1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Nicolas Kiefer [1]
Runner-up	Wayne Ferreira
Score	7–6(7–5), 7–5
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
2. Andre Agassi (withdrew) ^[2]
3. Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals)
4. Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
5. Nicolas Kiefer (champion)
6. Byron Black (second round)
7. Wayne Ferreira (final)
8. Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
9. Michael Chang (second round)
10. Daniel Vacek (second round)
11. Mark Woodforde (first round)
12. Sjeng Schalken (third round)
13. Ján Krošlák (first round)
14. Gianluca Pozzi (third round)
15. Rainer Schüttler (first round)
16. David Prinosil (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final [1]
	8	Jonas Björkman	6	1	4
	5	Nicolas Kiefer	4	6	6
								5	Nicolas Kiefer	7	7
								7	Wayne Ferreira	6	5
	4	Thomas Johansson	3	2
	7	Wayne Ferreira	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Krajicek	3	1
		J van Lottum	6	6					J van Lottum	1	0r
		N Escudé	2	4											1	R Krajicek	6	6
		C Mamiit	7	6											16	D Prinosil	4	4
		B MacPhie	6	2					C Mamiit	2	3
	16	D Prinosil	6	6				16	D Prinosil	6	6
		M Damm	1	3																		1	R Krajicek	6	5	1
	9	M Chang	7	6	7																	8	J Björkman	3	7	6
		M Hill	6	7	6			9	M Chang	3	4
		J Knippschild	6	7					J Knippschild	6	6
		B Steven	2	5												J Knippschild	7	4	4
		L Tieleman	6	7											8	J Björkman	6	6	6
		M Kohlmann	3	6					L Tieleman	3	3
								8	J Björkman	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Enqvist	7	6
		R Štěpánek	7	6					R Štěpánek	6	4
		J Tarango	5	4											3	T Enqvist	6	6
		D Nestor	4	6	6											D Nestor	2	2
		C Vinck	6	3	3				D Nestor	6	6
		M Tillström	7	6					M Tillström	2	2
	13	J Krošlák	6	4																		3	T Enqvist	7	5	4
		M Sell	7	2	6																	5	N Kiefer	6	7	6
	11	M Woodforde	6	6	3				M Sell	6	6	6
		G Motomura	6	6					G Motomura	7	;4	3
		S Iwabuchi	2	4												M Sell	6	3	2
		P Srichaphan	6	7											5	N Kiefer	3	6	6
		V Santopadre	3	6					P Srichaphan	2	3
								5	N Kiefer	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Black	3	5
		S Lareau	6	6	6				S Lareau	6	7
		T Suzuki	7	3	2											S Lareau	2	7	7
		O Gross	6	6											12	S Schalken	6	6	6
		Y Yamamoto	4	4					O Gross	4	2
	12	S Schalken	6	6				12	S Schalken	6	6
		W Black	4	1																			S Lareau	1	4
	14	G Pozzi	6	6																		4	T Johansson	6	6
		R Wassen	2	3				14	G Pozzi	6	4	6
		P Goldstein	7	6					P Goldstein	4	6	4
		H Dreekmann	5	4											14	G Pozzi	4	6	4
		H Kaneko	6	6											4	T Johansson	6	3	6
		M Knowles	3	4					H Kaneko	3	3
								4	T Johansson	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	W Ferreira	7	6
		D van Scheppingen	6	6					D van Scheppingen	6	3
		O Stanoytchev	2	1											7	W Ferreira	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	6	3	6											L Burgsmüller	3	4
		P Wessels	3	6	2				L Burgsmüller	6	7
	10	D Vacek	6	6				10	D Vacek	2	5
		G Grant	1	1																		7	W Ferreira	3	6	6
		K Carlsen	6	6																			K Carlsen	6	2	3
	15	R Schüttler	2	4					K Carlsen	6	6
		W Arthurs	6	6					W Arthurs	4	2
		M Rodríguez	4	3												K Carlsen	7	6
		B Karbacher	6	7												B Karbacher	5	2
		S Campbell	2	6					B Karbacher	7	6
									D DiLucia	6	2

References

1. "1999 Tokyo Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
2. "PLUS: TENNIS -- JAPAN OPEN; Agassi Withdraws And Chang Loses". The New York Times. 15 April 1999.