1999 French Open – Men's Singles

Andre Agassi won in the final, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, against former world No. 4 Andriy Medvedev to capture the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. With this win, Agassi became the second man, after Rod Laver, to complete a career Grand Slam in the Open Era. He also achieved a career Super Slam, the only men's singles player to do so. Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Agassi.

Men's Singles
1999 French Open
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Andriy Medvedev
Final score1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1999 French Open

This tournament was also the first Grand Slam tournament in which future 20-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 1 Roger Federer and future French Open champion Gaston Gaudio competed in the main draw; they lost to Patrick Rafter and Àlex Corretja in the first round and third round, respectively.

Seeds
  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second round)
  2. Pete Sampras (Second round)
  3. Patrick Rafter (Third round)
  4. Carlos Moyá (Fourth round)
  5. Richard Krajicek (Second round)
  6. Àlex Corretja (Quarterfinals)
  7. Tim Henman (Third round)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  9. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  10. Mark Philippoussis (First round)
  11. Karol Kučera (First round)
  12. Greg Rusedski (Fourth round)
  13. Andre Agassi (Champion)
  14. Félix Mantilla (Fourth round)
  15. Goran Ivanišević (First round)
  16. Thomas Enqvist (Second round)

Qualifying draw
Main article: 1999 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 66 6
9 Marcelo Ríos 64 2 7 3
  Dominik Hrbatý 4 66 6 4
13 Andre Agassi 6 7 3 6
13 Andre Agassi 6 6 6
Q Marcelo Filippini 2 2 0
13 Andre Agassi 1 2 6 6 6
  Andriy Medvedev 6 6 4 3 4
6 Àlex Corretja 2 2 0
  Fernando Meligeni 6 6 6
  Fernando Meligeni 5 6 4 66
  Andriy Medvedev 7 3 6 7
8 Gustavo Kuerten 5 4 4
  Andriy Medvedev 7 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Y Kafelnikov 6 5 6 710
  M Chang 2 7 0 68 1 Y Kafelnikov 4 1 4
WC J Boutter 7 4 5 5   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  D Hrbatý 5 6 7 7   D Hrbatý 3 7 6 4 6
  A Ilie 4 6 7 3 6   A Ilie 6 5 2 6 2
  J Björkman 6 3 5 6 3   A Ilie 7 4 2 6 6
  L Hewitt 6 4 4 6 4   M Rodríguez 5 6 6 3 4
  M Rodríguez 4 6 6 4 6   D Hrbatý 6 3 77 6
  J Knippschild 6 6 6   M Safin 4 6 65 3
WC L Roux 4 3 0   J Knippschild 3 3r
  J Krošlák 2 6 3 6 2   M Safin 6 4
  M Safin 6 4 6 3 6   M Safin 77 3 6 6
Q Á Calatrava 1 3 5   H Arazi 65 6 4 3
  J Courier 6 6 7   J Courier 6 3 4 1
  H Arazi 6 1 6 6   H Arazi 2 6 6 6
15 G Ivanišević 4 6 3 1

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 M Ríos 6 6 7
Q A Pretzsch 3 2 5 9 M Ríos 6 6 7
WC A Boetsch 6 6 6 WC A Boetsch 2 3 5
Q R Sabău 0 1 1 9 M Ríos 7 6 7
  D Vacek 4 3 6 4   A Costa 5 4 5
Q A Calleri 6 6 4 6 Q A Calleri 3 4 3
  M Gustafsson 3 6 5 65   A Costa 6 6 6
  A Costa 6 4 7 77 9 M Ríos 3 3 6 6 6
  A Berasategui 6 6 4 6   A Berasategui 6 6 3 4 3
  W Black 0 3 6 2   A Berasategui 4 6 6 6
WC S Huet 2 7 6 6 WC S Huet 6 4 2 4
  H Dreekmann 6 5 3 3   A Berasategui 4 4 6 7 6
  J Novák 6 6 6 7 T Henman 6 6 4 5 4
  D Nestor 2 2 2   J Novák 7 1 5 2
  K Alami 4 6 6 3 4 7 T Henman 5 6 7 6
7 T Henman 6 3 4 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 C Moyá 3 1 6 6 6
  M Hipfl 6 6 4 2 4 4 C Moyá 65 6 6 6
  A Martín 62 1 6 3   P Korda 7 4 3 1
  P Korda 7 6 4 6 4 C Moyá 6 7 2 6
  W Ferreira 3 6 6 6   S Sargsian 3 63 6 3
LL K Carlsen 6 3 3 2   W Ferreira 7 2 2 65
WC J-R Lisnard 7 4 2 2   S Sargsian 64 6 6 7
  S Sargsian 64 6 6 6 4 C Moyá 6 5 5 1
  N Lapentti 2 6 6 7 13 A Agassi 4 7 7 6
  T Muster 6 1 2 64   N Lapentti 62 65 5
PR C Woodruff 6 6 64 7 PR C Woodruff 7 7 7
Q D Moyano 2 3 7 5 PR C Woodruff 4 4 3
  A Clément 3 3 7 6 6 13 A Agassi 6 6 6
  C Pioline 6 6 68 4 3   A Clément 2 6 6 5 0
  F Squillari 6 5 5 3 13 A Agassi 6 4 2 7 6
13 A Agassi 3 7 7 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 G Rusedski 6 6 64 6
  D Prinosil 4 4 7 4 12 G Rusedski 6 4 6 6
WC A Dupuis 3 6 1 3   R Fromberg 4 6 2 3
  R Fromberg 6 3 6 6 12 G Rusedski 6 7 6
  D Sanguinetti 6 6 3 6   D Sanguinetti 2 67 2
  J van Lottum 4 2 6 3   D Sanguinetti 65 7 6 7
  A Pavel 7 2 1 r   H Gumy 7 5 4 64
  H Gumy 63 6 3 12 G Rusedski 68 3 4
Q M Filippini 6 6 6 Q M Filippini 7 6 6
  L Tieleman 4 1 4 Q M Filippini 6 6 6
  N Kiefer 5 4 2   M Damm 4 4 4
  M Damm 7 6 6 Q M Filippini 6 6 6
  M Woodforde 65 3 5   V Spadea 2 4 4
  V Spadea 7 6 7   V Spadea 6 6 6
  J-M Gambill 64 3 2 5 R Krajicek 1 2 4
5 R Krajicek 7 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 À Corretja 77 6 6
Q G Puentes 64 4 2 6 À Corretja 6 6 3 64 6
  J Tarango 7 2 3 3   F Vicente 3 4 6 77 2
  F Vicente 5 6 6 6 6 À Corretja 6 6 6
  M Norman 65 6 2 4 Q G Gaudio 4 3 3
  B Karbacher 77 4 6 6   B Karbacher 77 6 3 1 4
  O Gross 1 0r Q G Gaudio 63 4 6 6 6
Q G Gaudio 6 2 6 À Corretja 6 6 7
  G Raoux 0 4 5   S Koubek 2 3 5
  S Koubek 6 6 7   S Koubek 6 77 65 6
Q Á López Morón 6 6 4 6 Q Á López Morón 2 63 77 4
  T Woodbridge 0 3 6 2   S Koubek 6 6 6
  F Santoro 3 4 6 7 1   S Grosjean 3 4 4
  S Grosjean 6 6 3 5 6   S Grosjean 6 2 77 6
  M Larsson 6 6 6   M Larsson 4 6 63 4
11 K Kučera 2 3 2

