1999 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1999 US Open
Champion United States Andre Agassi
Runner-up United States Todd Martin
Final score 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2

Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis. Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Todd Martin 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 in the final. This win gave him the No. 1 ranking, and helped put an end to Pete Sampras' streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings.

Seeds

  1. United States Pete Sampras (withdrew because of a back injury, replaced by Mikael Tillström)
  2. United States Andre Agassi (Champion)
  3. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
  4. Australia Patrick Rafter (First Round)
  5. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  6. United Kingdom Tim Henman (First Round)
  7. United States Todd Martin (Final)
  8. Spain Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  9. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Fourth Round)
  10. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Fourth Round)
  11. Australia Mark Philippoussis (withdrew because of a left knee injury)
  12. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  13. Spain Àlex Corretja (First Round)
  14. Germany Tommy Haas (Fourth Round)
  15. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (Third Round)
  16. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (Second Round)
  17. Spain Félix Mantilla (First Round)

Qualifying Draw

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
   Czech Republic Slava Doseděl 3 7 4 4    
7  United States Todd Martin 6 5 6 6    
  7  United States Todd Martin 6 6 6      
   France Cédric Pioline 4 1 2      
 France Cédric Pioline 4 78 716 710  
  5  Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 66 614 68    
    7  United States Todd Martin 4 77 77 3 2
  2  United States Andre Agassi 6 65 62 6 6
  12  Netherlands Richard Krajicek 60 64 6 6 65  
3  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77 77 3 1 77  
3  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 3 3 3  
  2  United States Andre Agassi 1 6 6 6    
Q  France Nicolas Escudé 63 3 4    
  2  United States Andre Agassi 77 6 6      

Top Half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
LL Sweden M Tillström 2 7 4 6 4
Russia M Safin 6 5 6 2 6 Russia M Safin 2 7 4 6 2
Czech Republic J Novák 3 6 6 6 Czech Republic J Novák 6 5 6 3 6
Paraguay R Delgado 6 4 1 0 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 5
United States J-M Gambill 7 6 6 France F Santoro 1 0 1 r
Austria S Koubek 5 1 4 United States J-M Gambill 4 2 6 79 4r
France F Santoro 5 6 6 1 77 France F Santoro 6 6 3 67 4
France S Grosjean 7 4 4 6 62 Czech Republic J Novák 4 5 7 5
Czech Republic S Doseděl 6 6 77 Czech Republic S Doseděl 6 7 5 7
United States J Courier 4 4 65 Czech Republic S Doseděl 7 6 6
Brazil F Meligeni 6 7 6 Brazil F Meligeni 5 1 3
WC United States K Kim 3 5 1 Czech Republic S Doseděl 77 77 6
Q Sweden F Jonsson 6 3 77 7 Q Sweden F Jonsson 65 65 3
France A Di Pasquale 4 6 62 5 Q Sweden F Jonsson 6 5 6 7
Spain F Clavet 3 5 6 4 16 Ecuador N Lapentti 4 7 4 5
16 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 7 4 6

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 6 6 6
Spain JC Ferrero 6 2 3 4 9 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 6
Germany D Prinosil 6 6 6 Germany D Prinosil 4 3 1
Costa Rica JA Marín 3 2 3 9 United Kingdom G Rusedski 7 3 6 6
WC United States J Blake 2 2 1 United States C Woodruff 5 6 3 4
United States C Woodruff 6 6 6 United States C Woodruff 6 6 6
Germany R Schüttler 4 3 4 Norway C Ruud 2 3 3
Norway C Ruud 6 6 6 9 United Kingdom G Rusedski 7 6 63 4 4
WC United States B Bryan 3 6 3 4 7 United States T Martin 5 0 77 6 6
Sweden M Larsson 6 1 6 6 Sweden M Larsson 6 6 3 6
Zimbabwe B Black 65 4 2 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 3 4 6 3
Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 6 6 Sweden M Larsson 3 r
Armenia S Sargsian 3 1 3 7 United States T Martin 6
WC United States R Reneberg 6 6 6 WC United States R Reneberg 4 3 6 1
Q France S Huet 4 3 77 77 63 7 United States T Martin 6 6 3 6
7 United States T Martin 6 6 62 65 77

