1999 Guardian Direct Cup – Singles

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Singles
1999 Guardian Direct Cup
Final
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek [1]
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Score7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Milan Indoor ·  2000  

The 1999 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999.

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (first round)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski (final)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek (champion)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final [1]
          
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson 2 4
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 66
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 7657
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 6675
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 66
  Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi 2 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 63 6
Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 2 63 1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 61 7 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 3 2
Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 1 6641 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 2 65
Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 668 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 67
Flag of the United States.svg J-M Gambill 4 4 Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 0 72
8 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 668 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 6636
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Luxa 2 4 8 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 2 4
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 664 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 66
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 4 2 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 66
Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 5 67 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 3 4
Flag of France.svg C Pioline 72 5 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 66
Flag of France.svg G Raoux 665 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 1 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 4 3 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 2 0
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 765 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 66
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 620

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 66
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 1 3 6 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 67
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 76 Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 4 5
Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 653 6 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 5 63
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 663 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 74 6
Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 3 4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 3 64
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 663 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 67
Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi 2 1 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 66
7 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 60 7 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 2 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 3 6617 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 63 4
Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 76 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 5 4 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 6636 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 4 2
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido 3 72 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Krošlák 2 76 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Krošlák 2 3
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 6684

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References

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