1999 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

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The 1999 US Open – Men's singles qualifying was a series of tennis matches that took place from August 23 to 26, 1999 to determine the sixteen qualifiers into the main draw of the men's singles tournament, and, if necessary, the lucky losers.

This was the last qualifying pre-tournament appearance of future World No. 1 Roger Federer. He lost in the second round to fellow countryman Ivo Heuberger.

Seeds

1. Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Ronald Agénor (second round)
4. Roger Federer (second round)
5. Antony Dupuis (first round)
6. Davide Sanguinetti (first round)
7. Laurence Tieleman (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Oliver Gross (first round)
9. Xavier Malisse (qualified)
10. Peter Wessels (qualified)
11. Michael Kohlmann (qualified)
12. Adrian Voinea (second round)
13. Lorenzo Manta (qualified)
14. Nicolas Escudé (qualified)
15. Axel Pretsch (qualified)
16. Ville Liukko (qualified)
17. Juan Ignacio Chela (first round)
18. Mikael Tillström (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
19. Oleg Ogorodov (first round)
20. Gastón Etlis (qualifying competition)
21. Nicolás Massú (first round)
22. Vladimir Voltchkov (first round)
23. Christophe Rochus (second round)
24. Vincenzo Santopadre (qualifying competition)
25. Lars Burgsmüller (qualified)
26. Julien Boutter (qualified)
27. Alexander Popp (first round)
28. Mosé Navarra (first round)
29. Fredrik Jonsson (qualified)
30. Tuomas Ketola (qualifying competition)
31. Christian Vinck (second round)
32. Stéphane Huet (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Cyril Saulnier
2. Stéphane Huet
3. Fredrik Jonsson
4. Ivo Heuberger
5. Takao Suzuki
6. Cristiano Caratti
7. Julien Boutter
8. Lars Burgsmüller
9. Xavier Malisse
10. Peter Wessels
11. Michael Kohlmann
12. George Bastl
13. Lorenzo Manta
14. Nicolas Escudé
15. Axel Pretsch
16. Ville Liukko

Lucky losers

1. Ivan Ljubičić
2. Max Mirnyi
3. Laurence Tieleman
4. Mikael Tillström

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ivan Ljubičić	7	1	7
		Alex O'Brien	5	6	5
								1	Ivan Ljubičić	7	6
									Gérard Solvès	6	4
		Gérard Solvès	6	6
	WC	Mardy Fish	4	2
															1	Ivan Ljubičić	4	6	4
																Cyril Saulnier	6	4	6
		Lionel Roux	7	5	4
		Cyril Saulnier	6	7	6
									Cyril Saulnier	6	6
								31	Christian Vinck	4	2
	WC	Roger Smith	3	2
	31	Christian Vinck	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Max Mirnyi	6	6
		André Sá	1	4
								2	Max Mirnyi	6	6
									Michael Sell	3	2
		Michael Sell	6	6
	WC	Tom Chicoine	1	2
															2	Max Mirnyi	6	6
															32	Stéphane Huet	7	7
		Marcos Ondruska	3	2
		Jonathan Stark	6	6
									Jonathan Stark	6	4	6
								32	Stéphane Huet	2	6	7
		Kevin Ullyett	6	4	2
	32	Stéphane Huet	2	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ronald Agénor	6	7
		Lee Hyung-taik	4	6
								3	Ronald Agénor	4	5
									Alejandro Hernández	6	7
		Alejandro Hernández	4	6	6
		Damien Roberts	6	2	4
																Alejandro Hernández	3	2
															29	Fredrik Jonsson	6	6
		Neville Godwin	6	6
		João Cunha e Silva	4	2
									Neville Godwin	6	6
								29	Fredrik Jonsson	7	7
		Amir Hadad	5	1
	29	Fredrik Jonsson	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Roger Federer	6	6
		Edwin Kempes	4	4
								4	Roger Federer	6	2
									Ivo Heuberger	7	6
		Ivo Heuberger	7	4	7
		Maurice Ruah	6	6	6
																Ivo Heuberger	6	6
															30	Tuomas Ketola	3	4
		Andrés Zingman	3	2
		Olivier Mutis	6	6
									Olivier Mutis	7	2	2
								30	Tuomas Ketola	6	6	6
		Radovan Světlík	4	6	2
	30	Tuomas Ketola	6	4	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Antony Dupuis	7	4	1
		Noam Okun	5	6	6
									Noam Okun	6	5	6
									Louis Vosloo	2	7	4
		Raemon Sluiter	6	7	3
		Louis Vosloo	7	6	6
																Noam Okun	3	6
																Takao Suzuki	6	7
		Radomír Vašek	2	2
		Giorgio Galimberti	6	6
									Giorgio Galimberti	1	6
									Takao Suzuki	6	7
		Takao Suzuki	6	6
	27	Alexander Popp	3	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Davide Sanguinetti	4	4
		Andrei Cherkasov	6	6
									Andrei Cherkasov	2	7	6
									Cristiano Caratti	6	6	7
		Cristiano Caratti	6	7
		David Miketa	2	5
																Cristiano Caratti	6	7	6
																James Sekulov	7	6	1
		Olivier Malcor	4	6	2
		James Sekulov	6	2	6
									James Sekulov	1	6	6
									Gabriel Trifu	6	3	2
		Gabriel Trifu	6	4
	28	Mosé Navarra	2	1^r

