:1999 US Open (tennis)

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{{TennisEventInfo|1999|US Open|

| date=August 30 – September 12

| edition=119th

| surface=Hardcourt

| category=Grand Slam (ITF)

| location=New York City, New York, United States

| champms={{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi

| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams

| champmd={{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau / {{flagicon|USA}} Alex O'Brien

| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams / {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams

| champxd={{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama / {{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi

| champbs={{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Nieminen

| champgs={{flagicon|RUS}} Lina Krasnoroutskaya

| champbd={{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Benneteau / {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut

| champgd={{flagicon|CZE}} Dája Bedáňová / {{flagicon|UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova

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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

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
colspan=2 | Champion

! colspan=2 | Runner-up

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan=2 | {{Flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi [2]

| colspan=2 | {{Flagicon|USA}} Todd Martin [7]

colspan=4 | Semifinals out
style="text-align:center;"

| colspan=2 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Pioline

| colspan=2 | {{Flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov [3]

colspan=4 | Quarterfinals out
{{Flagicon|CZE}} Slava Doseděl

| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten [5]

| {{Flagicon|NED}} Richard Krajicek [12]

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Escudé (Q)

colspan=4 | 4th round out
{{Flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák

| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Greg Rusedski [9]

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Tommy Haas [14]

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Norman

{{Flagicon|USA}} Vincent Spadea

| {{Flagicon|UKR}} Andrei Medvedev

| {{Flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos [10]

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Clément

colspan=4 | 3rd round out
{{Flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Santoro

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Jonsson (Q)

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Chris Woodruff

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Larsson

{{Flagicon|NED}} Peter Wessels (Q)

| {{Flagicon|MAR}} Hicham Arazi

| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Richard Fromberg

| {{Flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević

{{Flagicon|ITA}} Laurence Tieleman (LL)

| {{Flagicon|NED}} John van Lottum

| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Lleyton Hewitt

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman

{{Flagicon|BEL}} Xavier Malisse (Q)

| {{Flagicon|SVK}} Ján Krošlák

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Nicolas Kiefer [15]

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob

colspan=4 | 2nd round out
{{Flagicon|RUS}} Marat Safin

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Jan-Michael Gambill

| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Meligeni

| {{Flagicon|ECU}} Nicolás Lapentti [16]

{{Flagicon|GER}} David Prinosil

| {{Flagicon|NOR}} Christian Ruud

| {{Flagicon|MAR}} Younes El Aynaoui

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg (WC)

{{Flagicon|GER}} Lars Burgsmüller (Q)

| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Vicente

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Puerta

{{Flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Pozzi

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Markus Hipfl

| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Cristiano Caratti (Q)

| {{Flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis

{{Flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Cañas

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} Galo Blanco

| {{Flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Ljubičić (LL)

| {{Flagicon|SUI}} Lorenzo Manta (Q)

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs

| {{Flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Carlsen

| {{Flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi (LL)

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Moyá [8]

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Cecil Mamiit

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Paul Goldstein

| {{Flagicon|SUI}} George Bastl (Q)

{{Flagicon|GER}} Michael Kohlmann (Q)

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Axel Pretzsch (Q)

colspan=4 | 1st round out
{{Flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Tillström (LL)

| {{Flagicon|PAR}} Ramón Delgado

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Stefan Koubek

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Grosjean

{{Flagicon|USA}} Jim Courier

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Kevin Kim (WC)

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud di Pasquale

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Clavet

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero

| {{Flagicon|CRC}} Juan Antonio Marín

| {{Flagicon|USA}} James Blake (WC)

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Rainer Schüttler

{{Flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan (WC)

| {{Flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black

| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Sargis Sargsian

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Huet (Q)

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Patrick Rafter [4]

| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} Albert Portas

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Zabaleta

{{Flagicon|MAR}} Karim Alami

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} German Puentes

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Bernd Karbacher

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Félix Mantilla [17]

| {{Flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Ilie

| {{Flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Jacobo Díaz

| {{Flagicon|FIN}} Ville Liukko (Q)

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Hendrik Dreekmann

| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Bohdan Ulihrach

{{Flagicon|GBR}} Tim Henman [6]

| {{Flagicon|GER}} Jens Knippschild

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Julien Boutter (Q)

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Taylor Dent (WC)

{{Flagicon|JPN}} Takao Suzuki (Q)

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Jeff Morrison (WC)

| {{Flagicon|NED}} Sjeng Schalken

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Phillip King (WC)

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Àlex Corretja [13]

| {{Flagicon|SUI}} Marc Rosset

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Martín Rodríguez

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Gaudio

{{Flagicon|USA}} Jeff Tarango

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Gumy

| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Zíb

| {{Flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Martín

{{Flagicon|SVK}} Dominik Hrbatý

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson

| {{Flagicon|SUI}} Ivo Heuberger (Q)

