1999 Majorca Open
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The 1999 Majorca Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Majorca, Spain. The tournament was held from September 13 to September 20.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
defeated Àlex Corretja
2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Lucas Arnold Ker
/ Tomás Carbonell
defeated Alberto Berasategui
/ Francisco Roig
6-1, 6-4
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was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
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tournament held in Majorca, Spain. The tournament was held from September 13 to September 20.
Men's Singles
Juan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
defeated
Àlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
2-6, 7-5, 6-3
- It was Ferrero's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Lucas Arnold KerLucas Arnold Ker
Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell....
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Tomás CarbonellTomas Carbonell
Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his...
defeated
Alberto BerasateguiAlberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....
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Francisco RoigFrancisco Roig
Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001...
6-1, 6-4
- It was Arnold Ker's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Carbonell's 1st title of the year and the 19th of his career.