1999 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1999 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Thomas Enqvist
Score	4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was his second and last major singles title, after his win at the 1996 French Open. With the win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win an Australian Open singles title.

Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Todd Martin.

Seeds

01.

~~Marcelo Ríos~~ (withdrew due to hamstring injury)

02.

Àlex Corretja (second round)

03.

Patrick Rafter (third round)

04.

Carlos Moyá (first round)

05.

Andre Agassi (fourth round)

06.

Tim Henman (third round)

07.

Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)

08.

Greg Rusedski (second round)

09.

Richard Krajicek (third round)

10.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)

11.

~~Goran Ivanišević~~ (withdrew due to shoulder injury)

12.

Albert Costa (first round)

13.

Cédric Pioline (first round)

14.

Mark Philippoussis (fourth round)

15.

Todd Martin (quarterfinals)

16.

Thomas Johansson (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

15	Todd Martin	2	6¹	2

10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7⁷	6
							10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6	7

								Tommy Haas	3	4	5
	Tommy Haas	7⁷	7	6

	Vince Spadea	6⁵	5	3
												10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	6	6	7⁷

													Thomas Enqvist	6	0	3	6¹
	Marc Rosset	3	4	4

	Thomas Enqvist	6	6	6
								Thomas Enqvist	6	7	6

								Nicolás Lapentti	3	5	1
7	Karol Kučera	6⁴	7⁸	2	6	6

	Nicolás Lapentti	7⁷	6⁶	6	0	8

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

LL	Ó Serrano	6	3	6⁶	3
	G Pozzi	3	6	7⁸	6			G Pozzi	2	6	6	3
	A Portas	3	1	2				L Roux	6	3	1	0^r
	L Roux	6	6	6											G Pozzi	3	6	5	2
	W Black	6	6	6											W Black	6	4	7	6
	A Voinea	2	4	1				W Black	6	6	3	4	6
	A Medvedev	7⁷	6	3	6			A Medvedev	4	4	6	6	2
Q	J Bower	6⁰	1	6	3																	W Black	6³	4	4
	P Korda	6	6¹	6	6⁴	6															15	T Martin	7⁷	6	6
	G Blanco	3	7⁷	4	7⁷	2		P Korda	6	6	6
	J Alonso	6	6	6				J Alonso	3	1	1
	S Lareau	3	4	2											P Korda	5	6	6²	7	4
	C Costa	2	6	4	3									15	T Martin	7	4	7⁷	5	6
	H Dreekmann	6	2	6	6			H Dreekmann	6	2	6⁵	2
	F Meligeni	6	6	3	4	1	15	T Martin	4	6	7⁷	6
15	T Martin	3	4	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

10	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	J Björkman	3	2	4			10	Y Kafelnikov	7	3	7¹²	7⁷
Q	F Jonsson	3	6⁶	4				J Stoltenberg	5	6	6¹⁰	6³
	J Stoltenberg	6	7⁸	6									10	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6	3
	P Wessels	3	2	6⁰										J Courier	7	4	2	0^r
	J Courier	6	6	7⁷				J Courier	7⁷	6	5	6
	F Mantilla	7⁷	6¹	3	6	4		Y El Aynaoui	6²	4	7	2
	Y El Aynaoui	6⁰	7⁷	6	3	6														10	Y Kafelnikov	6	7⁷	6⁵	3	6
Q	S Huet	1	6	6	7																A Pavel	3	6⁵	7⁷	6	4
	A Di Pasquale	6	3	2	5		Q	S Huet	4	6	4	3
	A Pavel	7⁷	6	4	6			A Pavel	6	1	6	6
Q	J Sánchez	6⁵	2	6	4									A Pavel	3	6	2	7	6
	K Carlsen	6	3	0	2								Q	P Goldstein	6	3	6	5	3
Q	P Goldstein	2	6	6	6		Q	P Goldstein	6	6⁹	7⁷	6
	S Draper	6³	6	4	6⁵		8	G Rusedski	4	7¹¹	6⁵	2
8	G Rusedski	7⁷	2	6	7⁷

Section 3

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

4	C Moyà	7⁹	4	6⁶	3
	N Kiefer	6⁷	6	7⁸	6		N Kiefer	6	7	7⁹
Q	C Mamiit	6	6	6		Q	C Mamiit	2	5	6⁷
	S Koubek	4	3	2										N Kiefer	6⁷	1	3
	A Martín	3	5	4										F Santoro	7⁹	6	6
	G Raoux	6	7	6			G Raoux	4	6	2	6	3
Q	D Caldwell	2	4	4			F Santoro	6	1	6	4	6
	F Santoro	6	6	6																F Santoro	2	3	5
	D Nestor	6	6⁵	6	7¹¹															T Haas	6	6	7
Q	V Voltchkov	3	7⁷	1	6⁹		D Nestor	7	6	6
	T Muster	6	3	3	3		S Schalken	5	1	0
	S Schalken	2	6	6	6									D Nestor	5	6	3	4
	T Haas	7⁷	6	7										T Haas	7	4	6	6
	M Kohlmann	6⁵	2	5			T Haas	4	6	6	6
WC	L Hewitt	6	6	6		WC	L Hewitt	6	4	3	4
13	C Pioline	3	1	1

