Men's singles Champion Andre Agassi Runner-up Todd Martin Final score 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 6–2 Draw 128 Seeds 16
1999 tennis event results
Main article: 1999 US Open (tennis)
Andre Agassi defeated Todd Martin in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. With the win, he returned to the world No. 1 singles ranking , and helped end Pete Sampras ' streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings.
Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis .
Seeds [ ]
0 1. Pete Sampras (withdrew due to back injury) 0 2 . Andre Agassi (champion)0 3 . Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) 0 4 . Patrick Rafter (first round, retired due to shoulder injury) 0 5 . Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) 0 6 . Tim Henman (first round) 0 7 . Todd Martin (final) 0 8 . Carlos Moyá (second round) 0 9 . Greg Rusedski (fourth round) 10 . Marcelo Ríos (fourth round) 11. Mark Philippoussis (withdrew due to left knee injury)
12 . Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) 13 . Àlex Corretja (first round) 14 . Tommy Haas (fourth round) 15 . Nicolas Kiefer (third round) 16 . Nicolás Lapentti (second round) 17 . Félix Mantilla (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying draw [ ] 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 [ ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Slava Doseděl
3
7
4
4
7
Todd Martin 6
5
6
6
7
Todd Martin 6
6
6
Cédric Pioline
4
1
2
Cédric Pioline 4
78
716
710
5
Gustavo Kuerten
6
66
614
68
7
Todd Martin
4
77
77
3
2
2
Andre Agassi 6
65
62
6
6
12
Richard Krajicek
60
64
6
6
65
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77
77
3
1
77
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
3
3
3
2
Andre Agassi 1
6
6
6
Q
Nicolas Escudé
63
3
4
2
Andre Agassi 77
6
6
Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
LL
M Tillström
2
7
4
6
4
M Safin 6
5
6
2
6
M Safin
2
7
4
6
2
J Novák 3
6
6
6
J Novák 6
5
6
3
6
R Delgado
6
4
1
0
J Novák 6
6
5
J-M Gambill 7
6
6
F Santoro
1
0
1r
S Koubek
5
1
4
J-M Gambill
4
2
6
79
4r
F Santoro 5
6
6
1
77
F Santoro 6
6
3
67
4
S Grosjean
7
4
4
6
62
J Novák
4
5
7
5
S Doseděl 6
6
77
S Doseděl 6
7
5
7
J Courier
4
4
65
S Doseděl 7
6
6
F Meligeni 6
7
6
F Meligeni
5
1
3
WC
K Kim
3
5
1
S Doseděl 77
77
6
Q
F Jonsson 6
3
77
7
Q
F Jonsson
65
65
3
A Di Pasquale
4
6
62
5
Q
F Jonsson 6
5
6
7
F Clavet
3
5
6
4
16
N Lapentti
4
7
4
5
16
N Lapentti 6
7
4
6
Section 2 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
9
G Rusedski 4
6
6
6
JC Ferrero
6
2
3
4
9
G Rusedski 6
6
6
D Prinosil 6
6
6
D Prinosil
4
3
1
JA Marín
3
2
3
9
G Rusedski 7
3
6
6
WC
J Blake
2
2
1
C Woodruff
5
6
3
4
C Woodruff 6
6
6
C Woodruff 6
6
6
R Schüttler
4
3
4
C Ruud
2
3
3
C Ruud 6
6
6
9
G Rusedski
7
6
63
4
4
WC
B Bryan
3
6
3
4
7
T Martin 5
0
77
6
6
M Larsson 6
1
6
6
M Larsson 6
6
3
6
B Black
65
4
2
Y El Aynaoui
3
4
6
3
Y El Aynaoui 77
6
6
M Larsson
3
0r
S Sargsian
3
1
3
7
T Martin 6
0
WC
R Reneberg 6
6
6
WC
R Reneberg
4
3
6
1
Q
S Huet
4
3
77
77
63
7
T Martin 6
6
3
6
7
T Martin 6
6
62
65
77
Section 3 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
4
P Rafter
6
6
3
5
0r
C Pioline 4
4
6
7
1
C Pioline 77
1
6
3
6
J Siemerink
1
710
6
3
2
Q
L Burgsmüller
65
6
3
6
2
Q
L Burgsmüller 6
68
3
6
6
C Pioline 77
7
4
77
A Portas
6
61
4
4
Q
P Wessels
65
5
6
61
M Woodforde 3
77
6
6
M Woodforde
6
5
68
64
Q
P Wessels 4
6
3
77
6
Q
P Wessels 3
7
710
77
M Zabaleta
6
3
6
63
2
C Pioline 6
7
6
H Arazi 6
77
1
6
14
T Haas
4
5
3
K Alami
2
64
6
4
H Arazi 3
6
6
77
F Vicente 6
6
4
712
F Vicente
6
3
3
64
G Puentes
3
2
6
610
