1999 US Open – Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated Todd Martin in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was his second US Open title and fifth major title overall. With the win, Agassi returned to the world No. 1 singles ranking, ultimately ending Pete Sampras' record streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings.

Men's singles
1999 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi
Runner-upUnited States Todd Martin
Score6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Pat Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.

Seeds

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01.     Pete Sampras (withdrew due to back injury)
02.     Andre Agassi (champion)
03.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
04.     Pat Rafter (first round, retired due to shoulder injury)
05.     Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
06.     Tim Henman (first round)
07.     Todd Martin (final)
08.     Carlos Moyá (second round)
09.     Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
10.     Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)
11.     Mark Philippoussis (withdrew due to left knee injury)
12.     Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
13.     Àlex Corretja (first round)
14.     Tommy Haas (fourth round)
15.     Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
16.     Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
17.     Félix Mantilla (first round)

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

Qualifying draw

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Slava Doseděl 3 7 4 4
7   Todd Martin 6 5 6 6
7   Todd Martin 6 6 6
  Cédric Pioline 4 1 2
  Cédric Pioline 4 78 716 710
5   Gustavo Kuerten 6 66 614 68
7   Todd Martin 4 77 77 3 2
2   Andre Agassi 6 65 62 6 6
12   Richard Krajicek 60 64 6 6 65
3   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77 77 3 1 77
3   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 3 3 3
2   Andre Agassi 1 6 6 6
Q   Nicolas Escudé 63 3 4
2   Andre Agassi 77 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL   M Tillström 2 7 4 6 4
  M Safin 6 5 6 2 6   M Safin 2 7 4 6 2
  J Novák 3 6 6 6   J Novák 6 5 6 3 6
  R Delgado 6 4 1 0   J Novák 6 6 5
  J-M Gambill 7 6 6   F Santoro 1 0 1r
  S Koubek 5 1 4   J-M Gambill 4 2 6 79 4r
  F Santoro 5 6 6 1 77   F Santoro 6 6 3 67 4
  S Grosjean 7 4 4 6 62   J Novák 4 5 7 5
  S Doseděl 6 6 77   S Doseděl 6 7 5 7
  J Courier 4 4 65   S Doseděl 7 6 6
  F Meligeni 6 7 6   F Meligeni 5 1 3
WC   K Kim 3 5 1   S Doseděl 77 77 6
Q   F Jonsson 6 3 77 7 Q   F Jonsson 65 65 3
  A Di Pasquale 4 6 62 5 Q   F Jonsson 6 5 6 7
  F Clavet 3 5 6 4 16   N Lapentti 4 7 4 5
16   N Lapentti 6 7 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   G Rusedski 4 6 6 6
  JC Ferrero 6 2 3 4 9   G Rusedski 6 6 6
  D Prinosil 6 6 6   D Prinosil 4 3 1
  JA Marín 3 2 3 9   G Rusedski 7 3 6 6
WC   J Blake 2 2 1   C Woodruff 5 6 3 4
  C Woodruff 6 6 6   C Woodruff 6 6 6
  R Schüttler 4 3 4   C Ruud 2 3 3
  C Ruud 6 6 6 9   G Rusedski 7 6 63 4 4
WC   B Bryan 3 6 3 4 7   T Martin 5 0 77 6 6
  M Larsson 6 1 6 6   M Larsson 6 6 3 6
  B Black 65 4 2   Y El Aynaoui 3 4 6 3
  Y El Aynaoui 77 6 6   M Larsson 3 0r
  S Sargsian 3 1 3 7   T Martin 6 0
WC   R Reneberg 6 6 6 WC   R Reneberg 4 3 6 1
Q   S Huet 4 3 77 77 63 7   T Martin 6 6 3 6
7   T Martin 6 6 62 65 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   P Rafter 6 6 3 5 0r
  C Pioline 4 4 6 7 1   C Pioline 77 1 6 3 6
  J Siemerink 1 710 6 3 2 Q   L Burgsmüller 65 6 3 6 2
Q   L Burgsmüller 6 68 3 6 6   C Pioline 77 7 4 77
  A Portas 6 61 4 4 Q   P Wessels 65 5 6 61
  M Woodforde 3 77 6 6   M Woodforde 6 5 68 64
Q   P Wessels 4 6 3 77 6 Q   P Wessels 3 7 710 77
  M Zabaleta 6 3 6 63 2   C Pioline 6 7 6
  H Arazi 6 77 1 6 14   T Haas 4 5 3
  K Alami 2 64 6 4   H Arazi 3 6 6 77
  F Vicente 6 6 4 712   F Vicente 6 3 3 64
  G Puentes 3 2 6 610   H Arazi 79 3 4 63
  B Karbacher 64 4 2 14   T Haas 67 6 6 77
  M Puerta 77 6 6   M Puerta 3 2 6 77 1
  T Enqvist 2 4 66 14   T Haas 6 6 2 63 6
14   T Haas 6 6 78

