1999 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1999 French Open
Champion United States Andre Agassi
Runner-up Ukraine Andriy Medvedev
Final score 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

Carlos Moyà was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Andre Agassi.

Andre Agassi won in the final, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, against former World No. 4 Andriy Medvedev. With this win, Agassi became the second man, after Rod Laver, to complete a career Grand Slam in the Open Era.

This tournament was also notable for being the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 Roger Federer competed in the main draw, in which he lost to Patrick Rafter in the first round.

Seeds

  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second round)
  2. United States Pete Sampras (Second round)
  3. Australia Patrick Rafter (Third round)
  4. Spain Carlos Moyà (Fourth round)
  5. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Second round)
  6. Spain Àlex Corretja (Quarterfinals)
  7. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Third round)
  8. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  9. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  10. Australia Mark Philippoussis (First round)
  11. Slovakia Karol Kučera (First round)
  12. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Fourth round)
  13. United States Andre Agassi (Champion)
  14. Spain Félix Mantilla (Fourth round)
  15. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (First round)
  16. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Second round)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
     Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 66 6    
9  Chile Marcelo Ríos 64 2 7 3    
     Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 4 66 6 4    
  13  United States Andre Agassi 6 7 3 6    
13  United States Andre Agassi 6 6 6    
  Q  Uruguay Marcelo Filippini 2 2 0      
    13  United States Andre Agassi 1 2 6 6 6
     Ukraine Andriy Medvedev 6 6 4 3 4
  6  Spain Àlex Corretja 2 2 0      
   Brazil Fernando Meligeni 6 6 6      
   Brazil Fernando Meligeni 5 6 4 66  
     Ukraine Andriy Medvedev 7 3 6 7    
8  Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 5 4 4    
     Ukraine Andriy Medvedev 7 6 6      

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 5 6 7
  United States M Chang 2 7 0 68 1 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 1 4
WC France J Boutter 7 4 5 5   Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  Slovakia D Hrbatý 5 6 7 7   Slovakia D Hrbatý 3 7 6 4 6
  Australia A Ilie 4 6 7 3 6   Australia A Ilie 6 5 2 6 2
  Sweden J Björkman 6 3 5 6 3   Australia A Ilie 7 4 2 6 6
  Australia L Hewitt 6 4 4 6 4   Argentina M Rodríguez 5 6 6 3 4
  Argentina M Rodríguez 4 6 6 4 6   Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 3 7 6
  Germany J Knippschild 6 6 6   Russia M Safin 4 6 65 3
WC France L Roux 4 3 0   Germany J Knippschild 3 3 r
  Slovakia J Krošlák 2 6 3 6 2   Russia M Safin 6 4
  Russia M Safin 6 4 6 3 6   Russia M Safin 7 3 6 6
Q Spain Á Calatrava 1 3 5   Morocco H Arazi 65 6 4 3
  United States J Courier 6 6 7   United States J Courier 6 3 4 1
  Morocco H Arazi 6 1 6 6   Morocco H Arazi 2 6 6 6
15 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 3 1

