XVIII Campionati Internazionali Di Sicilia Palermo, Italy October 4-10, 1999 32 Draw - $350,000 Surface - Clay Singles Seeds: (cut: Martin Rodriguez - 96) 1. Alex Corretja 2. Albert Costa 3. Fernando Meligeni 4. Younes El Aynaoui 5. Mariano Zabaleta 6. Fernando Vicente 7. Franco Squillari 8. Juan Carlos Ferrero First Round (1)Alex Corretja d. (q)Jacobo Diaz 6-1 7-5 Juan Antonio Marin d. Albert Portas 7-5 6-1 Jens Knippschild d. (q)Eduardo Nicolas 6-3 6-0 Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (7)Franco Squillari 6-4 4-1 ret. (4)Younes El Aynaoui d. (WC)Julian Alonso 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 Karim Alami d. (q)Juan Albert Viloca 6-4 6-2 Markus Hipfl d. (q)David Sanchez 6-2 7-6(5) (WC)Davide Sanguinetti d. (5)Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 7-6(2) (6)Fernando Vicente d. Andrea Gaudenzi 6-4 6-2 Alberto Berasategui d. Martin Rodriguez 2-6 6-2 6-1 Gaston Gaudio d. Guillermo Canas 6-0 6-4 Hernan Gumy d. (3)Fernando Meligeni 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret. (8)Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Sargis Sargsian 6-7(1) 6-0 7-5 Alberto Martin d. (WC)Diego Nargiso 6-1 6-4 Mariano Puerta d. Galo Blanco 6-4 6-3 (2)Albert Costa d. Marcelo Filippini 6-1 6-1 Second Round (1)Alex Corretja d. Juan Antonio Marin 7-6(4) 6-2 Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Jens Knippschild 6-4 4-6 6-2 Karim Alami d. (4)Younes El Aynaoui 6-4 3-6 6-3 Markus Hipfl d. (WC)Davide Sanguinetti 6-4 6-2 Alberto Berasategui d. (6)Fernando Vicente 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 Hernan Gumy d. Gaston Gaudio 6-0 6-1 Alberto Martin d. (8)Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-2 (2)Albert Costa d. Mariano Puerta 6-2 3-6 6-4 Quarterfinals Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (1)Alex Corretja 6-4 7-6(4) Karim Alami d. Markus Hipfl 4-6 6-4 6-4 Alberto Berasategui d. Hernan Gumy 6-3 6-4 (2)Albert Costa d. Alberto Martin 7-6(4) 6-3 Semifinals Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Karim Alami 7-6(6) 7-5 Alberto Berasategui d. (2)Albert Costa 2-6 7-6(3) 4-0 ret. Finals Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Alberto Berasategui 6-1 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Nicolas/Puentes - 204) 1. Tomas Carbonell/Javier Sanchez 2. Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic 3. Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi 4. Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto First Round Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes d. (1)Tomas Carbonell/Javier Sanchez 6-4 0-6 6-3 Lan Bale/Alberto Martin d. (q)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 6-3 6-3 Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia d. (3)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi 6-1 6-0 (WC)Massimo Ardinghi/Davide Sanguinetti d. Albert Portas/Tom Vanhoudt 4-6 6-3 6-4 (WC)Alberto Berasategui/Francisco Roig d. Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner 6-3 6-2 (4)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez 1-6 6-4 6-2 Pablo Albano/Guillermo Canas d. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Francisco Montana 6-7(3) 6-2 6-0 (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi/Diego Nargiso d. (2)Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Quarterfinals Lan Bale/Alberto Martin d. Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes 6-2 6-3 Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia d. (WC)Massimo Ardinghi/Davide Sanguinetti 6-1 6-0 (4)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. (WC)Alberto Berasategui/Francisco Roig 6-4 1-6 6-3 (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi/Diego Nargiso d. Pablo Albano/Guillermo Canas 6-3 6-4 Semifinals Lan Bale/Alberto Martin d. Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia 6-3 7-5 (4)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi/Diego Nargiso 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5 Finals (4)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. Lan Bale/Alberto Martin 6-3 6-1