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 2000 also saw Agassi reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, where he lost in five sets to Rafter in a match considered by many to be one of the best ever at Wimbledon. At the inaugural Tennis Masters Cup in Lisbon, Agassi reached the final after defeating Marat Safin in the semifinals to end the Russian's hopes to become the youngest No. 1 in the history of tennis. Agassi then lost to Gustavo Kuerten in the final, allowing Kuerten to be crowned year-end No. 1. Agassi opened 2001 by successfully defending his Australian Open title with a straight-sets final win over