Pete Sampras defeated the defending champion Patrick Rafter in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Cincinnati Masters.
With the win, Sampras reached his fourth title in this season, after previously winning at London (Queen's), Wimbledon and Los Angeles.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Pete Sampras (champion) Patrick Rafter (final) Andre Agassi (semifinals) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) Tim Henman (quarterfinals) Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) Álex Corretja (second round) Todd Martin (second round) Carlos Moyà (first round) Tommy Haas (third round) Nicolas Kiefer (third round) Thomas Enqvist (second round) Álbert Costa (second round) Nicolás Lapentti (third round) Thomas Johansson (first round, retired)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
References
External links Main draw ITF tournament profile