1999 Wimbledon Championships

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1999 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 4 July
Edition113th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£7,595,330
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Men's doubles
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Mixed doubles
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Boys' singles
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Girls' singles
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova
Boys' doubles
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria / Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian
Girls' doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová / Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
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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.

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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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£455,000
Women's singles£409,500
Men's doubles *£186,420
Women's doubles *£167,770
Mixed doubles *£79,180

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of the United States.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport defeated Flag of Germany.svg 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

Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis / Flag of the United States.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt / Flag of Ukraine.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Russia.svg 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

Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer defeated Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Pless, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Flag of Russia.svg Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria / Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian defeated Flag of Bulgaria.svg Todor Enev / Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen, 7–5, 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová / Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni defeated Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis / Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 [13]

Singles seeds

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