1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1999 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champion | Pete Sampras |
| Runner-up | Andre Agassi |
| Score | 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his fifth and last Tour Finals title.[1]
Àlex Corretja was the reigning champion, but did not qualify.
Seeds
- Andre Agassi (final)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
- Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
- Thomas Enqvist (round robin)
- Pete Sampras (champion)
- Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
- Todd Martin (round robin)
- Nicolás Lapentti (round robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Nicolas Kiefer | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
White group
| Agassi | Kuerten | Sampras | Lapentti | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 7–5 | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–16 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gustavo Kuerten | 4–6, 5–7 | 2–6, 3–6 | 6–1, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–28 | 3 | |
| 5 | Pete Sampras | 2–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–3 | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 4–2 | 30–29 | 2 | |
| 8 | Nicolás Lapentti | 1–6, 2–6 | 1–6, 2–6 | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7) | 0–3 | 0–6 | 18–38 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Red group
| Kafelnikov | Enqvist | Kiefer | Martin | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 38–42 | 2 | |
| 4 | Thomas Enqvist | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 | 6–4, 7–5 | 4–6, 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 33–37 | 4 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Kiefer | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 37–27 | 1 | |
| 7 | Todd Martin | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 | 6–4, 6–1 | 3–6, 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 28–30 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
References
- ^ "1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).