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 Chile M Ríos 6 6 7
Q Germany A Pretzsch 3 2 5 9 Chile M Ríos 6 6 7
WC France A Boetsch 6 6 6 WC France A Boetsch 2 3 5
Q Romania R Sabău 0 1 1 9 Chile M Ríos 7 6 7
  Czech Republic D Vacek 4 3 6 4   Spain A Costa 5 4 5
Q Argentina A Calleri 6 6 4 6 Q Argentina A Calleri 3 4 3
  Sweden M Gustafsson 3 6 5 65   Spain A Costa 6 6 6
  Spain A Costa 6 4 7 7 9 Chile M Ríos 3 3 6 6 6
  Spain A Berasategui 6 6 4 6   Spain A Berasategui 6 6 3 4 3
  Zimbabwe W Black 0 3 6 2   Spain A Berasategui 4 6 6 6
WC France S Huet 2 7 6 6 WC France S Huet 6 4 2 4
  Germany H Dreekmann 6 5 3 3   Spain A Berasategui 4 4 6 7 6
  Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 6 7 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 4 5 4
  Canada D Nestor 2 2 2   Czech Republic J Novák 7 1 5 2
  Morocco K Alami 4 6 6 3 4 7 United Kingdom T Henman 5 6 7 6
7 United Kingdom T Henman 6 3 4 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Spain C Moyà 3 1 6 6 6
  Austria M Hipfl 6 6 4 2 4 4 Spain C Moyà 65 6 6 6
  Spain A Martín 62 1 6 3   Czech Republic P Korda 7 4 3 1
  Czech Republic P Korda 7 6 4 6 4 Spain C Moyà 6 7 2 6
  South Africa W Ferreira 3 6 6 6   Armenia S Sargsian 3 63 6 3
LL Denmark K Carlsen 6 3 3 2   South Africa W Ferreira 7 2 2 65
WC Monaco J-R Lisnard 7 4 2 2   Armenia S Sargsian 64 6 6 7
  Armenia S Sargsian 64 6 6 6 4 Spain C Moyà 6 5 5 1
  Ecuador N Lapentti 2 6 6 7 13 United States A Agassi 4 7 7 6
  Austria T Muster 6 1 2 64   Ecuador N Lapentti 62 65 5
  United States C Woodruff 6 6 64 7   United States C Woodruff 7 7 7
Q Argentina D Moyano 2 3 7 5   United States C Woodruff 4 4 3
  France A Clément 3 3 7 6 6 13 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
  France C Pioline 6 6 68 4 3   France A Clément 2 6 6 5 0
  Argentina F Squillari 6 5 5 3 13 United States A Agassi 6 4 2 7 6
13 United States A Agassi 3 7 7 6

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 64 6
  Germany D Prinosil 4 4 7 4 12 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 4 6 6
WC France A Dupuis 3 6 1 3   Australia R Fromberg 4 6 2 3
  Australia R Fromberg 6 3 6 6 12 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 7 6
  Italy D Sanguinetti 6 6 3 6   Italy D Sanguinetti 2 67 2
  Netherlands J van Lottum 4 2 6 3   Italy D Sanguinetti 65 7 6 7
  Romania A Pavel 7 2 1 r   Argentina H Gumy 7 5 4 64
  Argentina H Gumy 63 6 3 12 United Kingdom G Rusedski 68 3 4
Q Uruguay M Filippini 6 6 6 Q Uruguay M Filippini 7 6 6
  Italy L Tieleman 4 1 4 Q Uruguay M Filippini 6 6 6
  Germany N Kiefer 5 4 2   Czech Republic M Damm 4 4 4
  Czech Republic M Damm 7 6 6 Q Uruguay M Filippini 6 6 6
  Australia M Woodforde 65 3 5   United States V Spadea 2 4 4
  United States V Spadea 7 6 7   United States V Spadea 6 6 6
  United States J-M Gambill 64 3 2 5 Netherlands R Krajicek 1 2 4
5 Netherlands R Krajicek 7 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 Spain À Corretja 7 6 6
Q Spain G Puentes 64 4 2 6 Spain À Corretja 6 6 3 64 6
  United States J Tarango 7 2 3 3   Spain F Vicente 3 4 6 7 2
  Spain F Vicente 5 6 6 6 6 Spain À Corretja 6 6 6
  Sweden M Norman 65 6 2 4 Q Argentina G Gaudio 4 3 3
  Germany B Karbacher 7 4 6 6   Germany B Karbacher 7 6 3 1 4
  Germany O Gross 1 0 r Q Argentina G Gaudio 63 4 6 6 6
Q Argentina G Gaudio 6 2 6 Spain À Corretja 6 6 7
  France G Raoux 0 4 5   Austria S Koubek 2 3 5
  Austria S Koubek 6 6 7   Austria S Koubek 6 7 65 6
Q Spain Á López Morón 6 6 4 6 Q Spain Á López Morón 2 63 7 4
  Australia T Woodbridge 0 3 6 2   Austria S Koubek 6 6 6
  France F Santoro 3 4 6 7 1   France S Grosjean 3 4 4
  France S Grosjean 6 6 3 5 6   France S Grosjean 6 2 7 6
  Sweden M Larsson 6 6 6   Sweden M Larsson 4 6 63 4
11 Slovakia K Kučera 2 3 2