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
17   F Mantilla 6 1 2 4
  M Norman 1 6 6 6   M Norman 6 6 6
  G Pozzi 5 77 6 6   G Pozzi 4 3 4
  D Nestor 7 64 1 2   M Norman 4 6 6 6
  M Hipfl 6 6 6   R Fromberg 6 3 1 3
  A Ilie 4 1 2   M Hipfl 7 3 4 4
  W Ferreira 64 6 6 3 65   R Fromberg 5 6 6 6
  R Fromberg 77 4 4 6 77   M Norman 64 0r
Q   C Caratti 3 6 2 6 6 5   G Kuerten 77 0
  J Díaz 6 3 6 2 2 Q   C Caratti 1 6 2 6 4
  G Ivanišević 7 77 4 6   G Ivanišević 6 4 6 2 6
Q   V Liukko 5 65 6 2   G Ivanišević 4 2 4
  H Dreekmann 4 1 4 5   G Kuerten 6 6 6
  P Haarhuis 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 3 64 6 2
  B Ulihrach 4 4 3 5   G Kuerten 6 77 3 6
5   G Kuerten 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   T Henman 61 4 3
  G Cañas 77 6 6   G Cañas 5 63 7 6 3
  J Knippschild 3 77 5 3   V Spadea 7 77 5 3 6
  V Spadea 6 63 7 6   V Spadea 6 4 64 6 77
Q   J Boutter 5 1r LL   L Tieleman 2 6 77 2 63
  G Blanco 7 5   G Blanco 4 3 3
LL   L Tieleman 6 7 6 LL   L Tieleman 6 6 6
WC   T Dent 4 5 2   V Spadea 2 63 2
  J van Lottum 6 77 4 713 12   R Krajicek 6 77 6
Q   T Suzuki 2 64 6 611   J van Lottum 4 78 6 77
LL   I Ljubičić 6 6 6 LL   I Ljubičić 6 66 3 65
WC   J Morrison 1 2 4   J van Lottum 4 1 4
Q   L Manta 6 6 6 12   R Krajicek 6 6 6
  S Schalken 3 4 3 Q   L Manta 2 4 1
WC   P King 1 4 0 12   R Krajicek 6 6 6
12   R Krajicek 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   À Corretja 3 4 6 6 66
  W Arthurs 6 6 1 4 78   W Arthurs 2 4 77 4
  M Rosset 2 2 0   L Hewitt 6 6 65 6
  L Hewitt 6 6 6   L Hewitt 6 3 6 4 3
  M Rodríguez 3 2 3   A Medvedev 3 6 3 6 6
  A Medvedev 6 6 6   A Medvedev 6 6 6
  S Lareau 3 6 4 6 6   S Lareau 4 1 0
  G Gaudio 6 4 6 1 4   A Medvedev 65 1 0
  J Tarango 4 4 6 2 3   Y Kafelnikov 77 6 6
  J Björkman 6 6 1 6   J Björkman 5 6 6 6
  K Carlsen 6 77 6   K Carlsen 7 2 3 3
  H Gumy 4 64 4   J Björkman 1 4 4
LL   M Mirnyi 3 2 78 77 6 3   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
  T Zíb 6 6 66 64 3 LL   M Mirnyi 5 1 77 3
  A Martín 1 6 3 4 3   Y Kafelnikov 7 6 65 6
3   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   C Moyá 77 6 6
  D Hrbatý 64 3 4 8   C Moyá 1 4 1r
  M Gustafsson 6 6 66 2 4 Q   N Escudé 6 6 0
Q   N Escudé 4 4 78 6 6 Q   N Escudé 6 6 6
Q   I Heuberger 4 3 6 6 3 Q   X Malisse 3 2 1
  C Mamiit 6 6 3 3 6   C Mamiit 6 3 77 66 2
  G Raoux 6 63 2 2 Q   X Malisse 3 6 64 78 6
Q   X Malisse 3 77 6 6 Q   N Escudé 6 6 7
  P Goldstein 6 6 6 10   M Ríos 2 3 5
  S Draper 3 1 0   P Goldstein 7 4 4 3
WC   M Washington 1 6 63 5   J Krošlák 5 6 6 6
  J Krošlák 6 2 77 7   J Krošlák 3 4 4
Q   G Bastl 77 4 6 6 10   M Ríos 6 6 6
  F Squillari 64 6 4 4 Q   G Bastl 6 3 2 3
  M Damm 4 65 6 7 1 10   M Ríos 4 6 6 6
10   M Ríos 6 77 3 5 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   N Kiefer 6 6 1 4 6
  J Stoltenberg 4 3 6 6 3 15   N Kiefer 6 6 6
Q   M Kohlmann 2 6 6 3 6 Q   M Kohlmann 3 2 2
  A Pavel 6 4 3 6 2 15   N Kiefer 6 4 4 2
  M Filippini 6 3 6 3 2   A Clément 4 6 6 6
  M Chang 3 6 2 6 6   M Chang 3 3 4
  A Clément 6 6 6   A Clément 6 6 6
  W Black 2 3 4   A Clément 4 4 3
  A Costa 5 3 5 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
  D Vacek 7 6 7   D Vacek 2 6 6 4 3
  J Gimelstob 6 6 6   J Gimelstob 6 3 2 6 6
  A Gaudenzi 1 3 2   J Gimelstob 1 6 3 4
Q   A Pretzsch 7 6 6 2   A Agassi 6 4 6 6
Q   C Saulnier 5 2 3 Q   A Pretzsch 3 2 1
  N Kulti 0 1 3 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
2   A Agassi 6 6 6

References

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