1999 US Open – Men's singles

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. It was his second US Open title and fifth major title overall. With the win, Agassi returned to the world No. 1 singles ranking, ultimately ending Pete Sampras' record streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings.

Men's singles
1999 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi
Runner-upUnited States Todd Martin
Score6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Pat Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.

Seeds edit

01.     Pete Sampras (withdrew due to back injury)
02.     Andre Agassi (champion)
03.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
04.     Pat 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 edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 6661468
7   Todd Martin 4 77 77 3 2
2   Andre Agassi 6 65626 6
12   Richard Krajicek 60646 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 633 4
2   Andre Agassi 77 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 3 674
  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 65653
  A Di Pasquale 4 6 625 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 edit

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 6 634 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 654 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 77 637   T Martin 6 6 3 6
7   T Martin 6 6 626577

Section 3 edit

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 656 3 6 2
Q   L Burgsmüller 6 683 6 6   C Pioline 77 7 4 77
  A Portas 6 614 4 Q   P Wessels 655 6 61
  M Woodforde 3 77 6 6   M Woodforde 6 5 6864
Q   P Wessels 4 6 3 77 6 Q   P Wessels 3 7 710 77
  M Zabaleta 6 3 6 632   C Pioline 6 7 6
  H Arazi 6 77 1 6 14   T Haas 4 5 3
  K Alami 2 646 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 644 2 14   T Haas 676 6 77
  M Puerta 77 6 6   M Puerta 3 2 6 77 1
  T Enqvist 2 4 66 14   T Haas 6 6 2 636
14   T Haas 6 6 78

Section 4 edit

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 7 641 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 646 6 3 65   R Fromberg 5 6 6 6
  R Fromberg 77 4 4 6 77   M Norman 640r
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 5 656 2   G Ivanišević 4 2 4
  H Dreekmann 4 1 4 5   G Kuerten 6 6 6
  P Haarhuis 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 3 646 2
  B Ulihrach 4 4 3 5   G Kuerten 6 77 3 6
5   G Kuerten 6 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   T Henman 614 3
  G Cañas 77 6 6   G Cañas 5 637 6 3
  J Knippschild 3 77 5 3   V Spadea 7 77 5 3 6
  V Spadea 6 637 6   V Spadea 6 4 646 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 2 632
  J van Lottum 6 77 4 713 12   R Krajicek 6 77 6
Q   T Suzuki 2 646 611   J van Lottum 4 78 6 77
LL   I Ljubičić 6 6 6 LL   I Ljubičić 6 663 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 edit

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 6 656
  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 651 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 4 644   J Björkman 1 4 4
LL   M Mirnyi 3 2 78 77 6 3   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
  T Zíb 6 6 66643 LL   M Mirnyi 5 1 77 3
  A Martín 1 6 3 4 3   Y Kafelnikov 7 6 656
3   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   C Moyá 77 6 6
  D Hrbatý 643 4 8   C Moyá 1 4 1r
  M Gustafsson 6 6 662 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 77 662
  G Raoux 6 632 2 Q   X Malisse 3 6 6478 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 6 635   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 646 4 4 Q   G Bastl 6 3 2 3
  M Damm 4 656 7 1 10   M Ríos 4 6 6 6
10   M Ríos 6 77 3 5 6

Section 8 edit

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

References edit

External links edit

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