1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Jan Siemerink was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro.

Singles
1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Final
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Tim Henman
Score	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Details
Draw	32 (3WC/4Q)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 6–2, 7–6^(7–3), against Tim Henman.^[1][2][3]

Seeds

1.   Àlex Corretja (first round)
2.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
3.   Tim Henman (final)
4.   Richard Krajicek (second round)
5.   Greg Rusedski (semifinals)
6.   Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
7.   Thomas Enqvist (first round)
8.   Goran Ivanišević (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

	Semifinals							Final
		Marat Safin	6^7	6^0
	3	Tim Henman	7	7
								3	Tim Henman	2	6^3
								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7
	5	Greg Rusedski	4	2
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	À Corretja	5	6	3
		M Safin	7	3	6				M Safin	7	5	6
		D Hrbatý	6	6^5	7				D Hrbatý	6^4	7	3
	WC	P Wessels	3	7	6^2											M Safin	6	6^5	6
		J Golmard	6	6												W Ferreira	2	7	1
		F Mantilla	0	4					J Golmard	7	3	6^4
		W Ferreira	7	6					W Ferreira	5	6	7
	7	T Enqvist	6^7	3																			M Safin	6^7	6^0
	3	T Henman	1	6	6																	3	T Henman	7	7
		D Sanguinetti	6	4	3			3	T Henman	6	6
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	3	4
		M Gustafsson	4	2											3	T Henman	6	7
		F Santoro	7	6											6	K Kučera	4	6^4
		J Siemerink	6^6	3					F Santoro	6^4	4
		B Black	1	1				6	K Kučera	7	6
	6	K Kučera	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	G Rusedski	7	4	6
		N Kiefer	6^5	6	3			5	G Rusedski	6	6
	WC	E Kempes	6	7				WC	E Kempes	1	4
	Q	J Krošlák	4	6^1											5	G Rusedski	7	3	7
		C Pioline	3	7	7											C Pioline	6^5	6	6^5
	WC	P Haarhuis	6	6^6	6^5				C Pioline	7	7
		M Rosset	3	5				4	R Krajicek	6^5	6^9
	4	R Krajicek	6	7																		5	G Rusedski	4	2
	8	G Ivanišević	7	6^3	5																	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		B Ulihrach	6^6	7	7				B Ulihrach	4	5
	Q	R Federer	6^4	7	7			Q	R Federer	6	7
		G Raoux	7	5	6^3										Q	R Federer	1	7	4
		H Arazi	7	7											2	Y Kafelnikov	6	5	6
	Q	G Etlis	6^8	5					H Arazi	1	2
	Q	R Schüttler	5	3				2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	7	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1.   Karim Alami (first round, withdrew)
2.   Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
3.   Martin Damm (qualifying competition)
4.   Adrian Voinea (first round)
5.   Ján Krošlák (qualified)
6.   Hendrik Dreekmann (first round, withdrew)
7.   Vincenzo Santopadre (qualifying competition)
8.   Orlin Stanoytchev (first round)

Qualifiers

1.   Gastón Etlis
2.   Rainer Schüttler
3.   Roger Federer
4.   Ján Krošlák

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Karim Alami
		Gastón Etlis	w/o
									Gastón Etlis	6	1
								WC	Raemon Sluiter	3	0^r
	WC	Raemon Sluiter	6	6
	8	Orlin Stanoytchev	4	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Rainer Schüttler	3	6	6
		Dennis van Scheppingen	6	1	3
								2	Rainer Schüttler	6	6	6
								7	Vincenzo Santopadre	4	7	4
		Neville Godwin	5	6	4
	7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7	3	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Martin Damm	6	6
	Alt	Peter Tramacchi	2	4
								3	Martin Damm	2	6
								WC	Roger Federer	6	7
	WC	Roger Federer	w/o
	6	Hendrik Dreekmann

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Adrian Voinea	0	3
	WC	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
								WC	Nicklas Kulti	4	2
								5	Ján Krošlák	6	6
		Marzio Martelli	3	6	3
	5	Ján Krošlák	6	1	6

References

1. "Winners". 50th ABN AMRO Open. Rotterdam. Retrieved 7 January 2023. Singles: 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2. "TENNIS -- ABN AMRO; Kafelnikov Closer To No. 1 Ranking". The New York Times. Associated Press. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. "1999 ATP Tour Singles Results". The Washington Post. 1999. Retrieved 2 January 2023. Feb. 15-21 ABN/AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT ROTTERDAM (CARPET) Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Tim Henman 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) $135,000

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)