Men's singles Champion Gustavo Kuerten [1] Runner-up Patrick Rafter Final score 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) Draw 64 Seeds 16
1999 tennis event results
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 [ ]
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Pete Sampras (second round)
Álex Corretja (semifinals)
Patrick Rafter (final)
Richard Krajicek (second round)
Carlos Moyà (third round)
Tim Henman (third round)
Marcelo Ríos (first round)
Mark Philippoussis (first round)
Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
Todd Martin (withdrew)
Greg Rusedski (second round)
Álbert Costa (first round)
Andre Agassi (third round)
Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
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 [ ]
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
References [ ]
^ a b "1999 Rome" . International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 15 May 2015 .
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