1999 Paris Open – Singles
# 1999 Paris Open – Singles

Andre Agassi defeated Marat Safin in the final, $7–6^{(7–1)},$ 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Paris Open.

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Costa.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Todd Martin (second round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (withdrew)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (semifinals)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Tommy Haas (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyà (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (quarterfinals)
* Karol Kučera (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Tommy Haas | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Andre Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marat Safin | $6^1$ | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| | Marat Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marat Safin | $6^1$ | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Jim Courier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Courier | 2 | 4 | | | Marat Safin | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Michael Chang | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Chang | 5 | $7^8$ | 6 | Q | Michael Chang | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Cédric Pioline | 7 | $6^6$ | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Clément | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | Q | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | Q | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | K Kučera | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 4 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 2 | LL | J C Ferrero | 6 | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J C Ferrero | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Escudé | 4 | $6^4$ | | | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Koubek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | T Haas | w/o | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 5 | 4 | | Q | S Koubek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schüttler | 2 | 3 | | | F Santoro | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | N Lapentti | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Á Costa | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Á Costa | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Rusedski | $6^7$ | r | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | G Kuerten | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | M Safin | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Bastl | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | M Rosset | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Rosset | $7^9$ | 6 | | | M Rosset | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Á Corretja | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Safin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Courier | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | C Moyà | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Di Pasquale | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^6$ | | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | J Courier | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | |
| | T Enqvist | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | T Enqvist | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | | T Enqvist | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Martin | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | LL | S Sargsian | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J van Lottum | 6 | 6 | | Q | J van Lottum | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J van Lottum | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Chang | $6^7$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | $7^9$ | 5 | 4 | Q | M Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Chang | 5 | $7^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Pioline | 7 | $6^6$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | A Medvedev | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Raoux | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | C Pioline | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Hewitt | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Hicham Arazi (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Stefan Koubek (qualified)
* Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sargis Sargsian (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Daniel Vacek (first round)
* Sjeng Schalken (qualified)
* (n/a)
* Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition)
* Jeff Tarango (first round)
* Michael Chang (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Michael Chang
* George Bastl
* Stefan Koubek
* Rainer Schüttler
* John van Lottum
* Sjeng Schalken

### Lucky losers

* Juan Carlos Ferrero
* Sargis Sargsian

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hicham Arazi | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | 12 | Michael Chang | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| | Jean-René Lisnard | 5 | 1 | 12 | Michael Chang | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | Michael Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Julien Boutter | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Julien Boutter | 7 | 7 | WC | Julien Boutter | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | George Bastl | 6 | 7 |
| | George Bastl | 6 | 6 | | George Bastl | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Jeff Tarango | 2 | 3 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Stefan Koubek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Stefan Koubek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 3 | 2 |
| | Justin Gimelstob | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Nestor | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Nestor | 1 | 5 | | 4 | Rainer Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Wayne Black | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | Antony Dupuis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | Wayne Black | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | Wayne Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wayne Arthurs | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Wayne Arthurs | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | John van Lottum | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | John van Lottum | 6 | 4 | 6 | | John van Lottum | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Daniel Vacek | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Sargis Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ján Krošlák | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ján Krošlák | 4 | 2 | 6 | Sargis Sargsian | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 8 | Sjeng Schalken | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Stéphane Huet | 3 | 4 | 8 | Sjeng Schalken | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | |