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Australia P Rafter 6 6 3 5 0
France C Pioline 4 4 6 7 6 France C Pioline 77 1 6 3 6
Netherlands J Siemerink 1 710 6 3 2 Q Germany L Burgsmüller 65 6 3 6 2
Q Germany L Burgsmüller 6 68 3 6 6 France C Pioline 77 7 4 77
Spain A Portas 6 61 4 4 Q Netherlands P Wessels 65 5 6 61
Australia M Woodforde 3 77 6 6 Australia M Woodforde 6 5 68 64
Q Netherlands P Wessels 4 6 3 77 6 Q Netherlands P Wessels 3 7 710 77
Argentina M Zabaleta 6 3 6 63 2 France C Pioline 6 7 6
Morocco H Arazi 6 77 1 6 14 Germany T Haas 4 5 3
Morocco K Alami 2 64 6 4 Morocco H Arazi 3 6 6 77
Spain F Vicente 6 6 4 712 Spain F Vicente 6 3 3 64
Spain G Puentes 3 2 6 610 Morocco H Arazi 79 3 4 63
Germany B Karbacher 64 4 2 14 Germany T Haas 67 6 6 77
Argentina M Puerta 77 6 6 Argentina M Puerta 3 2 6 77 1
Sweden T Enqvist 2 4 66 14 Germany T Haas 6 6 2 63 6
14 Germany T Haas 6 6 78

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
17 Spain F Mantilla 6 1 2 4
Sweden M Norman 1 6 6 6 Sweden M Norman 6 6 6
Italy G Pozzi 5 77 6 6 Italy G Pozzi 4 3 4
Canada D Nestor 7 64 1 2 Sweden M Norman 4 6 6 6
Austria M Hipfl 6 6 6 Australia R Fromberg 6 3 1 3
Australia A Ilie 4 1 2 Austria M Hipfl 7 3 4 4
South Africa W Ferreira 64 6 6 3 65 Australia R Fromberg 5 6 6 6
Australia R Fromberg 77 4 4 6 77 Sweden M Norman 64 r
Q Italy C Caratti 3 6 2 6 6 5 Brazil G Kuerten 77
Spain J Díaz 6 3 6 2 2 Q Italy C Caratti 1 6 2 6 4
Croatia G Ivanišević 7 77 4 6 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 4 6 2 6
Q Finland V Liukko 5 65 6 2 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 2 4
Germany H Dreekmann 4 1 4 5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
Netherlands P Haarhuis 6 6 6 Netherlands P Haarhuis 3 64 6 2
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 4 3 5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 77 3 6
5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 United Kingdom T Henman 61 4 3
Argentina G Cañas 77 6 6 Argentina G Cañas 5 63 7 6 3
Germany J Knippschild 3 77 5 3 United States V Spadea 7 77 5 3 6
United States V Spadea 6 63 7 6 United States V Spadea 6 4 64 6 77
Q France J Boutter 5 1 r LL Italy L Tieleman 2 6 77 2 63
Spain G Blanco 7 5 Spain G Blanco 4 3 3
LL Italy L Tieleman 6 7 6 LL Italy L Tieleman 6 6 6
WC United States T Dent 4 5 2 United States V Spadea 2 63 2
Netherlands J van Lottum 6 77 4 713 12 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 77 6
Q Japan T Suzuki 2 64 6 611 Netherlands J van Lottum 4 78 6 77
LL Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 6 LL Croatia I Ljubičić 6 66 3 65
WC United States J Morrison 1 2 4 Netherlands J van Lottum 4 1 4
Q Switzerland L Manta 6 6 6 12 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6 6
Netherlands S Schalken 3 4 3 Q Switzerland L Manta 2 4 1
WC United States P King 1 4 0 12 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6 6
12 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6 6

