1999 Paris Open – Singles

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Albert Costa.
Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Marat Safin 7–6^(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

Singles
1999 Paris Open
1998 Champion	Greg Rusedski
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Marat Safin
Final score	7–6^(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

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. Andre Agassi (Champion)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
3. Pete Sampras (Third Round)
4. Todd Martin (Second Round)
5. Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round)
6. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
7. Nicolas Kiefer (Withdrew)
8. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
9. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
10. Tim Henman (Third Round)
11. Nicolás Lapentti (Semifinals)
12. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
13. Tommy Haas (Quarterfinals)
14. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
15. Cédric Pioline (Quarterfinals)
16. Karol Kučera (Second Round)

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	Andre Agassi	3	6	6
	11	Nicolás Lapentti	6	3	2
								1	Andre Agassi	7^7	6	4	6
									Marat Safin	6^1	2	6	4
		Marat Safin	6^5	7^7	6
	Q	Michael Chang	7^7	6^5	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Agassi	6	6
		Y El Aynaoui	6	6					Y El Aynaoui	4	3
		V Spadea	2	4											1	A Agassi	6	3	6
	WC	A Clément	6^4	6	6^2										Q	S Schalken	4	6	2
	Q	S Schalken	7^7	4	7^7			Q	S Schalken	6	6
								16	K Kučera	3	4
																						1	A Agassi	6	6
																							M Philippoussis	4	1
								10	T Henman	4	7^9	6
		W Ferreira	6	2	2			LL	J C Ferrero	6	6^7	4
	LL	J C Ferrero	4	6	6										10	T Henman	1	6	3
		M Philippoussis	6	7^7												M Philippoussis	6	3	6
	WC	N Escudé	4	6^4					M Philippoussis	7	6
								8	R Krajicek	5	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	P Sampras	4	6	7^7
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	6	3	6^4
		J Novák	4	1											3	P Sampras
	Q	S Koubek	7	6											13	T Haas	w/o
		D Hrbatý	5	4				Q	S Koubek	3	2
								13	T Haas	6	6
																						13	T Haas	4	6	3
																						11	N Lapentti	6	3	6
								11	N Lapentti	6	7^7
	Q	R Schüttler	2	3					F Santoro	3	6^5
		F Santoro	6	6											11	N Lapentti	6	7
		M Norman	6	3	2											Á Costa	2	5
		Á Costa	4	6	6				Á Costa	7^9
								6	G Rusedski	6^7	r

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Kuerten	6^4	6	6^4
		M Safin	6^5	7	6				M Safin	7^7	3	7^7
		M Zabaleta	7^7	5	3											M Safin	6	6
	Q	G Bastl	6^7	2												M Rosset	4	4
		M Rosset	7^9	6					M Rosset	7	6
								12	Á Corretja	5	3
																							M Safin	6	6
																							J Courier	2	4
								14	C Moyà	2	1
	WC	A di Pasquale	6^5	6	6^6				J Courier	6	6
		J Courier	7^7	3	7^8											J Courier	6^3	7^7	7
		T Enqvist	3	6	7^7											T Enqvist	7^7	6^4	5
		S Grosjean	6	4	6^5				T Enqvist	4	7^7	7^8
								4	T Martin	6	6^5	6^6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								LL	S Sargsian	3	6^7
	Q	J van Lottum	6	6				Q	J van Lottum	6	7^9
		F Mantilla	3	2											Q	J van Lottum	1	2
	Q	M Chang	6^7	7	6										Q	M Chang	6	6
		T Johansson	7^9	5	4			Q	M Chang	7	6
								9	M Ríos	5	2
																						Q	M Chang	5	7^8	6
																						15	C Pioline	7	6^6	4
								15	C Pioline	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	6					A Medvedev	1	4
	WC	G Raoux	3	4											15	C Pioline	7^7	3	7^8
		F Meligeni	3	2												L Hewitt	6^4	6	6^6
		L Hewitt	6	6					L Hewitt	6	2	6
								2	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	4

References

• 1999 Paris Open Draw