1999 Gold Flake Open – Singles

Byron Black defeated Rainer Schüttler 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 to win the 1999 Chennai Open singles event. Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not defend his title.

Singles
1999 Gold Flake Open
Champion	Byron Black
Runner-up	Rainer Schüttler
Final score	6–4, 1–6, 6–3

Seeds

1. Carlos Moyà (Quarterfinals)
2. Karol Kučera (Second Round)
3. Thomas Johansson (First Round)
4. Byron Black (Champion)
5. Andrew Ilie (Second Round)
6. Sjeng Schalken (First Round)
7. Rainer Schüttler (Final)
8. John van Lottum (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Rainer Schüttler	6	6
		Peter Wessels	1	3
								7	Rainer Schüttler	4	6	3
								4	Byron Black	6	1	6
	4	Byron Black	6	6
	8	John van Lottum	1	1

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Moyà	4	6	6
		V Voltchkov	6	3	3			1	C Moyà	6	1	7
		W Black	7^8	6					W Black	3	6	5
		P Goldstein	6^6	1											1	C Moyà	1	0^r
	WC	A Vinciguerra	6^2	6	6										7	R Schüttler	6	3
		A Sá	7^7	2	1			WC	A Vinciguerra	1	2
	Q	G Etlis	6^5	1				7	R Schüttler	6	6
	7	R Schüttler	7^7	6																		7	R Schüttler	6	6
	3	T Johansson	4	0^r																			P Wessels	1	3
		S Sargsian	6	3					S Sargsian	6^5	7^8	4
		P Wessels	4	6	7				P Wessels	7^7	6^6	6
	Q	O Fukárek	6	4	5											P Wessels	6	6
		V Santopadre	2	6	6											V Santopadre	2	4
		G Grant	6	3	4				V Santopadre	6	5	6
		D van Scheppingen	3	6	2			5	A Ilie	2	7	3
	5	A Ilie	6	3	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Schalken	6	3	1
		L Burgsmüller	4	6	6				L Burgsmüller	4	6	2
		R Fromberg	6	7					R Fromberg	6	1	6
	WC	M Bhupathi	2	5												R Fromberg	4	2
		L Paes	4	6	6										4	B Black	6	6
	Q	A Zingman	6	3	4				L Paes	3	2
	Q	G Carraz	1	3				4	B Black	6	6
	4	B Black	6	6																		4	B Black	6	6
	8	J van Lottum	6	6																		8	J van Lottum	1	1
		J Knippschild	3	4				8	J van Lottum	7^14	0	7^8
		N Escudé	2	7^7	2			WC	J Stark	6^12	6	6^6
	WC	J Stark	6	6^2	6										8	J van Lottum	4	6	6
		M Tillström	6	6												M Tillström	6	3	2
		O Stanoytchev	4	4					M Tillström	7	4	6
		M Kohlmann	5	1				2	K Kučera	5	6	2
	2	K Kučera	7	6

External links

• 1999 Chennai Open Singles draw