AXA Open
Espinho, Portugal
April 26-May 2, 1999
32 Draw - $125,000+H
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Alejandro Hernandez - 163)
1. Gaston Gaudio
2. Markus Hipfl
3. Takao Suzuki
4. Eduardo Medica
5. Peter Wessels
6. Jacobo Diaz
7. Julian Alonso
8. Marzio Martelli

First Round
(1)Gaston Gaudio d. (q)Oscar Ortiz 6-0 6-4
Luis Adrian Morejon d. Alejandro Hernandez 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5)
Gaston Etlis d. Dennis van Scheppingen 6-3 6-1
Javier Sanchez d. (8)Marzio Martelli 6-2 6-3
Christophe van Garsse d. (3)Takao Suzuki 6-4 6-2
(q)Juan Balcells d. Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-3
(WC)Bernardo Mota d. (q)Regis Lavergne 6-4 6-2
(6)Jacobo Diaz d. Mose Navarra 6-1 6-1
(5)Peter Wessels d. Juan Albert Viloca 6-4 7-5
Agustin Calleri d. (q)Ignacio Truyol 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3
Renzo Furlan d. Jean-Baptiste Perlant 6-2 6-2
(4)Eduardo Medica d. Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4 7-6(5)
(7)Julian Alonso d. (WC)Joao Cunha-Silva 6-4 6-2
Marcio Carlsson d. Jiri Vanek 6-4 7-6(5)
Rogier Wassen d. (WC)Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1 6-4
(2)Markus Hipfl d. (WC)Nuno Marques 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Second Round
(1)Gaston Gaudio d. Luis Adrian Morejon 6-3 6-4
Javier Sanchez d. Gaston Etlis 4-6 6-3 6-3
Christophe van Garsse d. (q)Juan Balcells 6-4 6-4
(6)Jacobo Diaz d. (WC)Bernardo Mota 6-0 2-2 ret.
Agustin Calleri d. (5)Peter Wessels 7-5 6-3
Renzo Furlan d. (4)Eduardo Medica 3-6 6-2 6-4
(7)Julian Alonso d. Marcio Carlsson 3-6 7-5 6-1
(2)Markus Hipfl d. Rogier Wassen 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Gaston Gaudio d. Javier Sanchez 3-6 7-6 6-4
(6)Jacobo Diaz d. Christophe van Garsse 7-6 6-2
Agustin Calleri d. Renzo Furlan 6-2 6-2
(2)Markus Hipfl d. (7)Julian Alonso 6-4 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Gaston Gaudio d. (6)Jacobo Diaz 6-3 6-3
(2)Markus Hipfl d. Agustin Calleri 7-5 5-7 6-3

Finals
(1)Gaston Gaudio d. (2)Markus Hipfl 6-4 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (Hernandez/Ortiz - 406)
1. Noam Behr/Eyal Ran
2. Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques
3. Stephen Noteboom/Peter Wessels
4. Marcio Carlsson/Cristiano Testa

First Round
(1)Noam Behr/Eyal Ran d. (WC)Vitor Ferreira/Helder Lopes 6-3 6-0
(q)Jerome Hanquez/Regis Lavergne d. (WC)Julian Alonso/Markus Hipfl 6-4 5-7 6-3
Agustin Calleri/Massimo Valeri d. (3)Stephen Noteboom/Peter Wessels 6-4 6-1
Thomas Shimada/Chris Tontz d. Eduardo Medica/Libor Pimek 7-5 7-5
Myles Wakefield/Rogier Wassen d. Takao Suzuki/Filippo Veglio 6-4 7-5
(4)Marcio Carlsson/Cristiano Testa d. (WC)Pedro Pereira/Tiago Sousa 6-2 5-7 6-2
Juan Balcells/Gaston Etlis d. Emanuel Couto/Thomas Strengberger 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5
(2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques d. Alejandro Hernandez/Oscar Ortiz 6-3 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Noam Behr/Eyal Ran d. (q)Jerome Hanquez/Regis Lavergne 6-4 6-4
Agustin Calleri/Massimo Valeri d. Thomas Shimada/Chris Tontz 6-2 6-2
(4)Marcio Carlsson/Cristiano Testa d. (4)Marcio Carlsson/Cristiano Testa 6-4 3-6 6-4
Juan Balcells/Gaston Etlis d. (2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Semifinals
(1)Noam Behr/Eyal Ran d. Agustin Calleri/Massimo Valeri 6-4 6-4
Juan Balcells/Gaston Etlis d. (4)Marcio Carlsson/Cristiano Testa 7-6(5) 7-5

Finals
Juan Balcells/Gaston Etlis d. (1)Noam Behr/Eyal Ran 6-3 6-2