1999 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Singles
1999 Monte Carlo Open
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Final score	6–4, 2–1, retired
Seeds	16

Carlos Moyá was the defending champion but he lost in the quarter-finals to Jérôme Golmard.

Gustavo Kuerten was leading in the final 6–4, 2–1 in the final against Marcelo Ríos when Rios had to retire injured.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Carlos Moyà (Quarterfinals)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
3. Tim Henman (Second Round)
4. n/a
5. Mark Philippoussis (Quarterfinals)
6. Karol Kučera (Second Round)
7. Andre Agassi (withdrew)
8. Greg Rusedski (Second Round)
9. Marcelo Ríos (Final, retired)
10. Álbert Costa (Quarterfinals)
11. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
12. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
13. Gustavo Kuerten (Champion)
14. Tommy Haas (Second Round)
15. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
16. Thomas Johansson (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Jérôme Golmard	4	6	2
	9	Marcelo Ríos	6	3	6
								9	Marcelo Ríos	4	1^r
								13	Gustavo Kuerten	6	2
	13	Gustavo Kuerten	3	6	6
	15	Félix Mantilla	6	3	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	C Moyà	3	6	6
	S Doseděl	2	1				LL	D Pescariu	6	3	4
LL	D Pescariu	6	6											1	C Moyà	6	6
SE	K Alami	6	6											SE	K Alami	4	1
LL	S Schalken	2	3				SE	K Alami	6	6
	T Muster	6	6					T Muster	3	3
16	T Johansson	3	4																		1	C Moyà	7^7	3	0
	C Pioline	4	7	4																		J Golmard	6^5	6	6
WC	B Becker	6	5	6			WC	B Becker
	J Golmard	6	6					J Golmard	w/o
	D Sanguinetti	1	2												J Golmard	6	6
WC	A di Pasquale	7^7	5	6										WC	A di Pasquale	1	4
	A Berasategui	6^4	7	4			WC	A di Pasquale	6	7^7
							LL	V Santopadre	3	6^4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	M Philippoussis	7^7	6
	J Björkman	6^5	6	4				R Delgado	6^4	4
	R Delgado	7^7	0	6										5	M Philippoussis	4	7^7	6
Q	S Prieto	0	4											WC	S Grosjean	6	6^5	2
WC	S Grosjean	6	6				WC	S Grosjean	7	6
	M Safin	4	2				14	T Haas	5	2
14	T Haas	6	6																		5	M Philippoussis	2	7^7	4
11	G Ivanišević	1	4																		9	M Ríos	6	6^2	6
	H Arazi	6	6					H Arazi	6	6
Q	A Clément	4	2					M Puerta	1	4
	M Puerta	6	6												H Arazi	3	3
	A Pavel	6	7											9	M Ríos	6	6
	Y El Aynaoui	4	5					A Pavel	6	4	6^6
							9	M Ríos	0	6	7^8

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	K Kučera	4	3
WC	R Federer	6^3	0					V Spadea	6	6
	V Spadea	7^7	6												V Spadea	6	2	6
	F Clavet	6	6												F Clavet	3	6	3
	D Vacek	1	0					F Clavet	6	6
	D Hrbatý	5	7^7	2			12	T Enqvist	2	0
12	T Enqvist	7	6^4	6																		V Spadea	3	3
13	G Kuerten	6	6																		13	G Kuerten	6	6
Q	M Carlsson	1	3				13	G Kuerten	6^5	6	6
	B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	7^7	2	4
	F Vicente	2	2											13	G Kuerten	6	7^7
	F Meligeni	6	5	6											F Meligeni	2	6^2
	A Ilie	4	7	2				F Meligeni	6^5	6	7
							3	T Henman	7^7	4	5

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	G Rusedski	2	2
Q	J Novák	6	7				Q	J Novák	6	6
	M Rosset	3	5											Q	J Novák	6	2	4
Q	J van Lottum	5	6	6										10	Á Costa	4	6	6
	J Siemerink	7	1	4			Q	J van Lottum	2	3
	M Zabaleta	3	4				10	Á Costa	6	6
10	Á Costa	6	6																		10	Á Costa	4	7^7	6^4
15	F Mantilla	6	6																		15	F Mantilla	6	6^2	7^7
Q	F Squillari	2	4				15	F Mantilla	7	7^7
	A Gaudenzi	1	6^1					N Lapentti	5	6^4
	N Lapentti	6	7^7											15	F Mantilla	6	6
Q	I Ljubičić	5	6	6										Q	I Ljubičić	2	2
WC	A Medvedev	7	0	1			Q	I Ljubičić	6	6
							2	Y Kafelnikov	1	2

References

1. "1999 Monte Carlo". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2015.