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 England.[1][2] It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999.

1999 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 4 July
Edition113th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£7,595,330
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll 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

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Jürgen Melzer defeated Kristian Pless, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 [10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 [11]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Guillermo Coria / David Nalbandian defeated Todor Enev / Jarkko Nieminen, 7–5, 6–4 [12]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Dája Bedáňová / María Emilia Salerni defeated Tatiana Perebiynis / Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 [13]

Singles seeds

References
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  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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Preceded by
1999 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1999 US Open
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