1999 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1999 Paris Open
1998 Champion United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Champion United States Andre Agassi
Runner-up Russia Marat Safin
Final score 76(71), 62, 46, 64

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Albert Costa.
Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Marat Safin 76(71), 62, 46, 64 in the final.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Andre Agassi (Champion)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  3. United States Pete Sampras (Third Round)
  4. United States Todd Martin (Second Round)
  5. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round)
  6. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
  7. n/a
  8. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
  1. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  2. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Third Round)
  3. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (Semifinals)
  4. Spain Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  5. Germany Tommy Haas (Quarterfinals)
  6. Spain Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  7. France Cédric Pioline (Quarterfinals)
  8. Slovakia Karol Kučera (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1  United States Andre Agassi 3 6 6  
11  Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 3 2  
  1  United States Andre Agassi 77 6 4 6  
     Russia Marat Safin 61 2 6 4  
   Russia Marat Safin 65 77 6
  Q  United States Michael Chang 77 65 3  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States A Agassi 6 6    
   Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6          Morocco Y El Aynaoui 4 3    
   United States V Spadea 2 4         1  United States A Agassi 6 3 6  
WC  France A Clément 64 6 62       Q  Netherlands S Schalken 4 6 2  
Q  Netherlands S Schalken 77 4 77     Q  Netherlands S Schalken 6 6  
    16  Slovakia K Kučera 3 4    
      1  United States A Agassi 6 6  
         Australia M Philippoussis 4 1  
    10  United Kingdom T Henman 4 79 6  
   South Africa W Ferreira 6 2 2     LL  Spain J C Ferrero 6 67 4  
LL  Spain J C Ferrero 4 6 6       10  United Kingdom T Henman 1 6 3
   Australia M Philippoussis 6 77            Australia M Philippoussis 6 3 6  
WC  France N Escudé 4 64          Australia M Philippoussis 7 6  
    8  Netherlands R Krajicek 5 3    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States P Sampras 4 6 77  
   Spain F Clavet 6 6          Spain F Clavet 6 3 64  
   Czech Republic J Novák 4 1         3  United States P Sampras        
Q  Austria S Koubek 7 6         13  Germany T Haas w/o      
   Slovakia D Hrbatý 5 4       Q  Austria S Koubek 3 2  
    13  Germany T Haas 6 6    
      13  Germany T Haas 4 6 3
      11  Ecuador N Lapentti 6 3 6
    11  Ecuador N Lapentti 6 77    
Q  Germany R Schüttler 2 3          France F Santoro 3 65    
   France F Santoro 6 6         11  Ecuador N Lapentti 6 7  
   Sweden M Norman 6 3 2          Spain Á Costa 2 5    
   Spain Á Costa 4 6 6        Spain Á Costa 79    
    6  United Kingdom G Rusedski 67 r    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Brazil G Kuerten 64 6 64  
   Russia M Safin 65 7 6        Russia M Safin 77 3 77  
   Argentina M Zabaleta 77 5 3          Russia M Safin 6 6    
Q  Switzerland G Bastl 67 2            Switzerland M Rosset 4 4    
   Switzerland M Rosset 79 6          Switzerland M Rosset 7 6  
    12  Spain Á Corretja 5 3    
         Russia M Safin 6 6  
         United States J Courier 2 4  
    14  Spain C Moyà 2 1    
WC  France A di Pasquale 65 6 66        United States J Courier 6 6    
   United States J Courier 77 3 78          United States J Courier 63 77 7
   Sweden T Enqvist 3 6 77          Sweden T Enqvist 77 64 5  
   France S Grosjean 6 4 65        Sweden T Enqvist 4 77 78
    4  United States T Martin 6 65 66  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    LL  Armenia S Sargsian 3 67    
Q  Netherlands J van Lottum 6 6       Q  Netherlands J van Lottum 6 79    
   Spain F Mantilla 3 2         Q  Netherlands J van Lottum 1 2    
Q  United States M Chang 67 7 6       Q  United States M Chang 6 6    
   Sweden T Johansson 79 5 4     Q  United States M Chang 7 6  
    9  Chile M Ríos 5 2    
      Q  United States M Chang 5 78 6
      15  France C Pioline 7 66 4
    15  France C Pioline 6 6    
   Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6          Ukraine A Medvedev 1 4    
WC  France G Raoux 3 4         15  France C Pioline 77 3 78
   Brazil F Meligeni 3 2            Australia L Hewitt 64 6 66  
   Australia L Hewitt 6 6          Australia L Hewitt 6 2 6
    2  Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 6 4  
 

References

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