R Federer 3 5
  A Medvedev 2 6 77 4   T Henman 6 7
    M Safin 6 4 62     A Medvedev 7 4 1
WC   G Bastl 7 2 2 4   T Henman 5 6 6
4   T Henman 5 6 6 4   T Henman 6 6  
8   T Enqvist 4 6 5   G Ivanišević 3 4  
  G Ivanišević 6 4 7   G Ivanišević 7 4 77
Q   C Woodruff 3 6 6 Q   C Woodruff 5 6 65
    S Koubek 6 2 2     G Ivanišević 4 6 6
WC   L Manta 5 6 62 2   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 4
Q   L Roux 7 3 77 Q   L Roux 1 61  
    V Spadea 3 5   2   Y Kafelnikov 6 77  
2   Y Kafelnikov 6 7  

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1.   Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
  2.   David Prinosil (first round)
  3.   Ján Krošlák (first round)
  4.   Chris Woodruff (qualified)
  5.   Ronald Agénor (second round)
  6.   Martin Damm (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Orlin Stanoytchev (second round)
  8.   Axel Pretzsch (qualifying competition, retired)

Qualifiers

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  1.   Rainer Schüttler
  2.   Lionel Roux
  3.   Alexander Popp
  4.   Chris Woodruff

Lucky losers

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  1.   Igor Kornienko
  2.   Martin Damm

Special exempts

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  1.   Nicolas Escudé (champion at Toulouse last week)
  2.   Daniel Vacek (runner-up at Toulouse last week)

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Rainer Schüttler 6 3 6
  Nicolas Thomann 2 6 0
1   Rainer Schüttler 7 6
  Gastón Etlis 5 2
WC   Marco Chiudinelli 4 2
  Gastón Etlis 6 6
1   Rainer Schüttler 4
8   Axel Pretzsch 1r
  Kevin Ullyett 6 6 7
  Olivier Mutis 7 2 5
  Kevin Ullyett 4 0r
8   Axel Pretzsch 6 1
  Petr Luxa 6 6 4
8   Axel Pretzsch 1 7 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   David Prinosil 6 3
  Lionel Roux 7 6
  Lionel Roux 6 6
WC   Michael Lammer 2 3
WC   Jun Kato 3 6 2
WC   Michael Lammer 6 2 6
  Lionel Roux 4 6 7
  Igor Kornienko 6 4 5
  Yves Allegro 3 2
  Igor Kornienko 6 6
  Igor Kornienko 6 4 6
7   Orlin Stanoytchev 4 6 3
  Christian Vinck 4 4
7   Orlin Stanoytchev 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Ján Krošlák 6 4
  Julien Boutter 7 6
  Julien Boutter 2 2
  Gérard Solvès 6 6
  Julien Cuaz 6 6
  Gérard Solvès 7 7
  Gérard Solvès 6 1 1
  Alexander Popp 3 6 6
WC   Sandro Della Piana 4 6 6
  Alexander Popp 6 0 7
  Alexander Popp 7 7
5   Ronald Agénor 6 5
  Ivo Heuberger 0 1
5   Ronald Agénor 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Chris Woodruff 6 6
  Olivier Malcor 0 1
4   Chris Woodruff 6 6
  Rodolphe Gilbert 3 4
  Rodolphe Gilbert 6 5 6
  Christophe Van Garsse 4 7 2
4   Chris Woodruff 7 7
6   Martin Damm 6 5
  David Škoch 6 6 6
  Filip Dewulf 3 7 4
  David Škoch 7 3 6
6   Martin Damm 6 6 7
  Charles-Édouard Maria 1 3
6   Martin Damm 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Henman's `Best' Takes Swiss Indoors". Chicago Tribune. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kucera dethrones Henman at Basel". The Indian Express. 11 October 1999. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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