1999 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Tenth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. With this win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win the Australian Open.

Men's Singles
1999 Australian Open
Champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up Thomas Enqvist
Final score4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Draw128
Seeds16

Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Todd Martin.

Seeds
01.   Marcelo Ríos (Withdrew due to hamstring injury)
02.   Àlex Corretja (Second round)
03.   Patrick Rafter (Third round)
04.   Carlos Moyà (First round)
05.   Andre Agassi (Fourth round)
06.   Tim Henman (Third round)
07.   Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
08.   Greg Rusedski (Second round)
09.   Richard Krajicek (Third round)
10.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Champion)
11.   Goran Ivanišević (Withdrew due to shoulder injury)
12.   Albert Costa (First round)
13.   Cédric Pioline (First round)
14.   Mark Philippoussis (Fourth round)
15.   Todd Martin (Quarterfinals)
16.   Thomas Johansson (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw
Main article: 1999 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15 Todd Martin 2 61 2
10 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 77 6
10 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 7
  Tommy Haas 3 4 5
  Tommy Haas 77 7 6
  Vincent Spadea 65 5 3
10 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 6 6 77
  Thomas Enqvist 6 0 3 61
  Marc Rosset 3 4 4
  Thomas Enqvist 6 6 6
  Thomas Enqvist 6 7 6
  Nicolás Lapentti 3 5 1
7 Karol Kučera 64 78 2 6 6
  Nicolás Lapentti 77 66 6 0 8

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL O Serrano 6 3 66 3
G Pozzi 3 6 78 6 G Pozzi 2 6 6 3
A Portas 3 1 2 L Roux 6 3 1 0r
L Roux 6 6 6 G Pozzi 3 6 5 2
W Black 6 6 6 W Black 6 4 7 6
A Voinea 2 4 1 W Black 6 6 3 4 6
A Medvedev 77 6 3 6 A Medvedev 4 4 6 6 2
Q J Bower 60 1 6 3 W Black 63 4 4
P Korda 6 61 6 64 6 15 T Martin 77 6 6
G Blanco 3 77 4 77 2 P Korda 6 6 6
J Alonso 6 6 6 J Alonso 3 1 1
S Lareau 3 4 2 P Korda 5 6 62 7 4
C Costa 2 6 4 3 15 T Martin 7 4 77 5 6
H Dreekmann 6 2 6 6 H Dreekmann 6 2 65 2
F Meligeni 6 6 3 4 1 15 T Martin 4 6 77 6
15 T Martin 3 4 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
J Björkman 3 2 4 10 Y Kafelnikov 7 3 712 77
Q F Jonsson 3 66 4 J Stoltenberg 5 6 610 63
J Stoltenberg 6 78 6 10 Y Kafelnikov 5 6 6 3
P Wessels 3 2 60 J Courier 7 4 2 0r
J Courier 6 6 77 J Courier 77 6 5 6
F Mantilla 77 61 3 6 4 Y El Aynaoui 62 4 7 2
Y El Aynaoui 60 77 6 3 6 10 Y Kafelnikov 6 77 65 3 6
Q S Huet 1 6 6 7 A Pavel 3 65 77 6 4
A Di Pasquale 6 3 2 5 Q S Huet 4 6 4 3
A Pavel 77 6 4 6 A Pavel 6 1 6 6
Q J Sánchez 65 2 6 4 A Pavel 3 6 2 7 6
K Carlsen 6 3 0 2 Q P Goldstein 6 3 6 5 3
Q P Goldstein 2 6 6 6 Q P Goldstein 6 69 77 6
S Draper 63 6 4 65 8 G Rusedski 4 711 65 2
8 G Rusedski 77 2 6 77

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 C Moyà 79 4 66 3
N Kiefer 67 6 78 6 N Kiefer 6 7 79
Q C Mamiit 6 6 6 Q C Mamiit 2 5 67
S Koubek 4 3 2 N Kiefer 67 1 3
A Martín 3 5 4 F Santoro 79 6 6
G Raoux 6 7 6 G Raoux 4 6 2 6 3
Q D Caldwell 2 4 4 F Santoro 6 1 6 4 6
F Santoro 6 6 6 F Santoro 2 3 5
D Nestor 6 65 6 711 T Haas 6 6 7
Q V Voltchkov 3 77 1 69 D Nestor 7 6 6
T Muster 6 3 3 3 S Schalken 5 1 0
S Schalken 2 6 6 6 D Nestor 5 6 3 4
T Haas 77 6 7 T Haas 7 4 6 6
M Kohlmann 65 2 5 T Haas 4 6 6 6
WC L Hewitt 6 6 6 WC L Hewitt 6 4 3 4
13 C Pioline 3 1 1

