title: 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
text: # 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
  
  Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
  
  Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  * Todd Martin (second round)
  * Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  * Àlex Corretja (second round)
  * Tommy Haas (second round)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
  * Cédric Pioline (second round)
  * Vincent Spadea (semifinals)
  * Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  * Albert Costa (second round, retired)
  * Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
  * Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (final)
  * Andrei Medvedev (second round)
  * Marat Safin (second round)
  * 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Vincent Spadea | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 13 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 13 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Nicolás Lapentti | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 6 | 6 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 |
  | | Magnus Gustafsson | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | 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 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  