1999 Wimbledon Championships 1999 Wimbledon Championships The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999. The total prize money for 1999 championships was £7,595,330. The winner of the men's title earned £455,000 while the women's singles champion earned £409,500. Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf, 6–4, 7–5 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer, 6–7, 6–3,
Andre Agassi on the red clay of Roland Garros, reaching two consecutive finals there early in his career. Despite grass being his worst surface, his first major win was at the slick grass of Wimbledon in 1992, a tournament that he professed to hating at the time. His strongest surface over the course of his career, was indeed hardcourt, where he won six of his eight majors. Agassi established a limited liability company named Andre Agassi Ventures (formerly named Agassi Enterprises). Agassi, along with five athlete partners (including Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, Shaquille O'Neal, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Monica Seles) opened a