1999 Italian Open – Men's Singles

The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Men's Singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Runner-up Patrick Rafter
Final score6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.

Gustavo Kuerten won the title, defeating Patrick Rafter 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) in the final.

Seeds
  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
  2. Pete Sampras (Second Round)
  3. Álex Corretja (Semifinals)
  4. Patrick Rafter (Final)
  5. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
  6. Carlos Moyà (Third Round)
  7. Tim Henman (Third Round)
  8. Marcelo Ríos (First Round)
  9. Mark Philippoussis (First Round)
  10. Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
  11. Todd Martin (Withdrew)
  12. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
  13. Álbert Costa (First Round)
  14. Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  15. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
  16. Gustavo Kuerten (Champion)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final[1]
            
16 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
3 Álex Corretja 4 2  
16 Gustavo Kuerten 6 7 78    
4 Patrick Rafter 4 5 66    
4 Patrick Rafter 6 7  
15 Félix Mantilla 3 5  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Y Kafelnikov 77 5 6
  C Woodruff 61 7 4 1 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
Q A Voinea 2 1     M Safin 1 2  
  M Safin 6 6   1 Y Kafelnikov 5 1  
  Y El Aynaoui 3 6 4 16 G Kuerten 7 6  
  F Clavet 6 2 6   F Clavet 3 3  
  F Vicente 4 3   16 G Kuerten 6 6  
16 G Kuerten 6 6   16 G Kuerten 3 6 7
10 K Kučera 6 6   10 K Kučera 6 4 5
  R Delgado 3 2   10 K Kučera 7 6  
  T Muster 65 77 4   M Chang 5 3  
  M Chang 77 64 6 10 K Kučera 4 77 6
  J Siemerink 6 7   7 T Henman 6 65 3
  A Ilie 3 5     J Siemerink 5 5  
  D Vacek 5 3   7 T Henman 7 7  
7 T Henman 7 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Á Corretja 6 77  
WC D Nargiso 1 62   3 Á Corretja 6 6  
Q R Fromberg 6 1 4   H Arazi 3 3  
  H Arazi 1 6 6 3 Á Corretja 77 1 6
  S Grosjean 62 63     F Santoro 61 6 1
  F Santoro 77 77     F Santoro 4 6 6
  W Ferreira 3 6 77   W Ferreira 6 3 3
13 Á Costa 6 2 64 3 Á Corretja 5 77 7
LL F Squillari 6 6   LL F Squillari 7 64 5
Q M Meneschincheri 0 3   LL F Squillari 64 77 6
  D Sanguinetti 1 6 6   D Sanguinetti 77 64 3
WC V Santopadre 6 2 3 LL F Squillari 6 7  
  M Rosset 0 0 r 6 C Moyà 3 5  
Q A Clément 6 1   Q A Clément 2 1  
WC R Furlan 2 4   6 C Moyà 6 6  
6 C Moyà 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 R Krajicek 6 3 6
  J-M Gambill 0 6 1 5 R Krajicek 3 2  
  N Kiefer 7 6     N Kiefer 6 6  
  T Enqvist 5 4     N Kiefer 6 63 3
Q A Portas 77 4 2   N Lapentti 3 77 6
  N Lapentti 65 6 6   N Lapentti 6 6  
  S Draper 64 63   12 G Rusedski 3 3  
12 G Rusedski 77 77     N Lapentti 6 5 1
14 A Agassi 6 6   4 P Rafter 4 7 6
  J Golmard 3 4   14 A Agassi 6 6  
LL J van Lottum 6 4 5   A Berasategui 1 2  
  A Berasategui 4 6 7 14 A Agassi 1 64  
  M Puerta 1 4   4 P Rafter 6 77  
Q G Gaudio 6 6   Q G Gaudio 2 3  
  G Ivanišević 5 0   4 P Rafter 6 6  
4 P Rafter 7 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 M Ríos 2 7 3
Q D Prinosil 6 5 6 Q D Prinosil 6 6  
  J Stoltenberg 4 6 6   J Stoltenberg 3 0  
  J Björkman 6 4 4 Q D Prinosil 7 6  
  T Johansson 1 6 5 WC A Gaudenzi 5 3  
WC A Gaudenzi 6 4 7 WC A Gaudenzi 1 6 6
  V Spadea 77 4 6   V Spadea 6 2 3
9 M Philippoussis 62 6 1 Q D Prinosil 2 4  
15 F Mantilla 6     15 F Mantilla 6 6  
  M Zabaleta 1 r   15 F Mantilla 6 4 7
WC G Pozzi 0 1     D Hrbatý 2 6 5
  D Hrbatý 6 6   15 F Mantilla 6 6  
Q F Meligeni 6 6   Q F Meligeni 2 3  
  C Pioline 1 2   Q F Meligeni 6 6  
  B Ulihrach 6 2 62 2 P Sampras 3 1  
2 P Sampras 3 6 77

References
  1. "1999 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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