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 Spain F Mantilla 4 6 6 6
WC France R Gilbert 6 4 3 4 14 Spain F Mantilla 7 6 6
  Argentina M Puerta 6 7 6   Argentina M Puerta 5 4 4
  Italy G Pozzi 2 60 4 14 Spain F Mantilla 7 6 6
  Switzerland M Rosset 66 64 1   Germany T Haas 63 1 4
  Germany T Haas 7 7 6   Germany T Haas 6 6 6
Q Italy M Navarra 3 6 7 7 Q Italy M Navarra 1 3 1
  Australia S Draper 6 1 66 65 14 Spain F Mantilla 1 7 5 61
  Brazil F Meligeni 6 6 6   Brazil F Meligeni 6 5 7 7
  United States J Gimelstob 3 3 3   Brazil F Meligeni 65 6 4 6 6
LL Belgium X Malisse 2 0 4   Morocco Y El Aynaoui 7 3 6 3 3
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6   Brazil F Meligeni 6 6 3 6
Q Czech Republic P Luxa 4 3 1 3 Australia P Rafter 4 2 6 3
  France N Escudé 6 6 6   France N Escudé 5 0 6 4
WC Switzerland R Federer 7 3 0 2 3 Australia P Rafter 7 6 2 6
3 Australia P Rafter 5 6 6 6

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
  Spain G Blanco 4 4 3 8 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 3 6
  Argentina G Cañas 7 4 6 6   Argentina G Cañas 2 3 6 2
  Netherlands J Siemerink 62 6 2 4 8 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
  Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 4 6   Netherlands S Schalken 2 4 3
  Netherlands P Haarhuis 2 3 6 3   Netherlands S Schalken 4 6 63 6 6
  Spain F Clavet 6 7 6   Spain F Clavet 6 3 7 3 4
Q Spain J Alonso 3 65 4 8 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
  Italy A Gaudenzi 6 6 4 6   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 4 2
  Germany R Schüttler 4 2 6 3   Italy A Gaudenzi 1 6 6 6
LL Belarus V Voltchkov 2 4 2 Q Germany M Hantschk 6 3 4 3
Q Germany M Hantschk 6 6 6   Italy A Gaudenzi 3 5 4
  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 6 6   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 7 6
  Paraguay R Delgado 1 3 3   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 3 7 6 5 6
  Australia J Stoltenberg 7 6 6   Australia J Stoltenberg 6 65 3 7 3
10 Australia M Philippoussis 64 4 1

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 Sweden T Enqvist 4 6 6 6
Q Argentina H Moretti 6 0 4 2 16 Sweden T Enqvist 65 4 3
  Spain C Costa 3 4 4   Norway C Ruud 7 6 6
  Norway C Ruud 6 6 6   Norway C Ruud 6 1 2 3
  France A di Pasquale 6 6 63 6   France A di Pasquale 3 6 6 6
Q Belgium C Rochus 2 2 7 4   France A di Pasquale 4 63 7 6 6
Q Belarus M Mirnyi 6 7 6 Q Belarus M Mirnyi 6 7 5 3 3
  Argentina M Zabaleta 1 64 2   France A di Pasquale 65 63 1
  Zimbabwe B Black 4 3 6 6 6   Ukraine A Medvedev 7 7 6
  Romania A Voinea 6 6 3 2 4   Zimbabwe B Black 6 6 6
  Philippines C Mamiit 2 2 4   Spain A Portas 2 3 2
  Spain A Portas 6 6 6   Zimbabwe B Black 1 2 6 1
  Romania D Pescariu 3 1 1   Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6 3 6
  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6 6   Ukraine A Medvedev 7 1 6 6
  Costa Rica JA Marín 7 4 5 7 4 2 United States P Sampras 5 6 4 3
2 United States P Sampras 65 6 7 69 6

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