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
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

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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 Pete Sampras (Champion) Pat Rafter (Semifinals, lost to Andre Agassi) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third round, lost to Cédric Pioline) Andre Agassi (Final, lost to Pete Sampras) Richard Krajicek (Third round, lost to Lorenzo Manta) Tim Henman (Semifinals, lost to Pete Sampras) Mark Philippoussis (Quarterfinals, lost to Pete Sampras) Todd Martin (Quarterfinals, lost to Pat Rafter) Greg Rusedski (Fourth round, lost to Mark Philippoussis) Goran Ivanišević (Fourth round, lost to Todd Martin) Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals, lost to Andre Agassi) Carlos Moyá (Second round, lost to Jim Courier) Karol Kučera (Fourth round, lost to Cédric Pioline) Tommy Haas (Third round, lost to Wayne Arthurs) Nicolas Kiefer (Second round, lost to Boris Becker) Félix Mantilla (Second round, lost to Paul Goldstein)

Women's singles Martina Hingis (First round, lost to Jelena Dokic) Steffi Graf (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) 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 (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 (Fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Dominique Van Roost (Fourth round, lost to Nathalie Tauziat) Natasha Zvereva (Second round, lost to Tatiana Panova) Anna Kournikova (Fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
3. 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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6. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
12. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
13. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website