The 1999 German Open was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 93rd edition of the

Hamburg Masters The Hamburg Open (formerly ''German Open Tennis Championships'') is an annual tennis tournament for professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour and the Women's Tennis Association ...

(German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the

1999 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP ...

. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in

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, Germany, from through 3 May through 10 May 1999.

Finals

Singles

Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the first Latin American to reach the t ...

defeated

Mariano Zabaleta Mariano Zabaleta (born 28 February 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He had an unusual but effective service motion. His best shot was his forehand and his favourite surface was clay. Zabaleta's career highlights ...

6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 5–7, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2 *It was Marcelo Ríos' 1st title of the year, and his 13th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and his 5th overall.

Doubles

Wayne Arthurs /

Andrew Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann (born 3 November 1971 in Murgon, Queensland, Australia) is a former professional male tennis player from Australia. Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering with his broth ...

defeated

Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (; born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He has ...

Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles (including his wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon) and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He ...

4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

References

External links

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ATP tournament profile
{{1999 ATP Super 9 tournaments German Open Hamburg European Open ATP German Open ATP German Open