ATP Italian Open 1999 Draw, Results & Schedule

Gustavo Kuerten won the 1999 Italian Open, defeating Patrick Rafter 6-4 7-5 7-6(6) in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 10 to May 17, 1999. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

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Champion
def. Patrick Rafter , 6-4 7-5 7-6(6)
Dates
May 10 — May 17
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
Italian Open 1999 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Gustavo Kuerten #8 6-4 7-5 7-6(6) Patrick Rafter #3 H2H Match data May 17, 1999* F
SF (2)
Patrick Rafter #4 6-3 7-5 Felix Mantilla #15 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* SF
Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-4 6-2 Alex Corretja #7 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* SF
QF (4)
Felix Mantilla #15 6-2 6-4 David Prinosil #80 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* QF
Alex Corretja #7 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5 Franco Squillari #47 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* QF
Gustavo Kuerten #14 3-6 6-4 7-5 Karol Kucera #12 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* QF
Patrick Rafter #4 4-6 7-5 6-1 Nicolas Lapentti #32 H2H Match data May 16, 1999* QF
R16 (8)
Felix Mantilla #15 6-2 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #58 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Nicolas Lapentti #32 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #23 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Gustavo Kuerten #14 7-5 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Karol Kucera #12 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Tim Henman #8 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
David Prinosil #80 7-5 6-3 Andrea Gaudenzi #131 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Patrick Rafter #4 6-1 7-6(4) Andre Agassi #13 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Franco Squillari #47 6-3 7-5 Carlos Moya #3 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
Alex Corretja #7 7-6(1) 1-6 6-1 Fabrice Santoro #49 H2H Match data May 15, 1999* R16
R32 (16)
Felix Mantilla #15 6-2 4-6 7-5 Dominik Hrbaty #25 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Carlos Moya #3 6-2 6-1 Arnaud Clement #85 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Fernando Meligeni #58 6-3 6-1 Pete Sampras #2 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Andrea Gaudenzi #131 1-6 6-2 6-3 Vincent Spadea #27 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
David Prinosil #80 6-3 6-0 Jason Stoltenberg #39 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Tim Henman #8 7-5 7-5 Jan Siemerink #33 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1 6-1 6-2 Marat Safin #31 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Patrick Rafter #4 6-2 6-3 Gaston Gaudio #92 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Nicolas Kiefer #23 6-3 6-2 Richard Krajicek #5 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Andre Agassi #13 6-1 6-2 Alberto Berasategui #77 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Alex Corretja #7 6-3 6-3 Hicham Arazi #35 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-3 6-3 Francisco Clavet #21 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Nicolas Lapentti #32 6-3 6-3 Greg Rusedski #11 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Franco Squillari #47 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3 Davide Sanguinetti #66 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Fabrice Santoro #49 4-6 6-3 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #24 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
Karol Kucera #12 7-5 6-3 Michael Chang #46 H2H Match data May 13, 1999* R32
R64 (32)
Davide Sanguinetti #66 1-6 6-2 6-3 Vincenzo Santopadre #104 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Fernando Meligeni #58 6-1 6-2 Cedric Pioline #29 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Gaston Gaudio #92 6-1 6-4 Mariano Puerta #44 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Nicolas Lapentti #32 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 Albert Portas #91 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Greg Rusedski #11 7-6(4) 7-6(3) Scott Draper #42 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Hicham Arazi #35 1-6 6-1 6-4 Richard Fromberg #74 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
David Prinosil #80 6-2 5-7 6-3 Marcelo Rios #6 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jan Siemerink #33 6-3 7-5 Andrew Ilie #55 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Pete Sampras #2 3-6 6-2 7-6(2) Bohdan Ulihrach #38 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Karol Kucera #12 6-3 6-2 Ramon Delgado #59 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Michael Chang #46 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 Thomas Muster #40 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Vincent Spadea #27 7-6(2) 4-6 6-1 Mark Philippoussis #9 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Francisco Clavet #21 6-3 2-6 6-4 Younes El Aynaoui #36 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Fabrice Santoro #49 7-6(2) 7-6(3) Sebastien Grosjean #34 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Andrea Gaudenzi #131 6-1 4-6 7-5 Thomas Johansson #19 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1 7-6(1) 5-7 6-4 Chris Woodruff #158 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Alex Corretja #7 6-1 7-6(2) Diego Nargiso #143 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-4 6-3 Fernando Vicente #54 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Carlos Moya #3 6-2 6-4 Renzo Furlan #132 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Franco Squillari #47 6-0 6-3 Marco Meneschincheri #161 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Jason Stoltenberg #39 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jonas Bjorkman #28 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Tim Henman #8 7-5 6-3 Daniel Vacek #65 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Alberto Berasategui #77 4-6 6-4 7-5 John Van Lottum Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Patrick Rafter #4 7-5 6-0 Goran Ivanisevic #16 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Andre Agassi #13 6-3 6-4 Jerome Golmard #22 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Nicolas Kiefer #23 7-5 6-4 Thomas Enqvist #17 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Arnaud Clement #85 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Marc Rosset #30 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Richard Krajicek #5 6-0 3-6 6-1 Jan-Michael Gambill #51 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Wayne Ferreira #24 3-6 6-2 7-6(4) Albert Costa #20 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Dominik Hrbaty #25 6-0 6-1 Gianluca Pozzi #73 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Marat Safin #31 6-2 6-1 Adrian Voinea #81 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64
Felix Mantilla #15 6-1 (ret.) Mariano Zabaleta #26 H2H Match data May 12, 1999* R64

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Players with the most Italian Open titles
PlayerTitles
Rafael Nadal 10
Novak Djokovic 6
Thomas Muster 3
Alexander Zverev 2
Andres Gomez 2
Bjorn Borg 2
Ilie Nastase 2
Ivan Lendl 2
Jim Courier 2
Vitas Gerulaitis 2

Recent Finals

Recent Italian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #1 6-4 6-4 Casper Ruud #25 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 7-6(5) 6-1 Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Alexander Zverev #5 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Jarry #24 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Daniil Medvedev #3 7-5 7-5 Holger Rune #7 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Novak Djokovic #1 6-0 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Italian Open held?
Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Italian Open?
The 2026 Italian Open was won by Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Italian Open titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 10 Italian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Italian Open played?
The first edition of Italian Open was held in 1930.
What surface is Italian Open played on?
Italian Open is played on clay courts.