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1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

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Singles
1999 ATP Tour World Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Andre Agassi
Score6–1, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw8 (round robin)
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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  1. United States Andre Agassi (final)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  3. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
  4. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (round robin)
  5. United States Pete Sampras (champion)
  6. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  7. United States Todd Martin (round robin)
  8. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (round robin)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
1 United States Andre Agassi 6 77  
2 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 65  
1 United States Andre Agassi 1 5 4    
5 United States Pete Sampras 6 7 6    
6 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 3 3  
5 United States Pete Sampras 6 6  

White group

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  United States Agassi Brazil Kuerten United States Sampras Ecuador Lapentti RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 United States Andre Agassi 6–4, 7–5 6–2, 6–2 6–1, 6–2 3–0 6–0 37–16 1
3 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 5–7 2–6, 3–6 6–1, 6–2 1–2 2–4 26–28 3
5 United States 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 Ecuador 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

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  Russia Kafelnikov Sweden Enqvist Germany Kiefer United States Martin RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Russia 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 Sweden Thomas Enqvist 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 6–4, 7–5 4–6, 1–6 1–2 3–4 33–37 4
6 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 4–6, 5–7 6–3, 6–2 2–1 4–3 37–27 1
7 United States 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

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References

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  1. ^ "1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).