1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Singles
1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up	Lleyton Hewitt
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
2. Todd Martin (Second Round)
3. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
4. Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
5. Tommy Haas (Second Round)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (Champion)
7. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
8. Vincent Spadea (Semifinals)
9. Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
10. Albert Costa (Second Round, retired)
11. Mariano Zabaleta (Third Round)
12. Sébastien Grosjean (Third Round)
13. Lleyton Hewitt (Final)
14. Andrei Medvedev (Second Round)
15. Marat Safin (Second Round)
16. Marc Rosset (Second 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Vincent Spadea	3	3
	13	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
								13	Lleyton Hewitt	3	2
								6	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
	6	Nicolás Lapentti	6^5	7^8	6
		Magnus Gustafsson	7^7	6^6	2

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6
	Q	R Reneberg	6					Q	R Reneberg	3	6	4
		J Knippschild	3^r												1	Y Kafelnikov	7	7
	Q	R Delgado	3	3											PR	M Larsson	5	5
	PR	M Larsson	6	6				PR	M Larsson	6	6
								WC/16	M Rosset	2	2
																						1	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6^5
																						8	V Spadea	6	3	7^7
								9	M Philippoussis	3	6	1
		A Di Pasquale	6	6^2	5				J Courier	6	3	6
		J Courier	2	7^7	7											J Courier	4	4
	WC	G Raoux	6^5	2											8	V Spadea	6	6
		S Schalken	7^7	6					S Schalken	6	1	4
								8	V Spadea	2	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	À Corretja	5	6^0
	PR	C Woodruff	6	6				PR	C Woodruff	7	7^7
		A Clément	4	2											PR	C Woodruff	4	3
		D Vacek	3	4											13	L Hewitt	6	6
	SE	R Federer	6	6				SE	R Federer	6^4	6	4
								13	L Hewitt	7^7	2	6
																						13	L Hewitt	6	7^7
																						SE	M Tillström	3	6^1
								11	M Zabaleta	6	6
		G Ivanišević	4	6	6				G Ivanišević	4	4
		G Pozzi	6	3	4										11	M Zabaleta	6	6^4	2
		S Koubek	6	5	3										SE	M Tillström	4	7^7	6
	SE	M Tillström	2	7	6			SE	M Tillström	6	7^7
								5	T Haas	2	6^3

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	N Lapentti	3	6	7^7
		J Siemerink	6	7^7					J Siemerink	6	3	6^4
		H Arazi	3	6^4											6	N Lapentti	4	6	6
		J-M Gambill	6	6											12	S Grosjean	6	4	1
		J Krošlák	1	2					J-M Gambill	6	3	3
								12	S Grosjean	1	6	6
																						6	N Lapentti	5	6	7
																						WC/3	G Kuerten	7	4	5
								14	A Medvedev	3	5
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	6	7
	Q	J Hanquez	4	3												W Ferreira	6^5	3
		F Vicente	0	6	7^7										WC/3	G Kuerten	7^7	6
		D Prinosil	6	4	6^5				F Vicente	3	6^4
								WC/3	G Kuerten	6	7^7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	C Pioline	1	0
	WC	N Escudé	6	7				WC	N Escudé	6	6
		J Björkman	4	5											WC	N Escudé	2	6	1
	Q	M Knowles	4	1												J Tarango	6	1	6
		J Tarango	6	6					J Tarango	6	1
								10	A Costa	4	0^r
																							J Tarango	6^4	6	4
																							M Gustafsson	7^7	4	6
								15	M Safin	1	4
		F Santoro	1	1					R Schüttler	6	6
		R Schüttler	6	6												R Schüttler	4	2
		G Cañas	4	3												M Gustafsson	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	6	4	6
								2	T Martin	1	6	4

References

• Main Draw