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Raoux

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Scott Draper

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Mashiska Washington (WC)

| {{Flagicon|ARG}} Franco Squillari

| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Andrei Pavel

| {{Flagicon|URU}} Marcelo Filippini

| {{Flagicon|ZIM}} Wayne Black

{{Flagicon|ESP}} Albert Costa

| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Gaudenzi

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Saulnier (Q)

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti

;Women's singles

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
colspan=2 | Champion

! colspan=2 | Runner-up

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams [7]

| colspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis [1]

colspan=4 | Semifinals out
style="text-align:center;"

| colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams [3]

| colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport [2]

colspan=4 | Quarterfinals out
{{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett [12]

| {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles [4]

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce [5]

colspan=4 | 4th round out
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario [10]

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo [15]

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva

{{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez [16]

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Capriati

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sabine Appelmans

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis [9]

colspan=4 | 3rd round out
{{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel (Q)

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tara Snyder

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná [8]

{{flagicon|SVK}} Henrieta Nagyová

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Van Roost [13]

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Spîrlea

{{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat [11]

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángeles Montolio

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Magüi Serna

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Cocheteux

| {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier

colspan=4 | 2nd round out
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Pitkowski

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jane Chi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt

{{flagicon|RSA}} Mariaan de Swardt

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirjana Lučić

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan (Q)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

| {{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Grzybowska (Q)

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Myskina (Q)

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Grande

{{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson (Q)

| {{flagicon|NED}} Amanda Hopmans

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Pisnik (Q)

| {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn

{{flagicon|CRO}} Jelena Kostanić (Q)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Adriana Gerši (Q)

| {{flagicon|COL}} Fabiola Zuluaga

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

{{flagicon|ESP}} María Sánchez Lorenzo

| {{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina

{{flagicon|ESP}} Gala León García

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez

| {{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Reeves (WC)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud [14]

{{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke

| {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Natasha Zvereva

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Ruxandra Dragomir

colspan=4 | 1st round out
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Hrdličková

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Hopkins (WC)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Lešenarová (WC)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Sandra Kleinová

{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Torrens Valero

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit

| {{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jelena Dokic

{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kristina Brandi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Erika deLone (WC)

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudmila Cervanová

{{flagicon|CRO}} Silvija Talaja

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas (WC)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Shi-ting Wang

{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Tatiana Poutchek (Q)

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jana Nejedly

{{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea (Q)

| {{flagicon|NED}} Miriam Oremans

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schwartz

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Maureen Drake

{{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Singian (Q)

| {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Glass

| {{flagicon|GER}} Elena Wagner

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi

{{flagicon|ROU}} Cătălina Cristea (Q)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Denisa Chládková

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tatiana Panova

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer [6]

{{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mashona Washington (WC)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| {{flagicon|GER}} Anca Barna (Q)

{{flagicon|USA}} Laura Granville (WC)

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Christína Papadáki

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin

{{flagicon|USA}} Alexandra Stevenson

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Janet Lee (Q)

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa

{{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Anna Smashnova

| {{flagicon|VEN|1954}} María Vento (Q)

| {{flagicon|GER}} Barbara Rittner

{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Sandra Načuk

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brie Rippner

| {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Olga Barabanschikova

| {{flagicon|USA}} Melissa Middleton (WC)

{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh

| {{flagicon|GER}} Jana Kandarr (Q)

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens

| {{flagicon|GER}} Marlene Weingärtner

{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Pavlina Stoyanova

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova

{{flagicon|ARG}} Inés Gorrochategui

| {{flagicon|USA}} Annie Miller

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Rita Kuti-Kis

| {{flagicon|USA}} Corina Morariu

Seniors

=Men's singles=

{{Main|1999 US Open – Men's singles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi defeated {{flagicon|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|1999 US Open – Women's singles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams defeated {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

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

=Men's doubles=

{{Main|1999 US Open – Men's doubles}}

{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau / {{flagicon|USA}} Alex O'Brien defeated {{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi / {{flagicon|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|1999 US Open – Women's doubles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams / {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin / {{flagicon|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|1999 US Open – Mixed doubles}}

{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama / {{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po / {{flagicon|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|1999 US Open – Boys' singles}}

{{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Nieminen defeated {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Pless 6–7, 6–3, 6–4

=Girls' singles=

{{Main|1999 US Open – Girls' singles}}

{{flagicon|RUS}} Lina Krasnoroutskaya defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–2

=Boys' doubles=

{{Main|1999 US Open – Boys' doubles}}

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

=Girls' doubles=

{{Main|1999 US Open – Girls' doubles}}

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

Seeds

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

=Men's singles=

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

{{Col-2}}

=Women's singles=

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

{{Col-end}}

Withdrawals: Steffi Graf,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/tennis/419376.stm|title=Sport: Tennis Graf bows out|publisher=BBC|date=August 13, 1999|access-date=June 5, 2015}} Anna Kournikova{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19990821&id=xilUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Wo4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2121,796107&hl=en|title=Kournikova withdraws from U.S. Open|work=Boca Raton News|date=August 21, 1999|access-date=June 5, 2015}}

References

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