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1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Final
Champion	Karol Kučera
Runner-up	Tim Henman
Score	6–4, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw	32 (4Q/3WC/2LL/2SE)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Tim Henman was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6.

Seeds

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

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
		Karol Kučera	6	6
	6	Nicolas Kiefer	4	3
									Karol Kučera	6	7	4	4	7
								4	Tim Henman	4	6	6	6	6
	4	Tim Henman	6	6
		Goran Ivanišević	3	4

Top half

	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	7
		H Arazi	6	3	6				H Arazi	1	6
	7	N Lapentti	3	6	3																		K Kučera	6	6
	3	G Rusedski	7	6																		6	N Kiefer	4	3
		F Santoro	6	2				3	G Rusedski	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6	6					D Hrbatý	2	2
		A Pavel	2	0											3	G Rusedski	6	6	3
	SE	D Vacek	4	4											6	N Kiefer	2	7	6
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	3	7	1
		M Larsson	1	4				6	N Kiefer	6	6	6
	6	N Kiefer	6	6

Bottom half

	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	7										4	T Henman	6	7
		M Safin	6	4	6				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	7
	Q	C Woodruff	3	6	6			Q	C Woodruff	5	6	6
		S Koubek	6	2	2											G Ivanišević	4	6	6
	WC	L Manta	5	6	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	4
	Q	L Roux	7	3	7			Q	L Roux	1	6
		V Spadea	3	5				2	Y Kafelnikov	6	7
	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

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

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

Lucky losers

1. Igor Kornienko
2. Martin Damm

Special exempts

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

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	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	1
		Kevin Ullyett	6	6	7
		Olivier Mutis	7	2	5
									Kevin Ullyett	4	0
								8	Axel Pretzsch	6	1
		Petr Luxa	6	6	4
	8	Axel Pretzsch	1	7	6

Second qualifier

	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

	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

	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

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.

External links

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

• 1999 ATP Tour
• 1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors