# 1999 ATP German Open – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Mariano Zabaleta in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Hamburg European Open.
Albert Costa was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Zabaleta.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (champion)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Álbert Costa (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Thomas Johansson (first round)
* Tommy Haas (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Clavet (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (third round)
* Cédric Pioline (first round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Marat Safin (second round)

## 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 | Final | Final |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Mariano Zabaleta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Mariano Zabaleta | 7 | 6 | | Mariano Zabaleta | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 6$^5$ | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 6$^5$ | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Carlos Moyà | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Krajicek | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | H Arazi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Gilbert | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | L Burgsmüller | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 3 | 4 | | 15 | M Rosset | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| 10 | T Johansson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Di Pasquale | 4 | 7$^8$ | 2 |
| | F Meligeni | 7 | 6 | | | F Meligeni | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 7 | 4 | 1 | | J Novák | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Novák | 6$^6$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Di Pasquale | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | F Squillari | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Dreekmann | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 3 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Puerta | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | F Santoro | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Henman | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Zabaleta | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | D Hrbatý | 0 | 4 | | 12 | F Clavet | 1 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 4 | | | K Alami | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | F Clavet | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Zabaleta | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 2 | | | M Zabaleta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Á Costa | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 2 | 5 | | | A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | T Ketola | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | T Haas | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 3 | 5 | | Q | T Ketola | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | T Haas | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | W Ferreira | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Kohlmann | 5 | 5 | | 13 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^5$ | | S Schalken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 13 | W Ferreira | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 4 | 2 | | Q | O Gross | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Jonsson | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Hantschk | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | S Doseděl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Ivanišević | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | M Safin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Moyà | 6 | 6 |
| | D Vacek | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 16 | M Safin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 3 | 2 | | Q | A Voinea | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Voinea | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | C Moyà | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M Meneschincheri | 1 | 7 | 6 | Q | M Meneschincheri | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Moyà | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |