Tennis at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's singles

Last updated December 28, 2024

Men's singles at the 1999 Pan American Games was won by Paul Goldstein of the United States.

Medalists

Gold	Paul Goldstein
Silver	Cecil Mamiit
Bronze	David Nalbandian
Bronze	Paulo Taicher

Seeds

Cecil Mamiit (finalist)
Paul Goldstein (champion)
André Sá (third round)
Maurice Ruah (third round)
Bob Bryan (quarterfinalist)
Paulo Taicher (semifinalist)
Federico Dondo (quarterfinalist)
Daniel Melo (quarterfinalist)
Hermes Gamonal (third round)
Yohny Romero (third round)
Lázaro Navarro-Batles (third round)
Marco Osorio (third round)
Óscar Ortíz (quarterfinalist)
David Nalbandian (semifinalist)
Edgardo Massa (third round)
Adrián García (third round)

Draw

Final rounds

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Cecil Mamiit	4	6	6

7	Federico Dondo	6	3	1
					1	Cecil Mamiit	4	6	6

					14	David Nalbandian	6	3	1
14	David Nalbandian	7	6

5	Bob Bryan	5	4
										1	Cecil Mamiit	4	4

										2	Paul Goldstein	6	6
6	Paulo Taicher	7	6

13	Óscar Ortiz	6	4
					6	Paulo Taicher	4	4

					2	Paul Goldstein	6	6
8	Daniel Melo	4	4

2	Paul Goldstein	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	C Mamiit	6	6
	S Evelyn	6	6		S Evelyn	3	4
	A Talbert	1	1						1	C Mamiit	6	7
	S Martínez	6	6						16	A Garcia	2	6
	J Richards III	0	2		S Martinez	2	3
				16	A Garcia
													1	C Mamiit	4	6	6
													7	F Dondo	6	3	1
				10	Y Romero	5	6	7
	D Abelson	6	6		D Abelson	7	1	5
	S Walters	0	2						10	Y Romero	1	6
	F Anthony	1	2						7	F Dondo	6	7
	B Frost	6	6		B Frost	2	3
				7	F Dondo	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

				3	A Sa	6	6
	D Critchley	6	6		D Critchley	4	4
	R Vallejo	0	3					3	A Sa	6	3	4
	N Gordon							14	D Nalbandian	1	6	6
	D Ramírez	w/o			N Gordon	2	2
				14	D Nalbandian	6	6
													14	D Nalbandian	7	6
													5	B Bryan	5	4
				12	M Osorio	6	6
					C Barthold	4	1
								12	M Osorio	2	3
								5	B Bryan	6	6
					F Insaurralde	1	1
				5	B Bryan	6	6

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

				6	P Taicher	7	6
					D Boulet	6	4
								6	P Taicher	6	6
								11	L Navarro-Batles	4	4
					G Williams	2	1
				11	L Navarro-Batles	6	6
														P Taicher	7	6
														O Ortiz	6	4
				13	O Ortiz	6	6
	S Camacho	6	6		S Camacho	3	2
	D Grant	0	3					13	O Ortiz	5	7	6
	G Coria	6	6					4	M Ruah	7	6	3
	G Rodríguez	2	3		G Coria	1	6
				4	M Ruah	6	7

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				8	D Melo	6	6
	C Alvarado	w/o			S Stone	2	0
	S Stone							8	D Melo	6	6
	J Antelo	1	4					9	H Gamonal	3	3
	J Garcia	6	6		J Garcia	4	2
				9	H Gamonal	6	6
												8	D Melo	4	4
												2	P Goldstein	6	6
				15	E Massa	6	6
	E Highfield	7	6		E Highfield	3	1
	P Lacombe	6	2					15	E Massa	4	6
	E Baez-Britez	1	5					2	P Goldstein	6	7
	J Smith	6	7		J Smith	5	0
				2	P Goldstein	7	6

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