ATP Swiss Indoors 1999 Draw & Results

Completed

Karol Kucera won the 1999 Swiss Indoors, defeating Tim Henman 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) in the final. The ATP 250 event was played October 4–10 on carpet courts in Basel, Switzerland.

The Swiss Indoors are Basel's indoor hard-court ATP tournament at St. Jakobshalle.

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Champion
Karol Kucera
def. Tim Henman , 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2)
Dates
Oct 4 — Oct 10
Location
Basel, Switzerland
Category
ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Carpet
Prize money
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Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Swiss Indoors 1999 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Karol Kucera #20 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) Tim Henman #6DEF H2H Match data Oct 10, 1999* F
SF (2)
Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #12 H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* SF
Tim Henman #6DEF 6-3 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #44 H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* SF
QF (4)
Goran Ivanisevic #44 4-6 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* QF
Nicolas Kiefer #12 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Greg Rusedski #8CH H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* QF
Karol Kucera #20 6-4 7-5 Andre Agassi #1 H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* QF Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Henman #6DEF 6-3 7-5 Roger Federer #106 H2H Match data Oct 9, 1999* QF
R16 (8)
Roger Federer #106 6-2 7-5 Alexander Popp #134 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-1 7-6(1) Lionel Roux #212 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Nicolas Kiefer #12 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1 Jiri Novak #35 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Greg Rusedski #8CH 6-2 6-2 Dominik Hrbaty #22 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Andre Agassi #1 6-4 5-7 7-5 Nicolas Escude #53 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Karol Kucera #20 6-1 7-6(5) Hicham Arazi #40 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Goran Ivanisevic #44 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) Chris Woodruff #68 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
Tim Henman #6DEF 5-7 6-4 6-1 Andrei Medvedev #34 H2H Match data Oct 8, 1999* R16
R32 (16)
Goran Ivanisevic #44 6-4 4-6 7-5 Thomas Enqvist #16 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Greg Rusedski #8CH 7-6(3) 6-2 Fabrice Santoro #38 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Dominik Hrbaty #22 6-2 6-0 Andrei Pavel #52 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Andre Agassi #1 6-3 6-4 Jan Siemerink #94 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Tim Henman #6DEF 5-7 6-2 6-2 George Bastl #113 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Lionel Roux #212 7-5 3-6 7-6(2) Lorenzo Manta #115 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Karol Kucera #20 7-5 6-3 Thomas Johansson #24 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Jiri Novak #35 6-4 6-4 Daniel Vacek #51 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Nicolas Kiefer #12 6-1 6-4 Magnus Larsson #123 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-3 7-5 Vincent Spadea #19 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Hicham Arazi #40 6-3 3-6 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #14 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Alexander Popp #134 7-5 6-4 Igor Kornienko #433 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Nicolas Escude #53 6-2 6-3 Rainer Schuettler #48 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Roger Federer #106 6-2 3-6 6-4 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Chris Woodruff #68 3-6 6-2 6-2 Stefan Koubek #42 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32
Andrei Medvedev #34 2-6 6-4 7-6(2) Marat Safin #36 H2H Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Swiss Indoors.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 15 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 76 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Roger Federer 19 appearances

View the full Swiss Indoors record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Swiss Indoors finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Joao Fonseca #46 6-3 6-4 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #18 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard #50 6-4 7-6(4) Ben Shelton #23 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Felix Auger-Aliassime #19 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Hubert Hurkacz #11 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Felix Auger-Aliassime #9 6-3 7-5 Holger Rune #25 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Roger Federer #3 6-2 6-2 Alex de Minaur #28 H2H Match data 2019 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1999

Previous editions of Swiss Indoors

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Swiss Indoors held?
Swiss Indoors is held in Basel, Switzerland.
Who is the latest recorded Swiss Indoors winner?
The 2025 Swiss Indoors was won by Joao Fonseca, who defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4.
Who has won the most Swiss Indoors titles?
Roger Federer has won 10 Swiss Indoors titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Swiss Indoors edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Swiss Indoors in TennisDB is 1975.
What surface is Swiss Indoors played on?
Swiss Indoors is played on carpet courts.