ATP Japan Open 1999 Draw, Results & Schedule
Nicolas Kiefer won the 1999 Japan Open, defeating Wayne Ferreira 7-6(5) 7-5 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 12 to April 18, 1999. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.
Full tournament history →Dates
Apr 12 — Apr 18
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 64
BYE
Paradorn Srichaphan
6-3 7-6(4)
Michael Sell
7-6(7) 2-6 6-3
Gouichi Motomura
6-2 6-4
BYE
Radek Stepanek
7-5 6-4
Daniel Nestor
4-6 6-3 6-3
Mikael Tillstrom
7-6(4) 6-4
BYE
Laurence Tieleman
6-3 7-6(6)
Jens Knippschild
6-2 7-5
Michael Chang
7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
BYE
John Van Lottum
6-2 6-4
David Prinosil
6-1 6-3
Cecil Mamiit
7-6(6) 6-2
BYE
Lars Burgsmuller
6-3 3-6 6-2
Daniel Vacek
6-1 6-1
Kenneth Carlsen
6-2 6-4
Wayne Arthurs
6-4 6-3
Bernd Karbacher
6-2 7-6(4)
BYE
BYE
Hideki Kaneko
6-3 6-4
Gianluca Pozzi
6-2 6-3
Paul Goldstein
7-5 6-4
Sebastien Lareau
6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
BYE
Sjeng Schalken
6-4 6-1
Oliver Gross
6-4 6-4
Round of 32
Nicolas Kiefer
6-2 6-3
Michael Sell
6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
Thomas Enqvist
7-6(1) 6-4
Daniel Nestor
6-2 6-2
Jonas Bjorkman
6-3 6-3
Jens Knippschild
6-3 6-4
Richard Krajicek
3-1 (ret.)
David Prinosil
6-2 6-3
Wayne Ferreira
7-6(2) 6-3
Lars Burgsmuller
6-2 7-5
Kenneth Carlsen
6-4 6-2
Bernd Karbacher
7-6(7) 6-2
Thomas Johansson
6-3 6-3
Gianluca Pozzi
6-4 4-6 6-4
Sebastien Lareau
6-3 7-5
Sjeng Schalken
6-4 6-2
Round of 16
Nicolas Kiefer
3-6 6-3 6-2
Thomas Enqvist
6-2 6-2
Jonas Bjorkman
6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
Richard Krajicek
6-4 6-4
Wayne Ferreira
6-3 6-4
Kenneth Carlsen
7-5 6-2
Thomas Johansson
6-4 3-6 6-4
Sebastien Lareau
2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
Quarterfinals
Nicolas Kiefer
6-7(5) 7-5 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman
3-6 7-5 6-1
Wayne Ferreira
3-6 6-2 6-3
Thomas Johansson
6-1 6-4
Semifinals
Nicolas Kiefer
4-6 6-1 6-4
Wayne Ferreira
6-3 6-2
Final
Nicolas Kiefer
7-6(5) 7-5
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Pete Sampras | 4 |
| Stefan Edberg | 4 |
| Ken Rosewall | 3 |
| Jim Courier | 2 |
| Kei Nishikori | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 6-4 | Taylor Fritz | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Arthur Fils | 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 | Ugo Humbert | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Ben Shelton | 7-5 6-1 | Aslan Karatsev | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Taylor Fritz | 7-6(3) 7-6(2) | Frances Tiafoe | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
| Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 | John Millman | H2H | Match data | 2019 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Japan Open held?
- Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
- Who won the most recent Japan Open?
- The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
- Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
- Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
- When was the first Japan Open played?
- The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
- What surface is Japan Open played on?
- Japan Open is played on hard courts.