title: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles
  
  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.
  
  * Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  * Unknown (withdrew)
  * Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals)
  * Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
  * Nicolas Kiefer (champion)
  * Byron Black (second round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (final)
  * Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
  * Michael Chang (second round)
  * Daniel Vacek (second round)
  * Mark Woodforde (first round)
  * Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  * Ján Krošlák (first round)
  * Gianluca Pozzi (third round)
  * Rainer Schüttler (first round)
  * David Prinosil (third round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 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 | 5 |
  | 7 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Krajicek | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J van Lottum | 6 | 6 | | | J van Lottum | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  