1999 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1999 Australian Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Thomas Enqvist
Final score	4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)

Petr Korda was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the third round by Todd Martin.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1). With this win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win the Australian Open.

Seeds

1. Marcelo Ríos (Withdrew due to hamstring injury)
2. Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
3. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
4. Carlos Moyà (First Round)
5. Andre Agassi (Fourth Round)
6. Tim Henman (Third Round)
7. Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
8. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
9. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
10. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Champion)
11. Goran Ivanišević (Withdrew due to shoulder injury)
12. Albert Costa (First Round)
13. Cédric Pioline (First Round)
14. Mark Philippoussis (Fourth Round)
15. Todd Martin (Quarterfinals)
16. Thomas Johansson (First Round)

Qualifying Draw

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	15	Todd Martin	2	6^1	2
	10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7^7	6
										10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6	7
											Tommy Haas	3	4	5
		Tommy Haas	7^7	7	6
		Vincent Spadea	6^5	5	3
																			10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	6	6	7^7
																				Thomas Enqvist	6	0	3	6^1
		Marc Rosset	3	4	4
		Thomas Enqvist	6	6	6
											Thomas Enqvist	6	7	6
											Nicolás Lapentti	3	5	1
	7	Karol Kučera	6^4	7^8	2	6	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	7^7	6^6	6	0	8

Top Half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	LL	O Serrano	6	3	6^6	3
		G Pozzi	3	6	7^8	6					G Pozzi	2	6	6	3
		A Portas	3	1	2						L Roux	6	3	1	0	r
		L Roux	6	6	6															G Pozzi	3	6	5	2
		W Black	6	6	6															W Black	6	4	7	6
		A Voinea	2	4	1						W Black	6	6	3	4	6
		A Medvedev	7^7	6	3	6					A Medvedev	4	4	6	6	2
	Q	J Bower	6^0	1	6	3																							W Black	6^3	4	4
		P Korda	6	6^1	6	6^4	6																					15	T Martin	7^7	6	6
		G Blanco	3	7^7	4	7^7	2				P Korda	6	6	6
		J Alonso	6	6	6						J Alonso	3	1	1
		S Lareau	3	4	2															P Korda	5	6	6^2	7	4
		C Costa	2	6	4	3													15	T Martin	7	4	7^7	5	6
		H Dreekmann	6	2	6	6					H Dreekmann	6	2	6^5	2
		F Meligeni	6	6	3	4	1			15	T Martin	4	6	7^7	6
	15	T Martin	3	4	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
		J Björkman	3	2	4					10	Y Kafelnikov	7	3	7^12	7^7
	Q	F Jonsson	3	6^6	4						J Stoltenberg	5	6	6^10	6^3
		J Stoltenberg	6	7^8	6														10	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6	3
		P Wessels	3	2	6^0															J Courier	7	4	2	0	r
		J Courier	6	6	7^7						J Courier	7^7	6	5	6
		F Mantilla	7^7	6^1	3	6	4				Y El Aynaoui	6^2	4	7	2
		Y El Aynaoui	6^0	7^7	6	3	6																					10	Y Kafelnikov	6	7^7	6^5	3	6
	Q	S Huet	1	6	6	7																							A Pavel	3	6^5	7^7	6	4
		A Di Pasquale	6	3	2	5				Q	S Huet	4	6	4	3
		A Pavel	7^7	6	4	6					A Pavel	6	1	6	6
	Q	J Sánchez	6^5	2	6	4														A Pavel	3	6	2	7	6
		K Carlsen	6	3	0	2													Q	P Goldstein	6	3	6	5	3
	Q	P Goldstein	2	6	6	6				Q	P Goldstein	6	6^9	7^7	6
		S Draper	6^3	6	4	6^5				8	G Rusedski	4	7^11	6^5	2
	8	G Rusedski	7^7	2	6	7^7

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	C Moyà	7^9	4	6^6	3
		N Kiefer	6^7	6	7^8	6					N Kiefer	6	7	7^9
	Q	C Mamiit	6	6	6					Q	C Mamiit	2	5	6^7
		S Koubek	4	3	2															N Kiefer	6^7	1	3
		A Martín	3	5	4															F Santoro	7^9	6	6
		G Raoux	6	7	6						G Raoux	4	6	2	6	3
	Q	D Caldwell	2	4	4						F Santoro	6	1	6	4	6
		F Santoro	6	6	6																								F Santoro	2	3	5
		D Nestor	6	6^5	6	7^11																							T Haas	6	6	7
	Q	V Voltchkov	3	7^7	1	6^9					D Nestor	7	6	6
		T Muster	6	3	3	3					S Schalken	5	1	0
		S Schalken	2	6	6	6														D Nestor	5	6	3	4
		T Haas	7^7	6	7															T Haas	7	4	6	6
		M Kohlmann	6^5	2	5						T Haas	4	6	6	6
	WC	L Hewitt	6	6	6					WC	L Hewitt	6	4	3	4
	13	C Pioline	3	1	1

