1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Nicolas Kiefer[1]
Runner-up	Wayne Ferreira
Final score	7–6(7–5), 7–5
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999.

Seeds[]

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final[1]
	8	Jonas Björkman	6	1	4
	5	Nicolas Kiefer	4	6	6
								5	Nicolas Kiefer	7	7
								7	Wayne Ferreira	6	5
	4	Thomas Johansson	3	2
	7	Wayne Ferreira	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Krajicek	3	1
		J van Lottum	6	6					J van Lottum	1	0r
		N Escudé	2	4											1	R Krajicek	6	6
		C Mamiit	7	6											16	D Prinosil	4	4
		B MacPhie	6	2					C Mamiit	2	3
	16	D Prinosil	6	6				16	D Prinosil	6	6
		M Damm	1	3																		1	R Krajicek	6	5	1
	9	M Chang	7	6	7																	8	J Björkman	3	7	6
		M Hill	6	7	6			9	M Chang	3	4
		J Knippschild	6	7					J Knippschild	6	6
		B Steven	2	5												J Knippschild	7	4	4
		L Tieleman	6	7											8	J Björkman	6	6	6
		M Kohlmann	3	6					L Tieleman	3	3
								8	J Björkman	6	6

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Enqvist	7	6
		R Štěpánek	7	6					R Štěpánek	6	4
		J Tarango	5	4											3	T Enqvist	6	6
		D Nestor	4	6	6											D Nestor	2	2
		C Vinck	6	3	3				D Nestor	6	6
		M Tillström	7	6					M Tillström	2	2
	13	J Krošlák	6	4																		3	T Enqvist	7	5	4
		M Sell	7	2	6																	5	N Kiefer	6	7	6
	11	M Woodforde	6	6	3				M Sell	6	6	6
		G Motomura	6	6					G Motomura	7	;4	3
		S Iwabuchi	2	4												M Sell	6	3	2
		P Srichaphan	6	7											5	N Kiefer	3	6	6
		V Santopadre	3	6					P Srichaphan	2	3
								5	N Kiefer	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Black	3	5
		S Lareau	6	6	6				S Lareau	6	7
		T Suzuki	7	3	2											S Lareau	2	7	7
		O Gross	6	6											12	S Schalken	6	6	6
		Y Yamamoto	4	4					O Gross	4	2
	12	S Schalken	6	6				12	S Schalken	6	6
		W Black	4	1																			S Lareau	1	4
	14	G Pozzi	6	6																		4	T Johansson	6	6
		R Wassen	2	3				14	G Pozzi	6	4	6
		P Goldstein	7	6					P Goldstein	4	6	4
		H Dreekmann	5	4											14	G Pozzi	4	6	4
		H Kaneko	6	6											4	T Johansson	6	3	6
		M Knowles	3	4					H Kaneko	3	3
								4	T Johansson	6	6

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	W Ferreira	7	6
		D van Scheppingen	6	6					D van Scheppingen	6	3
		O Stanoytchev	2	1											7	W Ferreira	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	6	3	6											L Burgsmüller	3	4
		P Wessels	3	6	2				L Burgsmüller	6	7
	10	D Vacek	6	6				10	D Vacek	2	5
		G Grant	1	1																		7	W Ferreira	3	6	6
		K Carlsen	6	6																			K Carlsen	6	2	3
	15	R Schüttler	2	4					K Carlsen	6	6
		W Arthurs	6	6					W Arthurs	4	2
		M Rodríguez	4	3												K Carlsen	7	6
		B Karbacher	6	7												B Karbacher	5	2
		S Campbell	2	6					B Karbacher	7	6
									D DiLucia	6	2

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