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

12	A Costa	4	6	4	4
	M Damm	6	4	6	6		M Damm	4	6	6³	6	6
	J Siemerink	4	6	2	3		S Sargsian	6	3	7⁷	4	3
	S Sargsian	6	3	6	6									M Damm	3	4	4
	R Delgado	7⁷	3	2	0									V Spadea	6	6	6
	V Spadea	6⁵	6	6	6		V Spadea	6	6	6
	F Squillari	7¹¹	6	6			F Squillari	3	4	4
Q	L Burgsmüller	6⁹	4	4															V Spadea	6	7	6³	6
	S Campbell	6	3	4	4													5	A Agassi	1	5	7⁷	3
	A Clément	4	6	6	6		A Clément	6	7⁷	0	3	3
	J Novák	6	6	6			J Novák	3	6¹	6	6	6
	F Clavet	3	4	3										J Novák	3	2	1
	S Doseděl	6	6	6									5	A Agassi	6	6	6
	D Pescariu	4	3	3			S Doseděl	6⁵	2	0
	H Gumy	0	3	0		5	A Agassi	7⁷	6	6
5	A Agassi	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

6	T Henman	6	6	6
	K Alami	3	2	1			6	T Henman	4	7	4	6	6
	G Cañas	6	6⁴	3	3		WC	S Stolle	6	5	6	1	4
WC	S Stolle	2	7⁷	6	6									6	T Henman	6⁵	3	5
	T Woodbridge	4	2	4											M Rosset	7⁷	6	7
	M Rosset	6	6	6				M Rosset	6⁷	7⁷	6	6
WC	W Arthurs	6	6	6²	5	6		J Knippschild	7⁹	6²	1	3
	J Knippschild	3	4	7⁷	7	8															M Rosset	6	6	6
WC	M Tebbutt	2	4	2																	B Ulihrach	3	4	2
	P Haarhuis	6	6	6				P Haarhuis	1	6	6	4	0
	J Tarango	6⁵	6	6³	6	4		J Tarango	6	3	4	6	6
	A Berasategui	7⁷	3	7⁷	4	1^r									J Tarango	6	3	2	3
	B Ulihrach	6	7	2	4	6									B Ulihrach	1	6	6	6
	S Grosjean	3	5	6	6	3		B Ulihrach	7⁷	4	6³	6	6
Q	A Cherkasov	6	6	6			Q	A Cherkasov	6⁵	6	7⁷	4	4
LL	B Karbacher	2	1	1

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

14	M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	G Grant	3	4	3		14	M Philippoussis	7⁷	2	6	5	7
	M Chang	7⁹	6	6			M Chang	6¹	6	3	7	5
	B Steven	6⁷	3	3									14	M Philippoussis	3	6	6	6
	JA Marín	1	6¹	6⁵										J Krošlák	6	3	4	1
	J Krošlák	6	7⁷	7⁷			J Krošlák	3	4	7⁷	6	6
	M Puerta	6	5	6	6		M Puerta	6	6	6⁴	4	1
Q	M Carlsson	0	7	1	4														14	M Philippoussis	2	4	7⁷	6	2
WC	T Mitchell	6	2	2																T Enqvist	6	6	6³	4	6
	B Black	7	6	6			B Black	6⁶	6²	0
	T Enqvist	6	7⁷	6			T Enqvist	7⁸	7⁷	6
	JM Gambill	3	6⁵	4										T Enqvist	6	4	6	6
WC	M Draper	6⁴	4	4									3	P Rafter	4	6	4	4
	M Woodforde	7⁷	6	6			M Woodforde	2	4	4
	O Gross	2	4	3		3	P Rafter	6	6	6
3	P Rafter	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

7	K Kučera	6	7⁷	6
	F Vicente	2	6⁴	3			7	K Kučera	7	6	6
	L Paes	4	4	1				D Sanguinetti	5	1	4
	D Sanguinetti	6	6	6										7	K Kučera	6	6	6
	M Safin	6	7⁷	7⁷											M Safin	2	3	2
	D Prinosil	2	6⁴	6³				M Safin	6	5	4	6	6
Q	M Ondruska	4	3	3				G Kuerten	3	7	6	3	4
	G Kuerten	6	6	6																	7	K Kučera	6	6	7
	W Ferreira	7⁷	6	6																		W Ferreira	3	1	5
Q	M Hipfl	6⁴	1	2				W Ferreira	6	2	6	6
	D Hrbatý	4	6	6	6³	3		D Vacek	4	6	3	1
	D Vacek	6	1	2	7⁷	6									W Ferreira	6¹	6⁵	6	6	6
WC	J Sirianni	6	4	3	6	2								9	R Krajicek	7⁷	7⁷	4	2	3
	M Zabaleta	3	6	6	4	6		M Zabaleta	3	2	5
	H Arazi	7⁷	2	4	2		9	R Krajicek	6	6	7
9	R Krajicek	6⁴	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

16	T Johansson	3	6	6	6⁴	0
	N Lapentti	6	3	3	7⁷	6		N Lapentti	7⁷	3	2	6	6
	J van Lottum	4	7	6	2	5		M Norman	6⁴	6	6	3	4
	M Norman	6	5	2	6	7									N Lapentti	4	7¹¹	2	6	6
	M Tillström	5	7⁷	6	6										M Tillström	6	6⁹	6	4	2
	L Tieleman	7	6⁵	3	4			M Tillström	6	6	6
	J Gimelstob	6	7⁷	6				J Gimelstob	3	4	1
Q	R Schüttler	2	6⁴	1																		N Lapentti	6	6	4	6
Q	E Kempes	2	3	6	3																	A Ilie	4	2	6	2
	A Ilie	6	6	3	6			A Ilie	4	7⁷	6	6
	J Golmard	6	7⁷	6				J Golmard	6	6³	4	4
Q	P Luxa	2	6⁴	4											A Ilie	6	6	6
	L Arnold Ker	5	6	4	2										C Ruud	2	2	4
	C Ruud	7	3	6	6			C Ruud	3	6	6	6
WC	T Suzuki	3	6	6	6⁵	2	2	À Corretja	6	3	4	4
2	À Corretja	6	4	3	7⁷	6

External links

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