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 Spain À Corretja 3 4 6 6 66
Australia W Arthurs 6 6 1 4 78 Australia W Arthurs 2 4 77 4
Switzerland M Rosset 2 2 0 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 65 6
Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6 Australia L Hewitt 6 3 6 4 3
Argentina M Rodríguez 3 2 3 Ukraine A Medvedev 3 6 3 6 6
Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6 6 Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6 6
Canada S Lareau 3 6 4 6 6 Canada S Lareau 4 1 0
Argentina G Gaudio 6 4 6 1 4 Ukraine A Medvedev 65 1 0
United States J Tarango 4 4 6 2 3 Russia Y Kafelnikov 77 6 6
Sweden J Björkman 6 6 1 6 Sweden J Björkman 5 6 6 6
Denmark K Carlsen 6 77 6 Denmark K Carlsen 7 2 3 3
Argentina H Gumy 4 64 4 Sweden J Björkman 1 4 4
LL Belarus M Mirnyi 3 2 78 77 6 3 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
Czech Republic T Zíb 6 6 66 64 3 LL Belarus M Mirnyi 5 1 77 3
Spain A Martín 1 6 3 4 3 Russia Y Kafelnikov 7 6 65 6
3 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6 6

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Spain C Moyà 77 6 6
Slovakia D Hrbatý 64 3 4 8 Spain C Moyà 1 4 1 r
Sweden M Gustafsson 6 6 66 2 4 Q France N Escudé 6 6 0
Q France N Escudé 4 4 78 6 6 Q France N Escudé 6 6 6
Q Switzerland I Heuberger 4 3 6 6 3 Q Belgium X Malisse 3 2 1
Philippines C Mamiit 6 6 3 3 6 Philippines C Mamiit 6 3 77 66 2
France G Raoux 6 63 2 2 Q Belgium X Malisse 3 6 64 78 6
Q Belgium X Malisse 3 77 6 6 Q France N Escudé 6 6 7
United States P Goldstein 6 6 6 10 Chile M Ríos 2 3 5
Australia S Draper 3 1 0 United States P Goldstein 7 4 4 3
WC United States M Washington 1 6 63 5 Slovakia J Krošlák 5 6 6 6
Slovakia J Krošlák 6 2 77 7 Slovakia J Krošlák 3 4 4
Q Switzerland G Bastl 77 4 6 6 10 Chile M Ríos 6 6 6
Argentina F Squillari 64 6 4 4 Q Switzerland G Bastl 6 3 2 3
Czech Republic M Damm 4 65 6 7 1 10 Chile M Ríos 4 6 6 6
10 Chile M Ríos 6 77 3 5 6

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 1 4 6
Australia J Stoltenberg 4 3 6 6 3 15 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 6
Q Germany M Kohlmann 2 6 6 3 6 Q Germany M Kohlmann 3 2 2
Romania A Pavel 6 4 3 6 2 15 Germany N Kiefer 6 4 4 2
Uruguay M Filippini 6 3 6 3 2 France A Clément 4 6 6 6
United States M Chang 3 6 2 6 6 United States M Chang 3 3 4
France A Clément 6 6 6 France A Clément 6 6 6
Zimbabwe W Black 2 3 4 France A Clément 4 4 3
Spain A Costa 5 3 5 2 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
Czech Republic D Vacek 7 6 7 Czech Republic D Vacek 2 6 6 4 3
United States J Gimelstob 6 6 6 United States J Gimelstob 6 3 2 6 6
Italy A Gaudenzi 1 3 2 United States J Gimelstob 1 6 3 4
Q Germany A Pretzsch 7 6 6 2 United States A Agassi 6 4 6 6
Q France C Saulnier 5 2 3 Q Germany A Pretzsch 3 2 1
Sweden N Kulti 0 1 3 2 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
2 United States A Agassi 6 6 6

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