title: 1999 Connex Open Romania – Singles
text: # 1999 Connex Open Romania – Singles
  
  Francisco Clavet was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Alberto Berasategui.
  
  Alberto Martín won the title by defeating Karim Alami 6–2, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
  * Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  * Albert Costa (semifinals)
  * Mariano Zabaleta (first round, retired)
  * Francisco Clavet (first round)
  * Hicham Arazi (second round)
  * Stefan Koubek (first round)
  * Fernando Vicente (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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Karim Alami | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
  | | Alberto Berasategui | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | |
  | | Alberto Berasategui | 4 | 6 | 3 | Karim Alami | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Albert Costa | $6^6$ | 3 | | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
  | | Alberto Martín | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | À Corretja | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Knippschild | 6 | 6 | | | J Knippschild | 4 | $7^{13}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Pescariu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Alami | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | T Schiessling | 3 | 3 | | | JC Ferrero | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Koubek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Alami | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | M Zabaleta | 2 | $7^7$ | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Berasategui | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | G Gaudio | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | G Gaudio | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Puerta | 6 | 1 | 3 | | JA Marín | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JA Marín | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | JA Marín | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | JR Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | Q | JR Lisnard | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Berasategui | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6/WC | H Arazi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | $6^5$ | 3 | | 6/WC | H Arazi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hipfl | 1 | 6 | 0 | | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | S Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Costa | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Di Pasquale | 2 | 4 | | | G Blanco | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Filippini | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | A Costa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Costa | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Costa | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | 8 | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Martín | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | F Squillari | 4 | 0 | | 8 | F Vicente | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Martín | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Voinea | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Ilie | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Miketa | 5 | 6 | 3 | | A Ilie | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Portas | 5 | $6^4$ | | 2 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Y El Aynaoui | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  