1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final to Pete Sampras with a score of 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1). By reaching the final, Sampras completed his 271st week at the world No. 1 ranking in his career, surpassing the previous record of 270 weeks established by Ivan Lendl.[1][2][3][4]

Singles
1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Andre Agassi
Score7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1)
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Main article: 1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup

Seeds
  1. Andre Agassi (final)
  2. Pete Sampras (champion)
  3. Tim Henman (first round)
  4. (n/a)
  5. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  6. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  7. Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, retired)
  8. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Andre Agassi 6 6
Andrew Ilie 4 2
1 Andre Agassi 63 61
2 Pete Sampras 77 77
Q James Sekulov 0 2
2 Pete Sampras 6 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 A Agassi 6 6
JM Gambill 2 2 1 A Agassi 6 6
Q E Taino 77 6 Q E Taino 2 3
L Paes 64 1 1 A Agassi 5
D Nestor 65 3 7 L Hewitt 4r
A Pretzsch 77 6 A Pretzsch 3 1
WC A O'Brien 3 2 7 L Hewitt 6 6
7 L Hewitt 6 6 1 A Agassi 6 6
LL P Srichaphan 2 1 A Ilie 4 2
Q M Larsson 6 6 Q M Larsson
J Björkman 4 4 A Dupuis w/o
A Dupuis 6 6 A Dupuis 78 4 4
B Black 4 68 A Ilie 66 6 6
A Ilie 6 710 A Ilie 6 6
M Mirnyi 3 3 6 G Ivanišević 4 4
6 G Ivanišević 6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 T Enqvist 6 6
M Woodforde 3 4 5 T Enqvist 77 4 3
M Damm 5 6 5 Q J Sekulov 61 6 6
Q J Sekulov 7 4 7 Q J Sekulov 2 6 6
M Chang 6 6 M Chang 6 2 2
W Black 3 1 M Chang 6 6
G Raoux 6 77 G Raoux 4 2
3 T Henman 4 64 Q J Sekulov 0 2
8 W Ferreira 6 77 2 P Sampras 6 6
G Grant 4 62 8 W Ferreira 5 7 6
J Gimelstob 6 6 J Gimelstob 7 5 2
WC T Dent 2 2 8 W Ferreira 6 3 3
S Lareau 6 6 2 P Sampras 4 6 6
Q D Wheaton 4 2 S Lareau 65 3
WC P King 1 2 2 P Sampras 77 6
2 P Sampras 6 6

References
  1. "Tennis: Sampras beats Agassi again". BBC. August 2, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. "Sampras supera a Agassi en la final de Los Ángeles y lidera el ATP Tour". El País (in Spanish). Los Angeles. August 2, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "Great Matches You've Probably Never Heard Of #1". The Next Point. October 5, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. p. 172. ISBN 9780002189460.
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