1999 Italian Open – Men's singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 Italian Open.

Men's singles
1999 Italian Open
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Runner-upAustralia Patrick Rafter
Score6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to David Prinosil.

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

SemifinalsFinal[1]
            
16 Gustavo Kuerten66 
3 Álex Corretja42 
16 Gustavo Kuerten6778  
4 Patrick Rafter4566  
4 Patrick Rafter67 
15 Félix Mantilla35 

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 Y Kafelnikov7756
  C Woodruff61741 Y Kafelnikov66 
Q A Voinea21   M Safin12 
  M Safin66 1 Y Kafelnikov51 
  Y El Aynaoui36416 G Kuerten76 
  F Clavet626  F Clavet33 
  F Vicente43 16 G Kuerten66 
16 G Kuerten66 16 G Kuerten367
10 K Kučera66 10 K Kučera645
  R Delgado32 10 K Kučera76 
  T Muster65774  M Chang53 
  M Chang7764610 K Kučera4776
  J Siemerink67 7 T Henman6653
  A Ilie35   J Siemerink55 
  D Vacek53 7 T Henman77 
7 T Henman76 

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 Á Corretja677 
WC D Nargiso162 3 Á Corretja66 
Q R Fromberg614  H Arazi33 
  H Arazi1663 Á Corretja7716
  S Grosjean6263   F Santoro6161
  F Santoro7777   F Santoro466
  W Ferreira3677  W Ferreira633
13 Á Costa62643 Á Corretja5777
LL F Squillari66 LL F Squillari7645
Q M Meneschincheri03 LL F Squillari64776
  D Sanguinetti166  D Sanguinetti77643
WC V Santopadre623LL F Squillari67 
  M Rosset00r6 C Moyà35 
Q A Clément61 Q A Clément21 
WC R Furlan24 6 C Moyà66 
6 C Moyà66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
5 R Krajicek636
  J-M Gambill0615 R Krajicek32 
  N Kiefer76   N Kiefer66 
  T Enqvist54   N Kiefer6633
Q A Portas7742  N Lapentti3776
  N Lapentti6566  N Lapentti66 
  S Draper6463 12 G Rusedski33 
12 G Rusedski7777   N Lapentti651
14 A Agassi66 4 P Rafter476
  J Golmard34 14 A Agassi66 
LL J van Lottum645  A Berasategui12 
  A Berasategui46714 A Agassi164 
  M Puerta14 4 P Rafter677 
Q G Gaudio66 Q G Gaudio23 
  G Ivanišević50 4 P Rafter66 
4 P Rafter76 

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
8 M Ríos273
Q D Prinosil656Q D Prinosil66 
  J Stoltenberg466  J Stoltenberg30 
  J Björkman644Q D Prinosil76 
  T Johansson165WC A Gaudenzi53 
WC A Gaudenzi647WC A Gaudenzi166
  V Spadea7746  V Spadea623
9 M Philippoussis6261Q D Prinosil24 
15 F Mantilla6  15 F Mantilla66 
  M Zabaleta1r 15 F Mantilla647
WC G Pozzi01   D Hrbatý265
  D Hrbatý66 15 F Mantilla66 
Q F Meligeni66 Q F Meligeni23 
  C Pioline12 Q F Meligeni66 
  B Ulihrach62622 P Sampras31 
2 P Sampras3677

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