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Tennis tournament
The 1999 US Open was a
tennis tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
USTA National Tennis Center in
New York City in
New York in the
United States . It was the 119th edition of the US Open and was held from August 30 through September 12, 1999.
Singles players
Men's singles
Seniors
Men's singles
Andre Agassi defeated
Todd Martin , 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 6–2
• It was Agassi's 5th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd and last at the US Open.
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated
Martina Hingis , 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
• It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles
Sébastien Lareau /
Alex O'Brien defeated
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Leander Paes , 7–6(9–7) , 6–4
• It was Lareau's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
• It was O'Brien's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams defeated
Chanda Rubin /
Sandrine Testud , 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
It was Serena Williams' 5th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd US Open title. It was Venus Williams' 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title.v
Mixed doubles
Ai Sugiyama /
Mahesh Bhupathi defeated
Kimberly Po /
Donald Johnson , 6–4, 6–4
• It was Sugiyama's 1st and only career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
• It was Bhupathi's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 1st at the US Open.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Jarkko Nieminen defeated
Kristian Pless 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' singles
Lina Krasnoroutskaya defeated
Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Julien Benneteau /
Nicolas Mahut defeated
Tres Davis /
Alberto Francis 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Girls' doubles
Dája Bedáňová /
Iroda Tulyaganova defeated
Galina Fokina /
Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6–3, 6–4
Seeds
Men's singles
Pete Sampras (withdrew because of a back injury )
Andre Agassi (champion )
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals, lost to
Andre Agassi )
Patrick Rafter (first round, lost to
Cédric Pioline )
Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals, lost to
Cédric Pioline )
Tim Henman (first round, lost to
Guillermo Cañas )
Todd Martin (final, lost to
Andre Agassi )
Carlos Moyà (second round retired against
Nicolas Escudé )
Greg Rusedski (fourth round, lost to
Todd Martin )
Marcelo Ríos (fourth round, lost to
Nicolas Escudé )
Mark Philippoussis (withdrew because of a left knee injury )
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals, lost to
Yevgeny Kafelnikov )
Àlex Corretja (first round, lost to
Wayne Arthurs )
Tommy Haas (fourth round, lost to
Cédric Pioline )
Nicolas Kiefer (third round, lost to
Arnaud Clément )
Nicolás Lapentti (second round, lost to
Fredrik Jonsson )
Félix Mantilla (first round, lost to
Magnus Norman )
Women's singles
Martina Hingis (final, lost to
Serena Williams )
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to
Serena Williams )
Venus Williams (semifinals, lost to
Martina Hingis )
Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to
Serena Williams )
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals, lost to
Lindsay Davenport )
Amanda Coetzer (first round, lost to
Irina Spîrlea )
Serena Williams (champion )
Jana Novotná (third round, lost to
Anke Huber )
Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round, lost to
Lindsay Davenport )
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round, lost to
Martina Hingis )
Nathalie Tauziat (third round, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, lost to
Venus Williams )
Dominique Van Roost (third round, lost to
Mary Joe Fernández )
Sandrine Testud (second round, lost to
Magüi Serna )
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to
Anke Huber )
Conchita Martínez (fourth round, lost to
Serena Williams )
Withdrawals:
Steffi Graf ,
[1]
Anna Kournikova
[2]
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