1999 US Open (tennis)

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.

1999 US Open
DateAugust 30 – September 12
Edition119th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationNew 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

Singles players

Men's Singles
Champion Runner-up
Andre Agassi (2) Todd Martin (7)
Semifinals out
Cédric Pioline Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3)
Quarterfinals out
S Doseděl G Kuerten (5) R Krajicek (12) N Escudé
4th Round out
J Novák G Rusedski (9) T Haas (14) M Norman
V Spadea A Medvedev M Ríos (10) A Clément
3rd Round out
F Santoro F Jonsson C Woodruff M Larsson
P Wessels H Arazi R Fromberg G Ivanišević
L Tieleman J van Lottum L Hewitt J Björkman
X Malisse J Krošlák N Kiefer (15) J Gimelstob
2nd Round out
M Safin J-M Gambill F Meligeni N Lapentti (16)
D Prinosil C Ruud Y El Aynaoui R Reneberg
L Burgsmüller M Woodforde F Vicente M Puerta
G Pozzi M Hipfl C Caratti P Haarhuis
G Cañas G Blanco I Ljubičić L Manta
W Arthurs S Lareau K Carlsen M Mirnyi
C Moyá (8) C Mamiit P Goldstein G Bastl
M Kohlmann M Chang D Vacek A Pretzsch
1st Round out
M Tillström R Delgado S Koubek S Grosjean
J Courier K Kim A di Pasquale F Clavet
JC Ferrero JA Marín J Blake R Schüttler
B Bryan B Black S Sargsian S Huet
P Rafter (4) J Siemerink A Portas M Zabaleta
K Alami G Puentes B Karbacher T Enqvist
F Mantilla (17) D Nestor A Ilie W Ferreira
J Díaz V Liukko H Dreekmann B Ulihrach
T Henman (6) J Knippschild J Boutter T Dent
T Suzuki J Morrison S Schalken P King
À Corretja (13) M Rosset M Rodríguez G Gaudio
J Tarango H Gumy T Zíb A Martín
D Hrbatý M Gustafsson I Heuberger G Raoux
S Draper M Washington F Squillari M Damm
J Stoltenberg A Pavel M Filippini W Black
A Costa A Gaudenzi C Saulnier N Kulti

Seniors

Men's Singles

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

Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

• It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's Doubles

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

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

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

Boys' Singles

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Kristian Pless 6–7, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' Singles

Lina Krasnoroutskaya defeated Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut defeated Tres Davis / Alberto Francis 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Girls' Doubles

Dája Bedáňová / Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Galina Fokina / Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6–3, 6–4

Seeds

Withdrawals: Steffi Graf,[1] Anna Kournikova[2]

References

  1. "Sport: Tennis Graf bows out". BBC. August 13, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. "Kournikova withdraws from U.S. Open". Boca Raton News. August 21, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
Preceded by
1999 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2000 Australian Open
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