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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.

Singles players

;Men's singles

ChampionRunner-upSemifinals outQuarterfinals out4th round out3rd round out2nd round out1st round out
USA **Andre Agassi [2]**USA Todd Martin [7]
FRA Cédric PiolineRUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov [3]
CZE Slava DosedělBRA Gustavo Kuerten [5]NED Richard Krajicek [12]FRA Nicolas Escudé (Q)
CZE Jiří NovákGBR Greg Rusedski [9]GER Tommy Haas [14]SWE Magnus Norman
USA Vincent SpadeaUKR Andrei MedvedevCHI Marcelo Ríos [10]FRA Arnaud Clément
FRA Fabrice SantoroSWE Fredrik Jonsson (Q)USA Chris WoodruffSWE Magnus Larsson
NED Peter Wessels (Q)MAR Hicham AraziAUS Richard FrombergCRO Goran Ivanišević
ITA Laurence Tieleman (LL)NED John van LottumAUS Lleyton HewittSWE Jonas Björkman
BEL Xavier Malisse (Q)SVK Ján KrošlákGER Nicolas Kiefer [15]USA Justin Gimelstob
RUS Marat SafinUSA Jan-Michael GambillBRA Fernando MeligeniECU Nicolás Lapentti [16]
GER David PrinosilNOR Christian RuudMAR Younes El AynaouiUSA Richey Reneberg (WC)
GER Lars Burgsmüller (Q)AUS Mark WoodfordeESP Fernando VicenteARG Mariano Puerta
ITA Gianluca PozziAUT Markus HipflITA Cristiano Caratti (Q)NED Paul Haarhuis
ARG Guillermo CañasESP Galo BlancoCRO Ivan Ljubičić (LL)SUI Lorenzo Manta (Q)
AUS Wayne ArthursCAN Sébastien LareauDEN Kenneth CarlsenBLR Max Mirnyi (LL)
ESP Carlos Moyá [8]USA Cecil MamiitUSA Paul GoldsteinSUI George Bastl (Q)
GER Michael Kohlmann (Q)USA Michael ChangCZE Daniel VacekGER Axel Pretzsch (Q)
SWE Mikael Tillström (LL)PAR Ramón DelgadoAUT Stefan KoubekFRA Sébastien Grosjean
USA Jim CourierUSA Kevin Kim (WC)FRA Arnaud di PasqualeESP Francisco Clavet
ESP Juan Carlos FerreroCRC Juan Antonio MarínUSA James Blake (WC)GER Rainer Schüttler
USA Bob Bryan (WC)ZIM Byron BlackARM Sargis SargsianFRA Stephane Huet (Q)
AUS Patrick Rafter [4]NED Jan SiemerinkESP Albert PortasARG Mariano Zabaleta
MAR Karim AlamiESP German PuentesGER Bernd KarbacherSWE Thomas Enqvist
ESP Félix Mantilla [17]CAN Daniel NestorAUS Andrew IlieRSA Wayne Ferreira
ESP Jacobo DíazFIN Ville Liukko (Q)GER Hendrik DreekmannCZE Bohdan Ulihrach
GBR Tim Henman [6]GER Jens KnippschildFRA Julien Boutter (Q)USA Taylor Dent (WC)
JPN Takao Suzuki (Q)USA Jeff Morrison (WC)NED Sjeng SchalkenUSA Phillip King (WC)
ESP Àlex Corretja [13]SUI Marc RossetARG Martín RodríguezARG Gastón Gaudio
USA Jeff TarangoARG Hernán GumyCZE Tomáš ZíbESP Alberto Martín
SVK Dominik HrbatýSWE Magnus GustafssonSUI Ivo Heuberger (Q)FRA Guillaume Raoux
AUS Scott DraperUSA Mashiska Washington (WC)ARG Franco SquillariCZE Martin Damm
AUS Jason StoltenbergROU Andrei PavelURU Marcelo FilippiniZIM Wayne Black
ESP Albert CostaITA Andrea GaudenziFRA Cyril Saulnier (Q)SWE Nicklas Kulti

