1999 Italian Open – Men's Singles

1999 Italian Open
1998 champion   Marcelo Ríos
Champion   Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up   Patrick Rafter
Final score   6–4, 7–5, 7–6 (8–6)
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  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)
  1. Mark Philippoussis (First Round)
  2. Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
  5. Álbert Costa (First Round)
  6. Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  7. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (Champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  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  

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