# 1999 Heineken Open Shanghai – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Magnus Norman.
Norman won the title by defeating Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (final)
* Magnus Norman (champion)
* Sjeng Schalken (first round)
* Jan-Michael Gambill (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Daniel Nestor (first round)
* (n/a)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jonas Björkman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jonas Björkman | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | 2 | Magnus Norman | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Michael Chang | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Magnus Norman | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Magnus Norman | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tieleman | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Ljubičić | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | LL | T Woodbridge | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | H-t Lee | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | H-t Lee | 7 | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | LL | T Woodbridge | 5 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Woodbridge | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Schalken | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 4 | 1 |
| Q | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Jonsson | 3 | 6 | 2 | | C Mamiit | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mamiit | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Vinciguerra | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | L Burgsmüller | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein | 4 | 2 | | 5 | J Björkman | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Chang | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B MacPhie | 5 | 6$^5$ | | 6 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 3 | 6 | 4 | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 4 | JM Gambill | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | A Dupuis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 0 | 1 | | 4 | JM Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | JM Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | D Nestor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Norman | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 6 | 6 | | | J van Lottum | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Zhu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | P Srichaphan | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Wessels | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Huet | 2 | 6 | 3 | | P Wessels | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ketola | 1 | 3 | | 2 | M Norman | 6$^4$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |