# 1999 Italian Open – Men's singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ 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

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
* Pete Sampras (second round)
* Álex Corretja (semifinals)
* Patrick Rafter (final)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Carlos Moyà (third round)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (withdrew)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Álbert Costa (first round)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Álex Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Álex Corretja | 4 | 2 | 16 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 7 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | 4 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 5 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 7 | 4 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 5 | 6$^6$ |
| 15 | Félix Mantilla | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6$^1$ | 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$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | M Chang | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | 10 | K Kučera | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6$^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Á Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso | 1 | 6$^2$ | | 3 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 1 | 4 | | H Arazi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Á Corretja | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | F Santoro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Á Costa | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Á Corretja | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| LL | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | F Squillari | 7 | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| Q | M Meneschincheri | 0 | 3 | | LL | F Squillari | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 1 | 6 | 6 | | D Sanguinetti | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Portas | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | N Lapentti | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | 12 | G Rusedski | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 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$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | P Rafter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | V Spadea | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Philippoussis | 6$^2$ | 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$^2$ | 2 | P Sampras | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Sampras | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |