1999 US Open (tennis)
1999 US Open | |
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Date | August 30 – September 12 |
Edition | 119th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Hardcourt |
Location | New York City, New York, United States |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Andre Agassi | |
Women's singles | |
Serena Williams | |
Men's doubles | |
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien | |
Women's doubles | |
Serena Williams / Venus Williams | |
Mixed doubles | |
Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi | |
Boys' singles | |
Jarkko Nieminen | |
Girls' singles | |
Lina Krasnoroutskaya | |
Boys' doubles | |
Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut | |
Girls' doubles | |
Dája Bedáňová / Iroda Tulyaganova |
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
[edit]Seniors
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]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
[edit]Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
- • It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit]Jarkko Nieminen defeated Kristian Pless 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' singles
[edit]Lina Krasnoroutskaya defeated Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–2
Boys' doubles
[edit]Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut defeated Tres Davis / Alberto Francis 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Girls' doubles
[edit]Dája Bedáňová / Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Galina Fokina / Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6–3, 6–4
Seeds
[edit]Withdrawals: Steffi Graf,[1] Anna Kournikova[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sport: Tennis Graf bows out". BBC. August 13, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Kournikova withdraws from U.S. Open". Boca Raton News. August 21, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2015.