Germany F1 Esslingen, Germany May 3-9, 1999 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $15,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Jan Weinzierl - 386) 1. Attila Savolt 2. Kim Tiilikainen 3. Jordi Mas 4. Michal Tabara 5. Sebastien De Chaunac 6. Radovan Svetlik 7. Alexander Popp 8. Toby Mitchell First Round (1)Attila Savolt d. Jan Weinzierl 6-4 6-3 Jerome Hanquez d. (WC)Maximilian Abel 6-0 6-1 (q)Thomas Gollwitzer d. (WC)Michael Berrer 6-2 1-6 6-1 (7)Alexander Popp d. (q)Jan Hermansson 6-1 6-2 (WC)Simon Greul d. (3)Jordi Mas 7-6(10) 5-7 6-1 (q)Vladimir Platenik d. (q)Pavel Riha 7-5 3-6 6-4 David Miketa d. Gilles Elseneer 6-3 6-3 (5)Sebastien De Chaunac d. (q)Daniel Elsner 7-5 1-0 ret. Filippo Volandri d. (6)Radovan Svetlik 6-3 3-6 6-1 (q)Andrei Merinov d. Tommi Lenho 6-2 4-6 6-4 (q)Rene Nicklisch d. Boris Borgula 6-4 6-3 (4)Michal Tabara d. (WC)Denis Gremmelmayr 6-1 6-1 Franz Stauder d. (8)Toby Mitchell 6-2 6-4 (LL)Martin Spottl d. Stefano Cobolli 6-3 6-2 [Spottl replaces Bartlomiej Dabrowski] Yuri Schukin d. Cyril Saulnier 6-4 6-7(7) 6-0 (2)(q)Kim Tiilikainen d. (LL)David Skoch 6-0 2-0 ret. [Skoch replaces Andreas Vinciguerra] Second Round (1)Attila Savolt d. Jerome Hanquez 6-1 6-2 (7)Alexander Popp d. (q)Thomas Gollwitzer 6-3 6-3 (q)Vladimir Platenik d. (WC)Simon Greul 6-4 6-0 (5)Sebastien De Chaunac d. David Miketa 6-3 7-5 (q)Andrei Merinov d. Filippo Volandri 6-3 6-3 (q)Rene Nicklisch d. (4)Michal Tabara w/o (LL)Martin Spottl d. Franz Stauder 7-6(0) 4-6 6-0 (2)(q)Kim Tiilikainen d. Yuri Schukin 6-4 6-7(1) 6-1 Quarterfinals (1)Attila Savolt d. (7)Alexander Popp 6-2 2-6 6-3 (5)Sebastien De Chaunac d. (q)Vladimir Platenik 6-2 6-7(7) 6-4 (q)Rene Nicklisch d. (q)Andrei Merinov 6-2 6-2 (LL)Martin Spottl d. (2)(q)Kim Tiilikainen 6-4 6-2 Semifinals (5)Sebastien De Chaunac d. (1)Attila Savolt 7-5 6-0 (LL)Martin Spottl d. (q)Rene Nicklisch 6-3 7-6 Finals (5)Sebastien De Chaunac d. (LL)Martin Spottl 7-6 6-2 Doubles (no qualifying) Seeds: (cut: Bracco/Cobolli - 1624) 1. Toby Mitchell/Dejan Petrovic 2. Patrick Sommer/Franz Stauder 3. Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac 4. Gilles Elseneer/Jerome Hanquez First Round (WC)Maximilian Abel/Denis Gremmelmayer d. (1)Toby Mitchell/Dejan Petrovic w/o Juan Gisbert, Jr./Jordi Mas d. Andrei Merinov/Kim Tiilikainen 7-6(5) 6-4 (3)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. Phillip Harris/Mirko Pehar 6-1 7-6(3) Boris Borgula/Vladimir Platenik d. Diego Bracco/Sefano Cobolli 6-1 6-2 Leos Friedl/David Miketa d. (WC)Michael Berrer/Simon Greul 6-2 6-3 (4)Gilles Elseneer/Jerome Hanquez d. Radomir Svetlik/Michal Tabara w/o (ALT)Valentino Pest/Johan Settergren d. Denis Golovanov/Yuri Schukin 6-3 6-4 [Pest/Settergren replace (WC)Daniel Elsner/Rene Nicklisch] (2)Patrick Sommer/Franz Stauder d. Sebastien De Chaunac/David Skoch w/o Quarterfinals Juan Gisbert, Jr./Jordi Mas d. (WC)Maximilian Abel/Denis Gremmelmayer 7-6(4) 6-0 (3)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. Boris Borgula/Vladimir Platenik 6-2 6-3 Leos Friedl/David Miketa d. (4)Gilles Elseneer/Jerome Hanquez w/o (2)Patrick Sommer/Franz Stauder d. (ALT)Valentino Pest/Johan Settergren 6-3 6-0 Semifinals Juan Gisbert, Jr./Jordi Mas d. (3)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac 7-5 7-6(5) (2)Patrick Sommer/Franz Stauder d. Leos Friedl/David Miketa w/o Finals (2)Patrick Sommer/Franz Stauder d. Juan Gisbert, Jr./Jordi Mas 6-2 4-6 6-4