The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on
grass court
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Although grass c ...
s at the
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam ...
in
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon () is a district and town of Southwest London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,187 in 2011 which includes ...
in the United Kingdom.
It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1999 championships was £7,595,330. The winner of the men's title earned £455,000 while the women's singles champion earned £409,500.
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Pete Sampras defeated
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion and an Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympic ...
, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
* It was Sampras' 12th career Grand Slam singles title and his 6th at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
, 6–4, 7–5
* It was Davenport's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only at Wimbledon.
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Leander Paes defeated
Paul Haarhuis /
Jared Palmer, 6–7
(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
(7–4)
* It was Bhupathi's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon. It was Paes' 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon.
Women's doubles
Lindsay Davenport /
Corina Morariu defeated
Mariaan de Swardt /
Elena Tatarkova, 6–4, 6–4
* It was Davenport's 3rd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at Wimbledon. It was Morariu's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Mixed doubles
Lisa Raymond /
Leander Paes defeated
Jonas Björkman /
Anna Kournikova, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
* It was Paes' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Raymond's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at Wimbledon.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Jürgen Melzer defeated
Kristian Pless
Kristian Peter Pless (born 9 February 1981) is a former professional male tennis player from Denmark.
Tennis career Juniors
Pless had an excellent junior career, winning the 1999 Australian Open Boys' Singles (defeated Mikhail Youzhny), and ...
, 7–6
(9–7), 6–3
Girls' singles
Iroda Tulyaganova
Iroda Tulyaganova ( uz, Ирода Тўлаганов, translit=Iroda To'laganova; born 7 January 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Uzbekistan.
Tulyaganova has career-high WTA rankings of 16 in singles (reached in June 2002) and ...
defeated
Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 7–6
(7–3), 6–4
Boys' doubles
Guillermo Coria /
David Nalbandian defeated
Todor Enev
Todor Enev ( bg, Тодор Енев, born 8 February 1982) is a former professional Bulgaria
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/
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born 23 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his care ...
, 7–5, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Dája Bedáňová
Dája Bedáňová (born Daniela Bedáňová 9 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She lives in Leonberg, Germany. Bedáňová turned pro in 2000 and retired in 2005.
She was named the WTA Newcomer of the Y ...
/
María Emilia Salerni defeated
Tatiana Perebiynis /
Iroda Tulyaganova
Iroda Tulyaganova ( uz, Ирода Тўлаганов, translit=Iroda To'laganova; born 7 January 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Uzbekistan.
Tulyaganova has career-high WTA rankings of 16 in singles (reached in June 2002) and ...
, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Singles seeds
Men's singles
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Pete Sampras (champion)
#
Pat Rafter ''(semifinals, lost to
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion and an Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympic ...
)''
#
Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(third round, lost to
Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997. On both occasions, he was ...
)''
#
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion and an Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympic ...
''(final, lost to
Pete Sampras)''
#
Richard Krajicek ''(third round, lost to
Lorenzo Manta)''
#
Tim Henman ''(semifinals, lost to
Pete Sampras)''
#
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis ( ; born 7 November 1976) is an Australian former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winni ...
''(quarterfinals, lost to
Pete Sampras)''
#
Todd Martin ''(quarterfinals, lost to
Pat Rafter)''
#
Greg Rusedski ''(fourth round, lost to
Mark Philippoussis
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)''
#
Goran Ivanišević ''(fourth round, lost to
Todd Martin)''
#
Gustavo Kuerten ''(quarterfinals, lost to
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion and an Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympic ...
)''
#
Carlos Moyá ''(second round, lost to
Jim Courier)''
#
Karol Kučera
Karol Kučera (born 4 March 1974) is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1998, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open the same year.
In 20 ...
''(fourth round, lost to
Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997. On both occasions, he was ...
)''
#
Tommy Haas ''(third round, lost to
Wayne Arthurs)''
#
Nicolas Kiefer ''(second round, lost to
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
)''
#
Félix Mantilla ''(second round, lost to
Paul Goldstein)''
Women's singles
#
Martina Hingis ''(first round, lost to
Jelena Dokic)''
#
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
''(final, lost to
Lindsay Davenport)''
#
Lindsay Davenport (champion)
#
Monica Seles ''(third round, lost to
Mirjana Lučić)''
#
Jana Novotná ''(quarterfinals, lost to
Lindsay Davenport)''
#
Venus Williams ''(quarterfinals, lost to
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
)''
#
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(second round, lost to
Lisa Raymond)''
#
Nathalie Tauziat ''(quarterfinals, lost to
Mirjana Lučić)''
#
Mary Pierce ''(fourth round, lost to
Jelena Dokic)''
#
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American inactive professional tennis player. Considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) fo ...
''(withdrew before the tournament began)''
#
Julie Halard-Decugis ''(third round, lost to
Alexandra Stevenson)''
#
Amanda Coetzer ''(third round, lost to
Kim Clijsters)''
#
Sandrine Testud ''(third round, lost to
Tamarine Tanasugarn)''
#
Barbara Schett
Barbara Schett Eagle (; born 10 March 1976) is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, ...
''(fourth round, lost to
Lindsay Davenport)''
#
Dominique Van Roost ''(fourth round, lost to
Nathalie Tauziat)''
#
Natasha Zvereva ''(second round, lost to
Tatiana Panova
Tatiana Urayevna Panova (born 13 August 1976, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union )''
#
Anna Kournikova ''(fourth round, lost to
Venus Williams)''
References
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
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