1999 Paris Open – Singles

1999 Paris Open
1998 champion   Greg Rusedski
Champion   Andre Agassi
Runner-up   Marat Safin
Final score   7–6 (7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Andre Agassi (Champion)
  2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  3. Pete Sampras (Third Round)
  4. Todd Martin (Second Round)
  5. Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round)
  6. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
  7. n/a
  8. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
  1. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  2. Tim Henman (Third Round)
  3. Nicolás Lapentti (Semifinals)
  4. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  5. Tommy Haas (Quarterfinals)
  6. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  7. Cédric Pioline (Quarterfinals)
  8. Karol Kučera (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1   Andre Agassi 3 6 6  
11   Nicolás Lapentti 6 3 2  
  1   Andre Agassi 77 6 4 6  
      Marat Safin 61 2 6 4  
    Marat Safin 65 77 6
  Q   Michael Chang 77 65 3  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   A Agassi 6 6    
    Y El Aynaoui 6 6           Y El Aynaoui 4 3    
    V Spadea 2 4         1   A Agassi 6 3 6  
WC   A Clément 64 6 62       Q   S Schalken 4 6 2  
Q   S Schalken 77 4 77     Q   S Schalken 6 6  
    16   K Kučera 3 4    
      1   A Agassi 6 6  
          M Philippoussis 4 1  
    10   T Henman 4 79 6  
    W Ferreira 6 2 2     LL   J C Ferrero 6 67 4  
LL   J C Ferrero 4 6 6       10   T Henman 1 6 3
    M Philippoussis 6 77             M Philippoussis 6 3 6  
WC   N Escudé 4 64           M Philippoussis 7 6  
    8   R Krajicek 5 3    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   P Sampras 4 6 77  
    F Clavet 6 6           F Clavet 6 3 64  
    J Novák 4 1         3   P Sampras        
Q   S Koubek 7 6         13   T Haas w/o      
    D Hrbatý 5 4       Q   S Koubek 3 2  
    13   T Haas 6 6    
      13   T Haas 4 6 3
      11   N Lapentti 6 3 6
    11   N Lapentti 6 77    
Q   R Schüttler 2 3           F Santoro 3 65    
    F Santoro 6 6         11   N Lapentti 6 7  
    M Norman 6 3 2           Á Costa 2 5    
    Á Costa 4 6 6         Á Costa 79    
    6   G Rusedski 67 r    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   G Kuerten 64 6 64  
    M Safin 65 7 6         M Safin 77 3 77  
    M Zabaleta 77 5 3           M Safin 6 6    
Q   G Bastl 67 2             M Rosset 4 4    
    M Rosset 79 6           M Rosset 7 6  
    12   Á Corretja 5 3    
          M Safin 6 6  
          J Courier 2 4  
    14   C Moyà 2 1    
WC   A di Pasquale 65 6 66         J Courier 6 6    
    J Courier 77 3 78           J Courier 63 77 7
    T Enqvist 3 6 77           T Enqvist 77 64 5  
    S Grosjean 6 4 65         T Enqvist 4 77 78
    4   T Martin 6 65 66  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    LL   S Sargsian 3 67    
Q   J van Lottum 6 6       Q   J van Lottum 6 79    
    F Mantilla 3 2         Q   J van Lottum 1 2    
Q   M Chang 67 7 6       Q   M Chang 6 6    
    T Johansson 79 5 4     Q   M Chang 7 6  
    9   M Ríos 5 2    
      Q   M Chang 5 78 6
      15   C Pioline 7 66 4
    15   C Pioline 6 6    
    A Medvedev 6 6           A Medvedev 1 4    
WC   G Raoux 3 4         15   C Pioline 77 3 78
    F Meligeni 3 2             L Hewitt 64 6 66  
    L Hewitt 6 6           L Hewitt 6 2 6
    2   Y Kafelnikov 4 6 4  
 

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