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 A Costa 4 6 4 4
M Damm 6 4 6 6 M Damm 4 6 63 6 6
J Siemerink 4 6 2 3 S Sargsian 6 3 77 4 3
S Sargsian 6 3 6 6 M Damm 3 4 4
R Delgado 77 3 2 0 V Spadea 6 6 6
V Spadea 65 6 6 6 V Spadea 6 6 6
F Squillari 711 6 6 F Squillari 3 4 4
Q L Burgsmüller 69 4 4 V Spadea 6 7 63 6
S Campbell 6 3 4 4 5 A Agassi 1 5 77 3
A Clément 4 6 6 6 A Clément 6 77 0 3 3
J Novák 6 6 6 J Novák 3 61 6 6 6
F Clavet 3 4 3 J Novák 3 2 1
S Doseděl 6 6 6 5 A Agassi 6 6 6
D Pescariu 4 3 3 S Doseděl 65 2 0
H Gumy 0 3 0 5 A Agassi 77 6 6
5 A Agassi 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 T Henman 6 6 6
K Alami 3 2 1 6 T Henman 4 7 4 6 6
G Cañas 6 64 3 3 WC S Stolle 6 5 6 1 4
WC S Stolle 2 77 6 6 6 T Henman 65 3 5
T Woodbridge 4 2 4 M Rosset 77 6 7
M Rosset 6 6 6 M Rosset 67 77 6 6
WC W Arthurs 6 6 62 5 6 J Knippschild 79 62 1 3
J Knippschild 3 4 77 7 8 M Rosset 6 6 6
WC M Tebbutt 2 4 2 B Ulihrach 3 4 2
P Haarhuis 6 6 6 P Haarhuis 1 6 6 4 0
J Tarango 65 6 63 6 4 J Tarango 6 3 4 6 6
A Berasategui 77 3 77 4 1r J Tarango 6 3 2 3
B Ulihrach 6 7 2 4 6 B Ulihrach 1 6 6 6
S Grosjean 3 5 6 6 3 B Ulihrach 77 4 63 6 6
Q A Cherkasov 6 6 6 Q A Cherkasov 65 6 77 4 4
LL B Karbacher 2 1 1

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
G Grant 3 4 3 14 M Philippoussis 77 2 6 5 7
M Chang 79 6 6 M Chang 61 6 3 7 5
B Steven 67 3 3 14 M Philippoussis 3 6 6 6
JA Marín 1 61 65 J Krošlák 6 3 4 1
J Krošlák 6 77 77 J Krošlák 3 4 77 6 6
M Puerta 6 5 6 6 M Puerta 6 6 64 4 1
Q M Carlsson 0 7 1 4 14 M Philippoussis 2 4 77 6 2
WC T Mitchell 6 2 2 T Enqvist 6 6 63 4 6
B Black 7 6 6 B Black 66 62 0
T Enqvist 6 77 6 T Enqvist 78 77 6
JM Gambill 3 65 4 T Enqvist 6 4 6 6
WC M Draper 64 4 4 3 P Rafter 4 6 4 4
M Woodforde 77 6 6 M Woodforde 2 4 4
O Gross 2 4 3 3 P Rafter 6 6 6
3 P Rafter 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 K Kučera 6 77 6
F Vicente 2 64 3 7 K Kučera 7 6 6
L Paes 4 4 1 D Sanguinetti 5 1 4
D Sanguinetti 6 6 6 7 K Kučera 6 6 6
M Safin 6 77 77 M Safin 2 3 2
D Prinosil 2 64 63 M Safin 6 5 4 6 6
Q M Ondruska 4 3 3 G Kuerten 3 7 6 3 4
G Kuerten 6 6 6 7 K Kučera 6 6 7
W Ferreira 77 6 6 W Ferreira 3 1 5
Q M Hipfl 64 1 2 W Ferreira 6 2 6 6
D Hrbatý 4 6 6 63 3 D Vacek 4 6 3 1
D Vacek 6 1 2 77 6 W Ferreira 61 65 6 6 6
WC J Sirianni 6 4 3 6 2 9 R Krajicek 77 77 4 2 3
M Zabaleta 3 6 6 4 6 M Zabaleta 3 2 5
H Arazi 77 2 4 2 9 R Krajicek 6 6 7
9 R Krajicek 64 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 T Johansson 3 6 6 64 0
N Lapentti 6 3 3 77 6 N Lapentti 77 3 2 6 6
J van Lottum 4 7 6 2 5 M Norman 64 6 6 3 4
M Norman 6 5 2 6 7 N Lapentti 4 711 2 6 6
M Tillström 5 77 6 6 M Tillström 6 69 6 4 2
L Tieleman 7 65 3 4 M Tillström 6 6 6
J Gimelstob 6 77 6 J Gimelstob 3 4 1
Q R Schüttler 2 64 1 N Lapentti 6 6 4 6
Q E Kempes 2 3 6 3 A Ilie 4 2 6 2
A Ilie 6 6 3 6 A Ilie 4 77 6 6
J Golmard 6 77 6 J Golmard 6 63 4 4
Q P Luxa 2 64 4 A Ilie 6 6 6
L Arnold Ker 5 6 4 2 C Ruud 2 2 4
C Ruud 7 3 6 6 C Ruud 3 6 6 6
WC T Suzuki 3 6 6 65 2 2 À Corretja 6 3 4 4
2 À Corretja 6 4 3 77 6
Preceded by
1998 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1999 French Open – Men's Singles
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