1999 BMW Open
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The 1999 BMW Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Munich
, Germany
. The tournament was held from April 26 to May 3.
Franco Squillari
defeated
Andrei Pavel
6-4, 6-3
Daniel Orsanic
/ Mariano Puerta
defeated
Massimo Bertolini
/ Cristian Brandi
7-6, 3-6, 7-6
BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
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. The tournament was held from April 26 to May 3.
Men's Singles
Franco SquillariFranco Squillari
Franco Squillari is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.In his career he has won 3 ATP Tour singles titles and he has reached the semi-finals at the 2000 French Open. He stopped his career in 2005...
defeated
Andrei PavelAndrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:...
6-4, 6-3
- It was Squillari's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Daniel OrsanicDaniel Orsanic
Daniel Orsanic is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.-Playing career:Orsanic was a left-hander and a double handed backhand...
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Mariano PuertaMariano Puerta
Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...
defeated
Massimo BertoliniMassimo Bertolini
Massimo Bertolini is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. A doubles specialist, he won two ATP Tour titles and reached two Grand Slam quarter-finals.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:...
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Cristian BrandiCristian Brandi
Cristian Brandi , is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Brandi enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
7-6, 3-6, 7-6
- It was Orsanic's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Puerta's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.