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 F Mantilla 4 6 6 6
WC R Gilbert 6 4 3 4 14 F Mantilla 7 6 6
  M Puerta 6 7 6   M Puerta 5 4 4
  G Pozzi 2 60 4 14 F Mantilla 7 6 6
  M Rosset 66 64 1   T Haas 63 1 4
  T Haas 7 7 6   T Haas 6 6 6
Q M Navarra 3 6 7 7 Q M Navarra 1 3 1
  S Draper 6 1 66 65 14 F Mantilla 1 7 5 61
  F Meligeni 6 6 6   F Meligeni 6 5 7 7
  J Gimelstob 3 3 3   F Meligeni 65 6 4 6 6
LL X Malisse 2 0 4   Y El Aynaoui 7 3 6 3 3
  Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6   F Meligeni 6 6 3 6
Q P Luxa 4 3 1 3 P Rafter 4 2 6 3
  N Escudé 6 6 6   N Escudé 5 0 6 4
WC R Federer 7 3 0 2 3 P Rafter 7 6 2 6
3 P Rafter 5 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 G Kuerten 6 6 6
  G Blanco 4 4 3 8 G Kuerten 6 6 3 6
  G Cañas 7 4 6 6   G Cañas 2 3 6 2
  J Siemerink 62 6 2 4 8 G Kuerten 6 6 6
  S Schalken 6 6 4 6   S Schalken 2 4 3
  P Haarhuis 2 3 6 3   S Schalken 4 6 63 6 6
  F Clavet 6 7 6   F Clavet 6 3 7 3 4
Q J Alonso 3 65 4 8 G Kuerten 6 6 6
  A Gaudenzi 6 6 4 6   B Ulihrach 4 4 2
  R Schüttler 4 2 6 3   A Gaudenzi 1 6 6 6
LL V Voltchkov 2 4 2 Q M Hantschk 6 3 4 3
Q M Hantschk 6 6 6   A Gaudenzi 3 5 4
  B Ulihrach 6 6 6   B Ulihrach 6 7 6
  R Delgado 1 3 3   B Ulihrach 3 7 6 5 6
  J Stoltenberg 7 6 6   J Stoltenberg 6 65 3 7 3
10 M Philippoussis 64 4 1

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 T Enqvist 4 6 6 6
Q H Moretti 6 0 4 2 16 T Enqvist 65 4 3
  C Costa 3 4 4   C Ruud 77 6 6
  C Ruud 6 6 6   C Ruud 6 1 2 3
  A di Pasquale 6 6 63 6   A di Pasquale 3 6 6 6
Q C Rochus 2 2 77 4   A di Pasquale 4 63 7 6 6
Q M Mirnyi 6 77 6 Q M Mirnyi 6 77 5 3 3
  M Zabaleta 1 64 2   A di Pasquale 65 63 1
  B Black 4 3 6 6 6   A Medvedev 77 77 6
  A Voinea 6 6 3 2 4   B Black 6 6 6
  C Mamiit 2 2 4   A Portas 2 3 2
  A Portas 6 6 6   B Black 1 2 6 1
  D Pescariu 3 1 1   A Medvedev 6 6 3 6
  A Medvedev 6 6 6   A Medvedev 7 1 6 6
  JA Marín 77 4 5 711 4 2 P Sampras 5 6 4 3
2 P Sampras 65 6 7 69 6
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