Tennis tournament
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.
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.
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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
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Women's doubles *
£167,770
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Mixed doubles *
£79,180
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
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.
Juniors
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
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Boys' doubles
Guillermo Coria /
David Nalbandian defeated
Todor Enev /
Jarkko Nieminen , 7–5, 6–4
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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)
Patrick 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 )
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