1999 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 1999 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1999 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 45th edition of the men's singles championship.

Liu Guoliang defeated Ma Lin in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Ma Lin | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vladimir Samsonov | 21 | 13 | 18 | 16 | | Ma Lin | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Taek-soo | 17 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 21 | Kim Taek-soo | 13 | 18 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean-Michel Saive | 21 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | Ma Lin | 18 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | 21 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | Waldner | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Christophe Legoût | 13 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 14 | Waldner | 22 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lucjan Błaszczyk | 21 | 8 | 10 | 14 | | Kong Linghui | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kong Linghui | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ma Lin | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
| Zoran Primorac | 21 | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liu Guoliang | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| Peter Karlsson | 15 | 21 | 19 | 5 | | Primorac | 18 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werner Schlager | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Schlager | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Damien Éloi | 19 | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | | Schlager | 10 | 18 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Jörgen Persson | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | Liu Guoliang | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Yan Sen | 21 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 14 | Persson | 7 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean-Philippe Gatien | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | | Liu Guoliang | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Guoliang | 15 | 23 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
