1999 French Open

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Wikipedia on Answers.com:

1999 French Open

Top
1999 French Open
Roland-garros-1999.jpg
Date:   24 May - 6 June
Edition:   98th
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Clay
Location:   Paris (XVIe), France
Venue:   Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Andre Agassi
Women's Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes
Women's Doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
South Africa Piet Norval / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Boys' Singles
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Girls' Singles
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Boys' Doubles
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze / Croatia Lovro Zovko
Girls' Doubles
Italy Flavia Pennetta / Italy Roberta Vinci
French Open
 < 1998 2000 > 

The 1999 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 98th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1999.

Contents

Singles players

Men's Singles

List of the 1999 French Open champions:

Seniors

Men's singles

United States Andre Agassi[1] def. Ukraine Andrei Medvedev, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Agassi's 2nd title of the year, and his 41st overall. It was his 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st at the French Open.

Women's singles

Germany Steffi Graf def. Switzerland Martina Hingis, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 1st title of the year, and her 107th overall. It was her 22nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 6th at the French Open.

Men's doubles

India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes def. Croatia Goran Ivanišević / United States Jeff Tarango, 6–2, 7–5

Women's doubles

United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams def. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 8–6

Mixed doubles

South Africa Piet Norval / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik def. United States Rick Leach / Latvia Larisa Neiland, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Argentina Guillermo Coria[2] def. Argentina David Nalbandian, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' singles

Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino def. France Stéphanie Foretz, 6–4, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze / Croatia Lovro Zovko def. Denmark Kristian Pless / Belgium Olivier Rochus, 6–1, 7–6

Girls' doubles

Italy Flavia Pennetta / Italy Roberta Vinci def. Germany Mia Buric / Belgium Kim Clijsters, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4

Notes

  1. ^ Agassi became only the fifth male player in history to complete a Career Slam, and the first to ever win all four Grand Slam tournaments on different surfaces.
  2. ^ Coria reached the 2004 Men's Singles final, but lost to Gastón Gaudio.
Preceded by
1998 French Open
French Open Succeeded by
2000 French Open
Preceded by
1999 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1999 Wimbledon Championships

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights: