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

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
  • 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
  • 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, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, 6–3

Girls' singles

Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 7–6, 6–4

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Pete Sampras
  2. Patrick Rafter '
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov '
  4. Andre Agassi '
  5. Richard Krajicek '
  6. Tim Henman '
  7. Mark Philippoussis '
  8. Todd Martin '
  9. Greg Rusedski '
  10. Goran Ivanišević '
  11. Gustavo Kuerten '
  12. Carlos Moyá '
  13. Karol Kučera '
  14. Tommy Haas '
  15. Nicolas Kiefer '
  16. Félix Mantilla ''''

    Women's singles

  17. Martina Hingis '
  18. Steffi Graf '
  19. Lindsay Davenport
  20. Monica Seles '
  21. Jana Novotná '
  22. Venus Williams '
  23. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario '
  24. Nathalie Tauziat '
  25. Mary Pierce '
  26. Serena Williams '
  27. Julie Halard-Decugis '
  28. Amanda Coetzer '
  29. Sandrine Testud '
  30. Barbara Schett '
  31. Dominique Van Roost '
  32. Natasha Zvereva
  33. Anna Kournikova ''''