1999 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
1999 RCA Championships
Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up	Vince Spadea
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion,^[1] but did not participate.

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.^[2]

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (Quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury^[3])
2. Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury^[4])
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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	4	6	r
		Vince Spadea	6	3
									Vince Spadea	6	6^4	7^7
									Sébastien Grosjean	3	7^7	6^4
	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	7^7	6
Q	N Escudé	2	4											Q	M Mirnyi	6^4	3
	W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	5	4
Q	M Mirnyi	7^7	6				Q	M Mirnyi	7	6
16	F Meligeni	6^5	3																		1	P Sampras	4	6	r
9	F Mantilla	3	7^7	2																		V Spadea	6	3
	V Spadea	6	6^2	6				V Spadea	6	6
WC	D Wheaton	2	2					A Pretzsch	3	4
	A Pretzsch	6	6												V Spadea	7	7^7
	B Ulihrach	4	4												A Clément	5	6^5
	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	7^7	6					M Norman	6	6
13	M Zabaleta	6^5	3																		3	G Kuerten	4	3
12	A Costa	7^7	6																			S Grosjean	6	6
	L Paes	6^3	4				12	A Costa	7^7	2	5
	S Grosjean	7^7	6					S Grosjean	6^0	6	7
WC	R Reneberg	6^4	3												S Grosjean	6	6
Q	H Levy	7	6											6	M Ríos	4	2
	J Novák	5	1				Q	H Levy	2	6^5
							6	M Ríos	6	7^7

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	6^5
Q	J Palmer	6^6	6	6										11	N Lapentti	6	7^7
	G Ivanišević	7^8	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	7^8	6																		4	C Moyá	1	2
WC	J Morrison	6^6	3				14	C Pioline	6	6
	A Martín	7^7	6					A Martín	0	3
WC	B Bryan	6^4	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	6^6
							4	C Moyá	1	6	7^8

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	7^7												M Larsson	2	3
	J Björkman	4	6^4					M Larsson	7^8	6
	M Navarra	5	0				10	T Enqvist	6^6	4
10	T Enqvist	7	6																			J Siemerink	w/o
15	F Clavet	6^1	1																		2	P Rafter
	D Nestor	7^7	6					D Nestor	6	6
	P Haarhuis	3	2					D Prinosil	3	3
	D Prinosil	6	6												D Nestor	6^5	2
	A Dupuis	7^7	6											2	P Rafter	7^7	6
	A Ilie	6^3	2					A Dupuis	6	2	6^1
							2	P Rafter	2	6	7^7

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. 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.

External links

• Main Draw