1999 RCA Championships – Singles
# 1999 RCA Championships – Singles

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury)
* Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
* Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Tommy Haas (second round)
* Thomas Johansson (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
* Albert Costa (second round)
* Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
* Cédric Pioline (third round)
* Francisco Clavet (first round)
* Fernando Meligeni (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 4 | 6 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vince Spadea | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vince Spadea | 6 | 3 | 0 | | Vince Spadea | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sébastien Grosjean | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Gustavo Kuerten | 4 | 3 | | | Sébastien Grosjean | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Vince Spadea | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Carlos Moyá | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Carlos Moyá | 1 | 2 | | 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jan Siemerink | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Jan Siemerink | w/o | | | | Jan Siemerink | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Patrick Rafter | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | G Raoux | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Escudé | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Q | M Mirnyi | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | W Ferreira | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Meligeni | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 4 | 6 | $0^r$ |
| 9 | F Mantilla | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | V Spadea | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wheaton | 2 | 2 | | | A Pretzsch | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pretzsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Spadea | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | A Clément | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Okun | 2 | 6 | 4 | | S Schalken | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Norman | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavel | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Zabaleta | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | A Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 |
| | L Paes | $6^3$ | 4 | | 12 | A Costa | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Grosjean | $6^0$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Reneberg | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | H Levy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 1 | | Q | H Levy | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | M Philippoussis | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 5 | 1 | | Q | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Di Pasquale | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Di Pasquale | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| Q | J Palmer | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | $7^8$ | 4 | 3 | Q | J Palmer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 3 | 5 | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | C Pioline | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Moyá | 1 | 2 |
| WC | J Morrison | $6^6$ | 3 | | 14 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | $7^7$ | 6 | | | A Martín | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bryan | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | C Pioline | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rodríguez | 6 | 2 | 4 | | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Moyá | 1 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hipfl | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Siemerink | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | J Björkman | 4 | $6^4$ | | | M Larsson | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Navarra | 5 | 0 | | 10 | T Enqvist | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Enqvist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Siemerink | w/o |
| 15 | F Clavet | $6^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | |
| | D Nestor | $7^7$ | 6 | | | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 3 | 2 | | | D Prinosil | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Nestor | $6^5$ | 2 | | | |
| | A Dupuis | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | A Ilie | $6^3$ | 2 | | | A Dupuis | 6 | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
