Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...
defeated
Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles. He has a career high ATP worl ...
in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6
(7–1) to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1999 Australian Open. It was his second and last
major
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singles title, after the
1996 French Open
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. With the win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win an
Australian Open
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singles title.
Petr Korda
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in February 1998. Korda won ten singles titles, including the 1998 Austr ...
was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to
Todd Martin
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.
Seeds
Qualifying draw
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1999 Australian Open Men's Singles draw1999 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Mens Singles
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
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