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	A Costa	4	6	4	4
		M Damm	6	4	6	6					M Damm	4	6	6^3	6	6
		J Siemerink	4	6	2	3					S Sargsian	6	3	7^7	4	3
		S Sargsian	6	3	6	6														M Damm	3	4	4
		R Delgado	7^7	3	2	0														V Spadea	6	6	6
		V Spadea	6^5	6	6	6					V Spadea	6	6	6
		F Squillari	7^11	6	6						F Squillari	3	4	4
	Q	L Burgsmüller	6^9	4	4																								V Spadea	6	7	6^3	6
		S Campbell	6	3	4	4																						5	A Agassi	1	5	7^7	3
		A Clément	4	6	6	6					A Clément	6	7^7	0	3	3
		J Novák	6	6	6						J Novák	3	6^1	6	6	6
		F Clavet	3	4	3															J Novák	3	2	1
		S Doseděl	6	6	6														5	A Agassi	6	6	6
		D Pescariu	4	3	3						S Doseděl	6^5	2	0
		H Gumy	0	3	0					5	A Agassi	7^7	6	6
	5	A Agassi	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	T Henman	6	6	6
		K Alami	3	2	1					6	T Henman	4	7	4	6	6
		G Cañas	6	6^4	3	3				WC	S Stolle	6	5	6	1	4
	WC	S Stolle	2	7^7	6	6													6	T Henman	6^5	3	5
		T Woodbridge	4	2	4															M Rosset	7^7	6	7
		M Rosset	6	6	6						M Rosset	6^7	7^7	6	6
	WC	W Arthurs	6	6	6^2	5	6				J Knippschild	7^9	6^2	1	3
		J Knippschild	3	4	7^7	7	8																						M Rosset	6	6	6
	WC	M Tebbutt	2	4	2																								B Ulihrach	3	4	2
		P Haarhuis	6	6	6						P Haarhuis	1	3	6	4	0
		J Tarango	6^5	6	6^3	6	4				J Tarango	6	6	4	6	6
		A Berasategui	7^7	3	7^7	4	1^r													J Tarango	6	3	2	3
		B Ulihrach	6	7	2	4	6													B Ulihrach	1	6	6	6
		S Grosjean	3	5	6	6	3				B Ulihrach	7^7	4	6^3	6	6
	Q	A Cherkasov	6	6	6					Q	A Cherkasov	6^5	6	7^7	4	4
	LL	B Karbacher	2	1	1

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	Philippoussis	6	6	6
		Grant	3	4	3					14	Philippoussis	7^7	2	6	5	7
		Chang	7^9	6	6						Chang	6^1	6	3	7	5
		Steven	6^7	3	3														14	Philippoussis	3	6	6	6
		Marín	1	6^1	6^5															Krošlák	6	3	4	1
		Krošlák	6	7^7	7^7						Krošlák	3	4	7^7	6	6
		Puerta	6	5	6	6					Puerta	6	6	6^4	4	1
	Q	Carlsson	0	7	1	4																						14	Philippoussis	2	4	7^7	6	2
	WC	Mitchell	6	2	2																								Enqvist	6	6	6^3	4	6
		Black	7	6	6						Black	6^6	6^2	0
		Enqvist	6	7^7	6						Enqvist	7^8	7^7	6
		Gambill	3	6^5	4															Enqvist	6	4	6	6
	WC	Draper	6^4	4	4														3	Rafter	4	6	4	4
		Woodforde	7^7	6	6						Woodforde	2	4	4
		Gross	2	4	3					3	Rafter	6	6	6
	3	Rafter	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	K Kučera	6	7^7	6
		F Vicente	2	6^4	3					7	K Kučera	7	6	6
		L Paes	4	4	1						D Sanguinetti	5	1	4
		D Sanguinetti	6	6	6														7	K Kučera	6	6	6
		M Safin	6	7^7	7^7															M Safin	2	3	2
		D Prinosil	2	6^4	6^3						M Safin	6	5	4	6	6
	Q	M Ondruska	4	3	3						G Kuerten	3	7	6	3	4
		G Kuerten	6	6	6																							7	K Kučera	6	6	7
		W Ferreira	7^7	6	6																								W Ferreira	3	1	5
	Q	M Hipfl	6^4	1	2						W Ferreira	6	2	6	6
		D Hrbatý	4	6	6	6^3	3				D Vacek	4	6	3	1
		D Vacek	6	1	2	7^7	6													W Ferreira	6^1	6^5	6	6	6
	WC	J Sirianni	6	4	3	6	2												9	R Krajicek	7^7	7^7	4	2	3
		M Zabaleta	3	6	6	4	6				M Zabaleta	3	2	5
		H Arazi	7^7	2	4	2				9	R Krajicek	6	6	7
	9	R Krajicek	6^4	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	T Johansson	3	6	6	6^4	0
		N Lapentti	6	3	3	7^7	6				N Lapentti	7^7	3	2	6	6
		J van Lottum	4	7	6	2	5				M Norman	6^4	6	6	3	4
		M Norman	6	5	2	6	7													N Lapentti	4	7^11	2	6	6
		M Tillström	5	7^7	6	6														M Tillström	6	6^9	6	4	2
		L Tieleman	7	6^5	3	4					M Tillström	6	6	6
		J Gimelstob	6	7^7	6						J Gimelstob	3	4	1
	Q	R Schüttler	2	6^4	1																								N Lapentti	6	6	4	6
	Q	E Kempes	2	3	6	3																							A Ilie	4	2	6	2
		A Ilie	6	6	3	6					A Ilie	4	7^7	6	6
		J Golmard	6	7^7	6						J Golmard	6	6^3	4	4
	Q	P Luxa	2	6^4	4															A Ilie	6	6	6
		L Arnold Ker	5	6	4	2														C Ruud	2	2	4
		C Ruud	7	3	6	6					C Ruud	3	6	6	6
	WC	T Suzuki	3	6	6	6^5	2			2	À Corretja	6	3	4	4
	2	À Corretja	6	4	3	7^7	6

External links

• 1999 Australian Open on ATPtennis.com