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Men's singles
1999 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Patrick Rafter
Score	6–4, 7–5, 7–6
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 Italian Open.

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to David Prinosil.

Seeds

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
2. Pete Sampras (second round)
3. Álex Corretja (semifinals)
4. Patrick Rafter (final)
5. Richard Krajicek (second round)
6. Carlos Moyà (third round)
7. Tim Henman (third round)
8. Marcelo Ríos (first round)
9. Mark Philippoussis (first round)
10. Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
11. Todd Martin (withdrew)
12. Greg Rusedski (second round)
13. Álbert Costa (first round)
14. Andre Agassi (third round)
15. Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
16. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	16	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
	3	Álex Corretja	4	2
								16	Gustavo Kuerten	6	7	7
								4	Patrick Rafter	4	5	6
	4	Patrick Rafter	6	7
	15	Félix Mantilla	3	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	Y Kafelnikov	7	5	6
		C Woodruff	6	7	4			1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	Q	A Voinea	2	1					M Safin	1	2
		M Safin	6	6											1	Y Kafelnikov	5	1
		Y El Aynaoui	3	6	4										16	G Kuerten	7	6
		F Clavet	6	2	6				F Clavet	3	3
		F Vicente	4	3				16	G Kuerten	6	6
	16	G Kuerten	6	6																		16	G Kuerten	3	6	7
	10	K Kučera	6	6																		10	K Kučera	6	4	5
		R Delgado	3	2				10	K Kučera	7	6
		T Muster	6	7	4				M Chang	5	3
		M Chang	7	6	6										10	K Kučera	4	7	6
		J Siemerink	6	7											7	T Henman	6	6	3
		A Ilie	3	5					J Siemerink	5	5
		D Vacek	5	3				7	T Henman	7	7
	7	T Henman	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Á Corretja	6	7
	WC	D Nargiso	1	6				3	Á Corretja	6	6
	Q	R Fromberg	6	1	4				H Arazi	3	3
		H Arazi	1	6	6										3	Á Corretja	7	1	6
		S Grosjean	6	6												F Santoro	6	6	1
		F Santoro	7	7					F Santoro	4	6	6
		W Ferreira	3	6	7				W Ferreira	6	3	3
	13	Á Costa	6	2	6																	3	Á Corretja	5	7	7
	LL	F Squillari	6	6																		LL	F Squillari	7	6	5
	Q	M Meneschincheri	0	3				LL	F Squillari	6	7	6
		D Sanguinetti	1	6	6				D Sanguinetti	7	6	3
	WC	V Santopadre	6	2	3										LL	F Squillari	6	7
		M Rosset	0	0	r										6	C Moyà	3	5
	Q	A Clément	6	1				Q	A Clément	2	1
	WC	R Furlan	2	4				6	C Moyà	6	6
	6	C Moyà	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Krajicek	6	3	6
		J-M Gambill	0	6	1			5	R Krajicek	3	2
		N Kiefer	7	6					N Kiefer	6	6
		T Enqvist	5	4												N Kiefer	6	6	3
	Q	A Portas	7	4	2											N Lapentti	3	7	6
		N Lapentti	6	6	6				N Lapentti	6	6
		S Draper	6	6				12	G Rusedski	3	3
	12	G Rusedski	7	7																			N Lapentti	6	5	1
	14	A Agassi	6	6																		4	P Rafter	4	7	6
		J Golmard	3	4				14	A Agassi	6	6
	LL	J van Lottum	6	4	5				A Berasategui	1	2
		A Berasategui	4	6	7										14	A Agassi	1	6
		M Puerta	1	4											4	P Rafter	6	7
	Q	G Gaudio	6	6				Q	G Gaudio	2	3
		G Ivanišević	5	0				4	P Rafter	6	6
	4	P Rafter	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Ríos	2	7	3
	Q	D Prinosil	6	5	6			Q	D Prinosil	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	4	6	6				J Stoltenberg	3	0
		J Björkman	6	4	4										Q	D Prinosil	7	6
		T Johansson	1	6	5										WC	A Gaudenzi	5	3
	WC	A Gaudenzi	6	4	7			WC	A Gaudenzi	1	6	6
		V Spadea	7	4	6				V Spadea	6	2	3
	9	M Philippoussis	6	6	1																	Q	D Prinosil	2	4
	15	F Mantilla	6																			15	F Mantilla	6	6
		M Zabaleta	1	r				15	F Mantilla	6	4	7
	WC	G Pozzi	0	1					D Hrbatý	2	6	5
		D Hrbatý	6	6											15	F Mantilla	6	6
	Q	F Meligeni	6	6											Q	F Meligeni	2	3
		C Pioline	1	2				Q	F Meligeni	6	6
		B Ulihrach	6	2	6			2	P Sampras	3	1
	2	P Sampras	3	6	7

References

1. ^ "1999 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

• 1999 Italian Open (tennis)