1999 Wimbledon Championships
The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999.
1999 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 21 June – 4 July |
Edition | 113th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £7,595,330 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Pete Sampras | |
Women's Singles | |
Lindsay Davenport | |
Men's Doubles | |
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | |
Women's Doubles | |
Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond | |
Boys' Singles | |
Jürgen Melzer | |
Girls' Singles | |
Iroda Tulyaganova | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Guillermo Coria / David Nalbandian | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Dája Bedáňová / María Emilia Salerni |
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.[3][4]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's Singles | £455,000 | |||||||
Women's Singles | £409,500 | |||||||
Men's Doubles * | £186,420 | N/A | ||||||
Women's Doubles * | £167,770 | N/A | ||||||
Mixed Doubles * | £79,180 | N/A |
* per team
Champions
Men's Singles
Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5[5]
- It was Sampras' 12th career Grand Slam singles title and his 6th at Wimbledon.
Women's Singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf, 6–4, 7–5[6]
- 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)[7]
- 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[8]
- 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[9]
- 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.
Boys' Singles
Jürgen Melzer defeated Kristian Pless, 7–6(9–7), 6–3[10]
Girls' Singles
Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 7–6(7–3), 6–4[11]
Boys' Doubles
Guillermo Coria / David Nalbandian defeated Todor Enev / Jarkko Nieminen, 7–5, 6–4[12]
Girls' Doubles
Dája Bedáňová / María Emilia Salerni defeated Tatiana Perebiynis / Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2[13]
Singles seeds
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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References
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- Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
- Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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