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,
Wayne Arthurs (tennis) seed Jonas Björkman in straight sets. On 30 August 2000, Arthurs was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis. He now coaches the young Queensland player Oliver Anderson. Wayne Arthurs (tennis) Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971 in Adelaide, Australia), attended Camberwell Grammar School and is a retired Australian professional tennis player. His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier, Andre Agassi and Thomas Johansson. He consistently had one of the highest ace counts on the