H Arazi
79
3
4
63
B Karbacher
64
4
2
14
T Haas 67
6
6
77
M Puerta 77
6
6
M Puerta
3
2
6
77
1
T Enqvist
2
4
66
14
T Haas 6
6
2
63
6
14
T Haas 6
6
78
Section 4 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
17
F Mantilla
6
1
2
4
M Norman 1
6
6
6
M Norman 6
6
6
G Pozzi 5
77
6
6
G Pozzi
4
3
4
D Nestor
7
64
1
2
M Norman 4
6
6
6
M Hipfl 6
6
6
R Fromberg
6
3
1
3
A Ilie
4
1
2
M Hipfl
7
3
4
4
W Ferreira
64
6
6
3
65
R Fromberg 5
6
6
6
R Fromberg 77
4
4
6
77
M Norman
64
0r
Q
C Caratti 3
6
2
6
6
5
G Kuerten 77
0
J Díaz
6
3
6
2
2
Q
C Caratti
1
6
2
6
4
G Ivanišević 7
77
4
6
G Ivanišević 6
4
6
2
6
Q
V Liukko
5
65
6
2
G Ivanišević
4
2
4
H Dreekmann
4
1
4
5
G Kuerten 6
6
6
P Haarhuis 6
6
6
P Haarhuis
3
64
6
2
B Ulihrach
4
4
3
5
G Kuerten 6
77
3
6
5
G Kuerten 6
6
6
Bottom half [ ] Section 5 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
T Henman
61
4
3
G Cañas 77
6
6
G Cañas
5
63
7
6
3
J Knippschild
3
77
5
3
V Spadea 7
77
5
3
6
V Spadea 6
63
7
6
V Spadea 6
4
64
6
77
Q
J Boutter
5
1r
LL
L Tieleman
2
6
77
2
63
G Blanco 7
5
G Blanco
4
3
3
LL
L Tieleman 6
7
6
LL
L Tieleman 6
6
6
WC
T Dent
4
5
2
V Spadea
2
63
2
J van Lottum 6
77
4
713
12
R Krajicek 6
77
6
Q
T Suzuki
2
64
6
611
J van Lottum 4
78
6
77
LL
I Ljubičić 6
6
6
LL
I Ljubičić
6
66
3
65
WC
J Morrison
1
2
4
J van Lottum
4
1
4
Q
L Manta 6
6
6
12
R Krajicek 6
6
6
S Schalken
3
4
3
Q
L Manta
2
4
1
WC
P King
1
4
0
12
R Krajicek 6
6
6
12
R Krajicek 6
6
6
Section 6 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
À Corretja
3
4
6
6
66
W Arthurs 6
6
1
4
78
W Arthurs
2
4
77
4
M Rosset
2
2
0
L Hewitt 6
6
65
6
L Hewitt 6
6
6
L Hewitt
6
3
6
4
3
M Rodríguez
3
2
3
A Medvedev 3
6
3
6
6
A Medvedev 6
6
6
A Medvedev 6
6
6
S Lareau 3
6
4
6
6
S Lareau
4
1
0
G Gaudio
6
4
6
1
4
A Medvedev
65
1
0
J Tarango
4
4
6
2
3
Y Kafelnikov 77
6
6
J Björkman 6
6
1
6
J Björkman 5
6
6
6
K Carlsen 6
77
6
K Carlsen
7
2
3
3
H Gumy
4
64
4
J Björkman
1
4
4
LL
M Mirnyi 3
2
78
77
6
3
Y Kafelnikov 6
6
6
T Zíb
6
6
66
64
3
LL
M Mirnyi
5
1
77
3
A Martín
1
6
3
4
3
Y Kafelnikov 7
6
65
6
3
Y Kafelnikov 6
3
6
6
Section 7 [ ] Section 8 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
15
N Kiefer 6
6
1
4
6
J Stoltenberg
4
3
6
6
3
15
N Kiefer 6
6
6
Q
M Kohlmann 2
6
6
3
6
Q
M Kohlmann
3
2
2
A Pavel
6
4
3
6
2
15
N Kiefer
6
4
4
2
M Filippini
6
3
6
3
2
A Clément 4
6
6
6
M Chang 3
6
2
6
6
M Chang
3
3
4
A Clément 6
6
6
A Clément 6
6
6
W Black
2
3
4
A Clément
4
4
3
A Costa
5
3
5
2
A Agassi 6
6
6
D Vacek 7
6
7
D Vacek
2
6
6
4
3
J Gimelstob 6
6
6
J Gimelstob 6
3
2
6
6
A Gaudenzi
1
3
2
J Gimelstob
1
6
3
4
Q
A Pretzsch 7
6
6
2
A Agassi 6
4
6
6
Q
C Saulnier
5
2
3
Q
A Pretzsch
3
2
1
N Kulti
0
1
3
2
A Agassi 6
6
6
2
A Agassi 6
6
6
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Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras (withdrew due to back injury)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
Patrick Rafter (first round, retired due to shoulder injury)
Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
Tim Henman (first round)
Carlos Moyá (second round)
Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Tommy Haas (fourth round)
Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
Slava Doseděl
Cédric Pioline
Gustavo Kuerten
Richard Krajicek
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
M Tillström
R Delgado
S Koubek
F Clavet
N Lapentti
G Rusedski
D Prinosil
JA Marín
C Ruud
B Black
Y El Aynaoui
S Sargsian
P Rafter
M Zabaleta
G Pozzi
D Nestor
W Ferreira
G Ivanišević
V Liukko
T Suzuki
L Manta
A Medvedev
K Carlsen
M Mirnyi
D Hrbatý
X Malisse
C Mamiit
M Ríos
A Pavel
M Filippini