1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1999 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion France Jérôme Golmard
Runner-up Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Final score 6–4, 6–2

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the first round to Andrew Ilie.

Jérôme Golmard won the title, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.[2]

Seeds

  1. Spain Àlex Corretja (First Round)
  2. Spain Carlos Moyá (Semifinals)
  3. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Quarterfinals)
  4. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
  5. Slovakia Karol Kučera (Second Round)
  6. Spain Albert Costa (Second Round)
  7. Spain Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals)
  8. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
   Australia Andrew Ilie 3 66  
 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6 78  
   Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4 2
   France Jérôme Golmard 6 6
 France Jérôme Golmard 4 7 6
  2  Spain Carlos Moyá 6 5 3  

Top half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1  Spain À Corretja 6 4 610  
 Australia A Ilie 4 6 712      Australia A Ilie 6 6  
LL  Spain A Martín 3 4      Czech Republic P Korda 1 3  
 Czech Republic P Korda 6 6        Australia A Ilie 6 6  
Q  Belgium J Van Herck 6 6       8  Brazil G Kuerten 4 4  
WC  India L Paes 4 3     Q  Belgium J Van Herck 3 2
 Costa Rica JA Marín 4 4     8  Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
8  Brazil G Kuerten 6 6        Australia A Ilie 3 66
4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6        Germany N Kiefer 6 78
 Netherlands S Schalken 4 3     4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 5 2  
 Spain F Clavet 3 6 713      Spain F Clavet 3 7 6  
 South Africa W Ferreira 6 2 611        Spain F Clavet 67 78 2
 France N Escudé 3 2        Germany N Kiefer 79 66 6  
 Germany N Kiefer 6 6      Germany N Kiefer 6 77
 Morocco H Arazi 3 2     6  Spain A Costa 3 63  
6  Spain A Costa 6 6  

Bottom half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Slovakia K Kučera 6 6  
 Spain A Berasategui 0 2     5  Slovakia K Kučera 66 1  
 France F Santoro 4 3      France J Golmard 78 6  
 France J Golmard 6 6        France J Golmard 77 7  
 Sweden J Björkman 6 6       3  United Kingdom T Henman 64 5  
WC  Germany B Becker 3 4      Sweden J Björkman 3 67
Q  Zimbabwe W Black 0 4     3  United Kingdom T Henman 6 79  
3  United Kingdom T Henman 6 6        France J Golmard 4 7 6
7  Spain F Mantilla 77 6       2  Spain C Moyá 6 5 3
 Spain F Vicente 62 4     7  Spain F Mantilla 77 6  
 Zimbabwe B Black 6 79      Zimbabwe B Black 61 3  
 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 1 67       7  Spain F Mantilla 64 2
Q  France S Huet 4 2       2  Spain C Moyá 77 6  
WC  Austria T Muster 6 6     WC  Austria T Muster 4 4
Q  Sweden M Norman 6 3 4     2  Spain C Moyá 6 6  
2  Spain C Moyá 1 6 6  

References

  1. "Corretja Takes Dubai Open Title". Associated Press. 15 February 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "Golmard defeats Kiefer at Dubai for first Tour win". Sports Illustrated. 14 February 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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