1999 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Runner-up	Patrick Rafter
Final score	6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.

Gustavo Kuerten won the title, defeating Patrick Rafter 6–4, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6) in the final.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final[1]
	16	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
	3	Álex Corretja	4	2
								16	Gustavo Kuerten	6	7	78
								4	Patrick Rafter	4	5	66
	4	Patrick Rafter	6	7
	15	Félix Mantilla	3	5

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	Y Kafelnikov	77	5	6
		C Woodruff	61	7	4			1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	Q	A Voinea	2	1					M Safin	1	2
		M Safin	6	6											1	Y Kafelnikov	5	1
		Y El Aynaoui	3	6	4										16	G Kuerten	7	6
		F Clavet	6	2	6				F Clavet	3	3
		F Vicente	4	3				16	G Kuerten	6	6
	16	G Kuerten	6	6																		16	G Kuerten	3	6	7
	10	K Kučera	6	6																		10	K Kučera	6	4	5
		R Delgado	3	2				10	K Kučera	7	6
		T Muster	65	77	4				M Chang	5	3
		M Chang	77	64	6										10	K Kučera	4	77	6
		J Siemerink	6	7											7	T Henman	6	65	3
		A Ilie	3	5					J Siemerink	5	5
		D Vacek	5	3				7	T Henman	7	7
	7	T Henman	7	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Á Corretja	6	77
	WC	D Nargiso	1	62				3	Á Corretja	6	6
	Q	R Fromberg	6	1	4				H Arazi	3	3
		H Arazi	1	6	6										3	Á Corretja	77	1	6
		S Grosjean	62	63												F Santoro	61	6	1
		F Santoro	77	77					F Santoro	4	6	6
		W Ferreira	3	6	77				W Ferreira	6	3	3
	13	Á Costa	6	2	64																	3	Á Corretja	5	77	7
	LL	F Squillari	6	6																		LL	F Squillari	7	64	5
	Q	M Meneschincheri	0	3				LL	F Squillari	64	77	6
		D Sanguinetti	1	6	6				D Sanguinetti	77	64	3
	WC	V Santopadre	6	2	3										LL	F Squillari	6	7
		M Rosset	0	0	r										6	C Moyà	3	5
	Q	A Clément	6	1				Q	A Clément	2	1
	WC	R Furlan	2	4				6	C Moyà	6	6
	6	C Moyà	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Krajicek	6	3	6
		J-M Gambill	0	6	1			5	R Krajicek	3	2
		N Kiefer	7	6					N Kiefer	6	6
		T Enqvist	5	4												N Kiefer	6	63	3
	Q	A Portas	77	4	2											N Lapentti	3	77	6
		N Lapentti	65	6	6				N Lapentti	6	6
		S Draper	64	63				12	G Rusedski	3	3
	12	G Rusedski	77	77																			N Lapentti	6	5	1
	14	A Agassi	6	6																		4	P Rafter	4	7	6
		J Golmard	3	4				14	A Agassi	6	6
	LL	J van Lottum	6	4	5				A Berasategui	1	2
		A Berasategui	4	6	7										14	A Agassi	1	64
		M Puerta	1	4											4	P Rafter	6	77
	Q	G Gaudio	6	6				Q	G Gaudio	2	3
		G Ivanišević	5	0				4	P Rafter	6	6
	4	P Rafter	7	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Ríos	2	7	3
	Q	D Prinosil	6	5	6			Q	D Prinosil	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	4	6	6				J Stoltenberg	3	0
		J Björkman	6	4	4										Q	D Prinosil	7	6
		T Johansson	1	6	5										WC	A Gaudenzi	5	3
	WC	A Gaudenzi	6	4	7			WC	A Gaudenzi	1	6	6
		V Spadea	77	4	6				V Spadea	6	2	3
	9	M Philippoussis	62	6	1																	Q	D Prinosil	2	4
	15	F Mantilla	6																			15	F Mantilla	6	6
		M Zabaleta	1	r				15	F Mantilla	6	4	7
	WC	G Pozzi	0	1					D Hrbatý	2	6	5
		D Hrbatý	6	6											15	F Mantilla	6	6
	Q	F Meligeni	6	6											Q	F Meligeni	2	3
		C Pioline	1	2				Q	F Meligeni	6	6
		B Ulihrach	6	2	62			2	P Sampras	3	1
	2	P Sampras	3	6	77

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