# 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andrew Ilie.
Jérôme Golmard won the title, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Àlex Corretja (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Albert Costa (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
* Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Andrew Ilie | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Kiefer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Kiefer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Nicolas Kiefer | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | Jérôme Golmard | Jérôme Golmard | 6 | 6 |
| | Jérôme Golmard | 4 | 7 | 6 | Jérôme Golmard | Jérôme Golmard | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 4 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 4 | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Martín | 3 | 4 | | | P Korda | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Van Herck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | L Paes | 4 | 3 | | Q | J Van Herck | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Marín | 4 | 4 | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ilie | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | S Schalken | 4 | 3 | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | F Clavet | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | F Clavet | 6$^7$ | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | |
| | N Escudé | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 7$^9$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 3 | 2 | | 6 | A Costa | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 0 | 2 | | 5 | K Kučera | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 4 | 3 | | | J Golmard | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Golmard | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Henman | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker | 3 | 4 | | | J Björkman | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 0 | 4 | | 3 | T Henman | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | F Vicente | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 7 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | B Black | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | S Huet | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Muster | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Moyá | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |