1999 US Open – Boys' singles

Boys' singles
Boys' singles
1999 US Open
Champion	Jarkko Nieminen
Runner-up	Kristian Pless
Final score	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Events

Last updated February 26, 2022

David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

Kristian Pless (final)
Irakli Labadze (quarterfinals)
José Acasuso (second round)
Danai Udomchoke (third round)
Guillermo Coria (second round)
Éric Prodon (first round)
Jarkko Nieminen (champion)
Phillip King (quarterfinals)
Todor Enev (third round)
Mardy Fish (quarterfinals)
Joachim Johansson (first round)
Nicolas Mahut (semifinals)
Andy Roddick (first round)
Maximillian Abel (third round)
Levar Harper-Griffith (third round)
Mario Ančić (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Kristian Pless	6	6

	Julien Benneteau	2	4
					1	Kristian Pless	6	7

						Dmitry Vlasov	3	6
10	Mardy Fish	2	4

	Dmitry Vlasov	6	6
									1	Kristian Pless	7	3	4

									7	Jarkko Nieminen	6	6	6
8	Phillip King	5	4

12	Nicolas Mahut	7	6
					12	Nicolas Mahut	4	5

					7	Jarkko Nieminen	6	7
7	Jarkko Nieminen	5	6	6

2	Irakli Labadze	7	3	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	Kristian Pless	2	6	7
	Roko Karanušić	6	1	6	1	K Pless	7	6
	Lee Childs	6	6			L Childs	6	4
	Tomer Suissa	4	1							1	K Pless	6	3	6
	Vitali Chvets	6	6							15	L Harper-Griffith	3	6	3
	Yorke Allen	1	1			V Chvets	6	2	6
	Wang Yeu-tzuoo	4	4		15	L Harper-Griffith	3	6	7
15	Levar Harper-Griffith	6	6												1	K Pless	6	6
11	Joachim Johansson	3	7	3												J Benneteau	2	4
	Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez	6	6	6		J Medina-Álvarez	2	1
	Wong Wing-luen	5	2			P Hammer	6	6
	Philipp Hammer	7	6								P Hammer	6	1	1
	Julien Benneteau	7	6	6							J Benneteau	3	6	6
	Timo Nieminen	5	7	1		J Benneteau	6	3	6
	Steve Berke	3	6		5	G Coria	4	6	1
5	Guillermo Coria	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	Danai Udomchoke	5	7	6
	Daniel Langre	7	5	2	4	D Udomchoke	6	7	6
	Renaud Thys	6	1			R Nijaki	7	5	1
	Radosław Nijaki	7	6							4	D Udomchoke	4	4
	Filip Prpic	7	7							10	M Fish	6	6
	Hicham Fathi El Idrissi	6	5			F Prpic	6	1	4
	Tres Davis	1	6	4	10	M Fish	2	6	6
10	Mardy Fish	6	2	6											10	M Fish	2	4
9	Todor Enev	6	6													Dmitry Vlasov	6	6
	Christian-Michael Straka	2	3		9	T Enev	6	6
	Stephen Nugent	4	2			R Ginepri	4	3
	Robby Ginepri	6	6							9	T Enev	3	6	4
	Stian Boretti	2	1								Dmitry Vlasov	6	0	6
	Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6			J-J Rojer	1	6	2
	Dmitry Vlasov	7	6			Dmitry Vlasov	6	4	6
6	Éric Prodon	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

8	Phillip King	7	6
	Jonas Fröberg	6	4		8	P King	7	7
	Ryan Newport	2	1			J Peralta	6	5
	Julio Peralta	6	6						8	P King	4	6	6
	Boris Pašanski	3	1							D Gremelmayr	6	0	0
	Denis Gremelmayr	6	6			D Gremelmayr	6	6
	Simone Amorico	3	6		16	M Ančić	4	2
16	Mario Ančić	6	7											8	P King	5	4
12	Nicolas Mahut	6	6											12	N Mahut	7	6
	Arnaud Segodo	5	2		12	N Mahut	6	6
	Lu Yen-hsun	6	4	2		L Joseph	3	2
	Lesley Joseph	4	6	6					12	N Mahut	6	6
	Hayato Furukawa	4	1							D Martin	3	2
	David Martin	6	6			D Martin	6	6
	Ytai Abougzir	7	1	4	3	J Acasuso	0	2
3	José Acasuso	5	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

7	Jarkko Nieminen	6	6
	Phillip Harboe	3	3		7	J Nieminen	6	6
	John-Paul Fruttero	6	6			J-P Fruttero	1	2
	Mohamed Mamoun	1	4						7	J Nieminen	6	6
	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	6	6						14	M Abel	4	4
	Dirk Britzen	4	2			A Bogomolov Jr.	0	6
	Lee Radovanovich	2	3		14	M Abel	6	7
14	Maximillian Abel	6	6										7	J Nieminen	5	6	6
13	Andy Roddick	6	4	6									2	I Labadze	7	3	4
	Scott Lipsky	3	6	7		S Lipsky	3	6
	Peter-John Nomdo	7	6			P-J Nomdo	6	7
	Timothy Martin	6	2							P-J Nomdo	4	6
	Philip Stolt	2	4						2	I Labadze	6	7
	Julien Cassaigne	6	6			J Cassaigne	2	4
	Mark Hitlon	6	4	3	2	I Labadze	6	6
2	Irakli Labadze	4	6	6

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