1999 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
    2. French Open – Andre Agassi
    3. Wimbledon championships – Pete Sampras
    4. US Open – Andre Agassi
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open – Martina Hingis
    2. French Open – Steffi Graf
    3. Wimbledon championships – Lindsay Davenport
    4. US Open – Serena Williams
  • Davis Cup – Australia won 3–2 over France in world tennis.
  • Kim Clijsters makes her WTA Tour debut.

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