1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated the defending champion Patrick Rafter in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6^(9–7), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Cincinnati Masters.^[1][2]

Singles
1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Patrick Rafter
Score	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Draw	56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

With the win, Sampras reached his fourth title in this season, after previously winning at London (Queen's), Wimbledon and Los Angeles.^[3]

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (champion)
2. Patrick Rafter (final)
3. Andre Agassi (semifinals)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
5. Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
6. Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
7. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
8. Álex Corretja (second round)
9. Todd Martin (second round)
10. Carlos Moyà (first round)
11. Tommy Haas (third round)
12. Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
13. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
14. Álbert Costa (second round)
15. Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
16. Thomas Johansson (first round, retired)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	79	6
	3	Andre Agassi	67	4
								1	Pete Sampras	79	6
								2	Patrick Rafter	67	3
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	2
	2	Patrick Rafter	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	711	6
		J Siemerink	6	6					J Siemerink	69	4
		J Krošlák	1	2											1	P Sampras	7	77
		M Larsson	77	6												R Schüttler	5	62
	Q	A Clément	65	0					M Larsson	5	65
		R Schüttler	6	3					R Schüttler	7	77
	16	T Johansson	4	4r																		1	P Sampras	6	6
	9	T Martin	6	5	6																	7	R Krajicek	4	2
	Q	R Delgado	4	7	2			9	T Martin	4	4
		J Gimelstob	6	6					J Gimelstob	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	2	3												J Gimelstob	4	2
	WC	R Reneberg	62	4											7	R Krajicek	6	6
	Q	I Ljubičić	77	6				Q	I Ljubičić	1	3
								7	R Krajicek	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Agassi	6	6
		A Di Pasquale	6	6					A Di Pasquale	4	1
	WC	M Washington	4	3											3	A Agassi	77	77
	Q	A Pretzsch	77	5	3											J Novák	63	65
		J Novák	63	7	6				J Novák	77	78
		A Ilie	4	6	2			14	Á Costa	63	66
	14	Á Costa	6	3	6																	3	A Agassi	6	712
	11	T Haas	7	6																		6	G Kuerten	2	610
	WC	X Malisse	5	2				11	T Haas	6	61	6
		B Black	65	3					F Santoro	0	77	3
		F Santoro	77	6											11	T Haas	5	5
		A Martín	77	6											6	G Kuerten	7	7
		D Prinosil	63	3					A Martín	2	3
								6	G Kuerten	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	T Henman	6	6
		J van Lottum	6	6					J van Lottum	2	1
	Q	W Black	3	2											5	T Henman	6	6
	WC	P Goldstein	6	6											12	N Kiefer	4	1
	Q	M Woodforde	3	2				WC	P Goldstein	6	4	610
		S Grosjean	5	3				12	N Kiefer	2	6	712
	12	N Kiefer	7	6																		5	T Henman	5	5
	13	T Enqvist	7	77																		4	Y Kafelnikov	7	7
	Q	W Arthurs	5	61				13	T Enqvist	1	5
		W Ferreira	3	4					C Woodruff	6	7
		C Woodruff	6	6												C Woodruff	4	4
		A Pavel	4	5											4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		J Björkman	6	7					J Björkman	1	4
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	Á Corretja	3	77	2
		M Chang	6	6					M Chang	6	65	6
		M Safin	3	4												M Chang	6	6
		G Ivanišević	61	2												C Pioline	1	4
		J Courier	77	6					J Courier	77	64	0r
		C Pioline	6	6					C Pioline	65	77	2
	10	C Moyà	4	1																			M Chang	2	1
	15	N Lapentti	6	6																		2	P Rafter	6	6
		V Spadea	2	2				15	N Lapentti	6	77
		S Schalken	6	3	4				J-M Gambill	0	63
		J-M Gambill	4	6	6										15	N Lapentti	2	3
	WC	C Mamiit	4	4											2	P Rafter	6	6
		D Vacek	6	6					D Vacek	63	3
								2	P Rafter	77	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Arnaud Clément (qualified)
2. Mark Woodforde (qualified)
3. Ramón Delgado (qualified)
4. Bernd Karbacher (qualifying competition)
5. Wayne Arthurs (qualified)
6. Martin Damm (qualifying competition)
7. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
8. Wayne Black (qualified)
9. Sébastien Lareau (qualifying competition)
10. Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition)
11. Axel Pretzsch (qualified)
12. Mosé Navarra (qualifying competition)
13. Todd Woodbridge (first round)
14. Alex O'Brien (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Arnaud Clément
2. Mark Woodforde
3. Ramón Delgado
4. Axel Pretzsch
5. Wayne Arthurs
6. Wayne Black
7. Ivan Ljubičić

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Arnaud Clément	6	6
	WC	Jeff Morrison	1	2
								1	Arnaud Clément	6	2	7
								14	Alex O'Brien	2	6	5
		Cristiano Caratti	0	3
	14	Alex O'Brien	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mark Woodforde	6	6
		Bob Bryan	4	2
								2	Mark Woodforde	6	6
								12	Mosé Navarra	0	3
		Michael Tebbutt	3	1
	12	Mosé Navarra	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ramón Delgado	6	2	6
		Barry Cowan	2	6	1
								3	Ramón Delgado	6	6
									Michael Joyce	3	2
		Michael Joyce	6	4	7
	13	Todd Woodbridge	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Bernd Karbacher	6	6
	WC	Mike Bryan	2	2
								4	Bernd Karbacher	4	5
								11	Axel Pretzsch	6	7
	WC	Wynn Criswell	6	3	2
	11	Axel Pretzsch	3	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Wayne Arthurs	4	6	7
		Michael Hill	6	3	6
								5	Wayne Arthurs	6	6
								10	Max Mirnyi	3	4
	WC	Marq Foster	3	2
	10	Max Mirnyi	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Martin Damm	4	6	6
		Mark Knowles	6	1	4
								6	Martin Damm	3	2
								8	Wayne Black	6	6
		Kevin Ullyett	0	4
	8	Wayne Black	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ivan Ljubičić	7	6
		Jared Palmer	6	4
								7	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7
								9	Sébastien Lareau	1	6
		Jonathan Stark	3	3
	9	Sébastien Lareau	6	6