1999 US Open – Men's Singles

Andre Agassi defeated compatriot Todd Martin 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. This win gave him the ATP number 1 singles ranking, and helped put an end to Pete Sampras' streak of six year-end number 1 rankings. Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.

Men's Singles
1999 US Open
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Todd Martin
Final score6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
Main article: 1999 US Open (tennis)

Seeds
01.   Pete Sampras (Withdrew due to back injury)
02.   Andre Agassi (Champion)
03.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
04.   Patrick Rafter (First round, retired due to shoulder injury)
05.   Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
06.   Tim Henman (First round)
07.   Todd Martin (Final)
08.   Carlos Moyá (Second round)
09.   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
Main article: 1999 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 C Moyá 77 6 6
D Hrbatý 64 3 4 8 C Moyá 1 4 1r
M Gustafsson 6 6 66 2 4 Q N Escudé 6 6 0
Q N Escudé 4 4 78 6 6 Q N Escudé 6 6 6
Q I Heuberger 4 3 6 6 3 Q X Malisse 3 2 1
C Mamiit 6 6 3 3 6 C Mamiit 6 3 77 66 2
G Raoux 6 63 2 2 Q X Malisse 3 6 64 78 6
Q X Malisse 3 77 6 6 Q N Escudé 6 6 7
P Goldstein 6 6 6 10 M Ríos 2 3 5
S Draper 3 1 0 P Goldstein 7 4 4 3
WC M Washington 1 6 63 5 J Krošlák 5 6 6 6
J Krošlák 6 2 77 7 J Krošlák 3 4 4
Q G Bastl 77 4 6 6 10 M Ríos 6 6 6
F Squillari 64 6 4 4 Q G Bastl 6 3 2 3
M Damm 4 65 6 7 1 10 M Ríos 4 6 6 6
10 M Ríos 6 77 3 5 6

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
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