;Women's singles

ChampionRunner-upSemifinals outQuarterfinals out4th round out3rd round out2nd round out1st round out
USA **Serena Williams [7]**SUI Martina Hingis [1]
USA Venus Williams [3]USA Lindsay Davenport [2]
GER Anke HuberAUT Barbara Schett [12]USA Monica Seles [4]FRA Mary Pierce [5]
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario [10]FRA Amélie Mauresmo [15]USA Mary Joe FernándezRUS Elena Likhovtseva
ESP Conchita Martínez [16]USA Jennifer CapriatiBEL Sabine AppelmansFRA Julie Halard-Decugis [9]
GER Sandra Klösel (Q)SUI Patty SchnyderUSA Tara SnyderCZE Jana Novotná [8]
SVK Henrieta NagyováBEL Dominique Van Roost [13]ESP Virginia Ruano PascualROU Irina Spîrlea
BEL Kim ClijstersRUS Elena DementievaFRA Nathalie Tauziat [11]JPN Ai Sugiyama
ESP Ángeles MontolioESP Magüi SernaFRA Amélie CocheteuxUSA Amy Frazier
FRA Sarah PitkowskiUSA Jane ChiUSA Lisa RaymondAUS Nicole Pratt
RSA Mariaan de SwardtCRO Mirjana LučićLUX Anne KremerSLO Tina Križan (Q)
FRA Anne-Gaëlle SidotPOL Magdalena Grzybowska (Q)RUS Anastasia Myskina (Q)ITA Rita Grande
SWE Åsa Carlsson (Q)NED Amanda HopmansSLO Tina Pisnik (Q)THA Tamarine Tanasugarn
CRO Jelena Kostanić (Q)CZE Adriana Gerši (Q)COL Fabiola ZuluagaFRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
ESP María Sánchez LorenzoNED Seda NoorlanderSVK Karina HabšudováITA Silvia Farina
ESP Gala León GarcíaARG Paola SuárezUSA Samantha Reeves (WC)FRA Sandrine Testud [14]
CHN Fang LiAUT Sylvia PlischkeBLR Natasha ZverevaROU Ruxandra Dragomir
CZE Květa HrdličkováUSA Jennifer Hopkins (WC)CZE Zuzana Lešenarová (WC)CZE Sandra Kleinová
ESP Cristina Torrens ValeroFRA Émilie LoitUSA Meilen TuAUS Jelena Dokic
BEL Justine HeninUSA Kristina BrandiUSA Erika deLone (WC)SVK Ľudmila Cervanová
CRO Silvija TalajaUSA Jill Craybas (WC)USA Meghann ShaughnessyTPE Shi-ting Wang
BLR Tatiana Poutchek (Q)BEL Laurence CourtoisBUL Lubomira BachevaCAN Jana Nejedly
AUS Lisa McShea (Q)NED Miriam OremansAUT Barbara SchwartzCAN Maureen Drake
USA Tracy Singian (Q)GER Andrea GlassGER Elena WagnerSUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi
ROU Cătălina Cristea (Q)CZE Denisa ChládkováRUS Tatiana PanovaRSA Amanda Coetzer [6]
USA Kimberly PoUSA Mashona Washington (WC)FRA Nathalie DechyGER Anca Barna (Q)
USA Laura Granville (WC)GRE Christína PapadákiSLO Katarina SrebotnikUSA Chanda Rubin
USA Alexandra StevensonTPE Janet Lee (Q)CRO Iva MajoliITA Laura Golarsa
CZE Lenka NěmečkováISR Anna SmashnovaVEN María Vento (Q)GER Barbara Rittner
FR Yugoslavia Sandra NačukUSA Brie RippnerBLR Olga BarabanschikovaUSA Melissa Middleton (WC)
USA Lilia OsterlohGER Jana Kandarr (Q)BEL Els CallensGER Marlene Weingärtner
ZIM Cara BlackBUL Pavlina StoyanovaAUS Alicia MolikUKR Elena Tatarkova
ARG Inés GorrochateguiUSA Annie MillerHUN Rita Kuti-KisUSA Corina Morariu

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1999 US Open – Men's singles

USA Andre Agassi defeated USA 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

Main article: 1999 US Open – Women's singles

USA Serena Williams defeated SUI Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) :• It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1999 US Open – Men's doubles

CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND 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

Main article: 1999 US Open – Women's doubles

USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams defeated USA Chanda Rubin / FRA 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

Main article: 1999 US Open – Mixed doubles

JPN Ai Sugiyama / IND Mahesh Bhupathi defeated USA Kimberly Po / USA 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

Main article: 1999 US Open – Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

Main article: 1999 US Open – Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1999 US Open – Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1999 US Open – Girls' doubles

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

Seeds

Men's singles

  1. USA Pete Sampras (withdrew because of a back injury)
  2. USA Andre Agassi (champion)
  3. RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals, lost to Andre Agassi)
  4. AUS Patrick Rafter (first round, lost to Cédric Pioline)
  5. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals, lost to Cédric Pioline)
  6. GBR Tim Henman (first round, lost to Guillermo Cañas)
  7. USA Todd Martin (final, lost to Andre Agassi)
  8. ESP Carlos Moyà (second round retired against Nicolas Escudé)
  9. GBR Greg Rusedski (fourth round, lost to Todd Martin)
  10. CHI Marcelo Ríos (fourth round, lost to Nicolas Escudé)
  11. AUS Mark Philippoussis (withdrew because of a left knee injury)
  12. NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals, lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov)
  13. ESP Àlex Corretja (first round, lost to Wayne Arthurs)
  14. GER Tommy Haas (fourth round, lost to Cédric Pioline)
  15. GER Nicolas Kiefer (third round, lost to Arnaud Clément)
  16. ECU Nicolás Lapentti (second round, lost to Fredrik Jonsson)
  17. ESP Félix Mantilla (first round, lost to Magnus Norman)

Women's singles

  1. SUI Martina Hingis (final, lost to Serena Williams)
  2. USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to Serena Williams)
  3. USA Venus Williams (semifinals, lost to Martina Hingis)
  4. USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Serena Williams)
  5. FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  6. RSA Amanda Coetzer (first round, lost to Irina Spîrlea)
  7. USA Serena Williams (champion)
  8. CZE Jana Novotná (third round, lost to Anke Huber)
  9. FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  10. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round, lost to Martina Hingis)
  11. FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  12. AUT Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  13. BEL Dominique Van Roost (third round, lost to Mary Joe Fernández)
  14. FRA Sandrine Testud (second round, lost to Magüi Serna)
  15. FRA Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to Anke Huber)
  16. ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams)

Withdrawals: Steffi Graf, Anna Kournikova

References

References

  1. (August 13, 1999). "Sport: Tennis Graf bows out". [[BBC]].
  2. (August 21, 1999). "Kournikova withdraws from U.S. Open". [[Boca Raton News]].
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