Singles | |
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1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup | |
Champion | Pete Sampras |
Runner-up | Andre Agassi |
Score | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1) |
Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q/1LL) |
Seeds | 8 |
Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final to Pete Sampras with a score of 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1). By reaching the final, Sampras completed his 271st week at the world No. 1 ranking in his career, surpassing the previous record of 270 weeks established by Ivan Lendl.[1][2][3][4]
Seeds
- Andre Agassi (final)
- Pete Sampras (champion)
- Tim Henman (first round)
- (n/a)
- Thomas Enqvist (second round)
- Goran Ivanišević (second round)
- Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, retired)
- Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
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 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Andrew Ilie | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Andre Agassi | 63 | 61 | ||||||||||
2 | Pete Sampras | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||
Q | James Sekulov | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 |
Top half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
JM Gambill | 2 | 2 | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Taino | 77 | 6 | Q | E Taino | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Paes | 64 | 1 | 1 | A Agassi | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Nestor | 65 | 3 | 7 | L Hewitt | 4r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Pretzsch | 77 | 6 | A Pretzsch | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A O'Brien | 3 | 2 | 7 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | P Srichaphan | 2 | 1 | A Ilie | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | Q | M Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Björkman | 4 | 4 | A Dupuis | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A Dupuis | 6 | 6 | A Dupuis | 78 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Black | 4 | 68 | A Ilie | 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Ilie | 6 | 710 | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mirnyi | 3 | 3 | 6 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Woodforde | 3 | 4 | 5 | T Enqvist | 77 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Damm | 5 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Sekulov | 61 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Sekulov | 7 | 4 | 7 | Q | J Sekulov | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
M Chang | 6 | 6 | M Chang | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Black | 3 | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Raoux | 6 | 77 | G Raoux | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | T Henman | 4 | 64 | Q | J Sekulov | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | W Ferreira | 6 | 77 | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Grant | 4 | 62 | 8 | W Ferreira | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | J Gimelstob | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Dent | 2 | 2 | 8 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Lareau | 6 | 6 | 2 | P Sampras | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Wheaton | 4 | 2 | S Lareau | 65 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P King | 1 | 2 | 2 | P Sampras | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Tennis: Sampras beats Agassi again". BBC. August 2, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Sampras supera a Agassi en la final de Los Ángeles y lidera el ATP Tour". El País (in Spanish). Los Angeles. August 2, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Great Matches You've Probably Never Heard Of #1". The Next Point. October 5, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. p. 172. ISBN 9780002189460.
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