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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.

Champion

Nicolas Kiefer^[1]

Runner-up

Score7–6^(7–5), 7–5

Draw56 (7 Q )

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Men's singles

1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Final

Champion

Nicolas Kiefer^[1]

Runner-up

Score

7–6^(7–5), 7–5

Details

Draw

56 (7 Q )

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Andre Agassi (withdrew)^[2]
Thomas Enqvist (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
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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final^[1]

	8	Jonas Björkman	6	1	4

	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	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

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