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Laurence Tieleman	7	6
	WC	Huntley Montgomery	6	2
								7	Laurence Tieleman	6	7	6
									Mariano Hood	7	6	4
		Mariano Hood	6	7
		Nicolas Thomann	3	6
															7	Laurence Tieleman	7	4	6
															26	Julien Boutter	5	6	7
		Jamie Delgado	3	5
		Petr Luxa	6	7
									Petr Luxa	6	4
								26	Julien Boutter	7	6
		Javier Sánchez	6	5	3
	26	Julien Boutter	3	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Oliver Gross	4	5
		Stefano Pescosolido	6	7
									Stefano Pescosolido	6	6
									Glenn Weiner	4	4
		Glenn Weiner	6	6
	WC	Thomas Blake	3	4
																Stefano Pescosolido	3	6
															25	Lars Burgsmüller	6	7
		Vadim Kutsenko	6	7
		Francisco Costa	3	5
									Vadim Kutsenko	2	5
								25	Lars Burgsmüller	6	7
		Sébastien de Chaunac	2	3
	25	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Xavier Malisse	7	6
		Harel Levy	6	4
								9	Xavier Malisse	4	6	7
									Michael Russell	6	1	6
		Nenad Zimonjić	2	7	3
		Michael Russell	6	6	6
															9	Xavier Malisse	6	7
															24	Vincenzo Santopadre	3	6
		Marc-Kevin Goellner	7	7
		Geoff Grant	6	6
									Marc-Kevin Goellner	3	5
								24	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	7
	WC	Rafael de Mesa	0	4
	24	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Peter Wessels	6	6
		Daniel Melo	4	4
								10	Peter Wessels	6	6
								WC	Rudy Rake	2	1
	WC	Rudy Rake	5	6	7
		Iztok Božič	7	4	6
															10	Peter Wessels	1	7	6
															23	Christophe Rochus	6	6	1
		Sebastián Prieto	6	7
		Igor Gaudi	3	6
									Sebastián Prieto	5	0
								23	Christophe Rochus	7	6
		Ota Fukárek	6	6	1
	23	Christophe Rochus	4	7	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Michael Kohlmann	7	6
		Takahiro Terachi	5	0
								11	Michael Kohlmann	6	6
									Frédéric Niemeyer	4	4
		Frédéric Niemeyer	6	6	6
		Gouichi Motomura	7	1	4
															11	Michael Kohlmann	6	6
																Jean-René Lisnard	1	0
		Michael Hill	6	7
		Leander Paes	3	6
									Michael Hill	3	6	3
									Jean-René Lisnard	6	3	6
		Jean-René Lisnard	1	6	6
	21	Nicolás Massú	6	3	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Adrian Voinea	6	3	6
		Ignacio Truyol	3	6	2
								12	Adrian Voinea	4	3
									Arvind Parmar	6	6
		Noam Behr	6	6	4
		Arvind Parmar	4	7	6
																Arvind Parmar	1	3
																George Bastl	6	6
		Martin Lee	3	0
		George Bastl	6	6
									George Bastl	6	2	7
									Andrei Stoliarov	4	6	6
		Andrei Stoliarov	7	6
	22	Vladimir Voltchkov	5	3

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Lorenzo Manta	6	6
		Roman Šmotlák	1	3
								13	Lorenzo Manta	6	6
									Brett Steven	3	4
		Mark Nielsen	7	5	3
		Brett Steven	5	7	6
															13	Lorenzo Manta	6	4	6
															20	Gastón Etlis	2	6	1
		David Caldwell	3	2
		Jimy Szymanski	6	6
									Jimy Szymanski	4	4
								20	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Adriano Ferreira	2	2
	20	Gastón Etlis	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Nicolas Escudé	6	6
		Lior Mor	1	3
								14	Nicolas Escudé	6	6
								WC	Mike Bryan	1	2
	WC	Mike Bryan	7	7
		Ofer Sela	6	6
															14	Nicolas Escudé	6	6
																Óscar Burrieza	2	1
		Luis Morejón	1	4
		Óscar Burrieza	6	6
									Óscar Burrieza	6	7
									Eyal Ran	2	6
		Eyal Ran	6	3	6
	19	Oleg Ogorodov	2	6	2

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Axel Pretsch	6	7
		Jeff Coetzee	3	5
								15	Axel Pretsch	7	4	6
								WC	Hugo Armando	6	6	1
		Paulo Taicher	2	6	2
	WC	Hugo Armando	6	2	6
															15	Axel Pretsch	6	6
																Paradorn Srichaphan	2	3
		Luis Morejón	2	3
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	6	6
									Satoshi Iwabuchi	1	1
									Paradorn Srichaphan	6	6
		Paradorn Srichaphan	6	6	6
	17	Juan Ignacio Chela	7	4	2

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Ville Liukko	7	6
		Mark Knowles	6	4
								16	Ville Liukko	6	6
									Michael Joyce	3	2
		Jared Palmer	3	6	1
		Michael Joyce	6	4	6
															16	Ville Liukko	7	6
															18	Mikael Tillström	5	4
		Petr Dezort	7	6
		Michael Tebbutt	5	3
									Petr Dezort	6	5	2
								18	Mikael Tillström	3	7	6
		Todd Woodbridge	6	6	4
	18	Mikael Tillström	3	7	6

References

• 1999 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation