1999 Italian Open – Men's singles

1999 Italian Open BRA Gustavo Kuertenhttp://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001344 1999 Rome International Tennis Federation 15 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091122/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001344 dead AUS Patrick Rafter 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) 64 16 1999 Italian Open 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. Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to David Prinosil. Seeds 30em RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) USA Pete Sampras (second round) ESP Álex Corretja (semifinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (final) NED Richard Krajicek (second round) ESP Carlos Moyà (third round) GBR Tim Henman (third round) CHI Marcelo Ríos (first round) AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round) SVK Karol Kučera (quarterfinals) USA Todd Martin (withdrew) GBR Greg Rusedski (second round) ESP Álbert Costa (first round) USA Andre Agassi (third round) ESP Félix Mantilla (semifinals) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (champion) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 16 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 6 6   3 ESP Álex Corretja 4 2   4 AUS Patrick Rafter 6 7   15 ESP Félix Mantilla 3 5   16 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 6 7 78     4 AUS Patrick Rafter 4 5 66     Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 RUS Y Kafelnikov 77 5 6   USA C Woodruff 61 7 4 Q ROM A Voinea 2 1     RUS M Safin 6 6     MAR Y El Aynaoui 3 6 4   ESP F Clavet 6 2 6   ESP F Vicente 4 3   16 BRA G Kuerten 6 6   10 SVK K Kučera 6 6     PAR R Delgado 3 2     AUT T Muster 65 77 4   USA M Chang 77 64 6   NED J Siemerink 6 7     AUS A Ilie 3 5     CZE D Vacek 5 3   7 GBR T Henman 7 6   1 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6     RUS M Safin 1 2     ESP F Clavet 3 3   16 BRA G Kuerten 6 6   10 SVK K Kučera 7 6     USA M Chang 5 3     NED J Siemerink 5 5   7 GBR T Henman 7 7   1 RUS Y Kafelnikov 5 1   16 BRA G Kuerten 7 6   10 SVK K Kučera 4 77 6 7 GBR T Henman 6 65 3 16 BRA G Kuerten 3 6 7 10 SVK K Kučera 6 4 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP Á Corretja 6 77   WC ITA D Nargiso 1 62   Q AUS R Fromberg 6 1 4   MAR H Arazi 1 6 6   FRA S Grosjean 62 63     FRA F Santoro 77 77     RSA W Ferreira 3 6 77 13 ESP Á Costa 6 2 64 LL ARG F Squillari 6 6   Q ITA M Meneschincheri 0 3     ITA D Sanguinetti 1 6 6 WC ITA V Santopadre 6 2 3   SUI M Rosset 0 0 r Q FRA A Clément 6 1   WC ITA R Furlan 2 4   6 ESP C Moyà 6 6   3 ESP Á Corretja 6 6     MAR H Arazi 3 3     FRA F Santoro 4 6 6   RSA W Ferreira 6 3 3 LL ARG F Squillari 64 77 6   ITA D Sanguinetti 77 64 3 Q FRA A Clément 2 1   6 ESP C Moyà 6 6   3 ESP Á Corretja 77 1 6   FRA F Santoro 61 6 1 LL ARG F Squillari 6 7   6 ESP C Moyà 3 5   3 ESP Á Corretja 5 77 7 LL ARG F Squillari 7 64 5 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 NED R Krajicek 6 3 6   USA J-M Gambill 0 6 1   GER N Kiefer 7 6     SWE T Enqvist 5 4   Q ESP A Portas 77 4 2   ECU N Lapentti 65 6 6   AUS S Draper 64 63   12 GBR G Rusedski 77 77   14 USA A Agassi 6 6     FRA J Golmard 3 4   LL NED J van Lottum 6 4 5   ESP A Berasategui 4 6 7   ARG M Puerta 1 4   Q ARG G Gaudio 6 6     CRO G Ivanišević 5 0   4 AUS P Rafter 7 6   5 NED R Krajicek 3 2     GER N Kiefer 6 6     ECU N Lapentti 6 6   12 GBR G Rusedski 3 3   14 USA A Agassi 6 6     ESP A Berasategui 1 2   Q ARG G Gaudio 2 3   4 AUS P Rafter 6 6     GER N Kiefer 6 63 3   ECU N Lapentti 3 77 6 14 USA A Agassi 1 64   4 AUS P Rafter 6 77     ECU N Lapentti 6 5 1 4 AUS P Rafter 4 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 CHI M Ríos 2 7 3 Q GER D Prinosil 6 5 6   AUS J Stoltenberg 4 6 6   SWE J Björkman 6 4 4   SWE T Johansson 1 6 5 WC ITA A Gaudenzi 6 4 7   USA V Spadea 77 4 6 9 AUS M Philippoussis 62 6 1 15 ESP F Mantilla 6       ARG M Zabaleta 1 r   WC ITA G Pozzi 0 1     SVK D Hrbatý 6 6   Q BRA F Meligeni 6 6     FRA C Pioline 1 2     CZE B Ulihrach 6 2 62 2 USA P Sampras 3 6 77 Q GER D Prinosil 6 6     AUS J Stoltenberg 3 0   WC ITA A Gaudenzi 1 6 6   USA V Spadea 6 2 3 15 ESP F Mantilla 6 4 7   SVK D Hrbatý 2 6 5 Q BRA F Meligeni 6 6   2 USA P Sampras 3 1   Q GER D Prinosil 7 6   WC ITA A Gaudenzi 5 3   15 ESP F Mantilla 6 6   Q BRA F Meligeni 2 3   Q GER D Prinosil 2 4   15 ESP F Mantilla 6 6   References Men's Singles