1999 US Open Pictures
I attended the 1999 US Open on Wednesday, September 1 and again on
Monday, September 6.
Here is a brief report on some of the players I saw as well as
links to pictures I took. I also got a nice shot of the
unisphere.
- Monica Seles.
Monica was seeded #4 this year. She made it as far as the quarterfinals where
she lost to #7 seed and eventual champion Serena Williams. Monica teamed with
Mary Joe Fernandez in the doubles.
They were seeded #10 and got to the quarterfinals where they lost to the
#5 seeds and eventual champions Serena and Venus Williams.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #7 (w/Mary Joe Fernandez)
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario.
A former US Open champion, Arantxa was seeded #10 this year. She made it to
the fourth round where she lost to #1 Martina Hingis. She got to the semifinals
in the women's doubles with partner Larisa Neiland. They were seeded #6.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Yevgeny, this year's Australian Open champion, was seeded #3.
He lived up to that seeding by advancing all the way to the
semifinals before losing to #2 seed and eventual champion Andre Agassi.
pic #1 |
pic #2
- Jana Novotna.
Jana, the #8 seed, lost in the third round to Anke Huber. Seeded #1 in
doubles, Jana and her partner Natasha Zvereva lost in the third round
to the #16 seeded team of Liezel Horn and Kimberly Po. Jana later
announced that she'd retire from the tour at the end of the year.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3
- Goran Ivanisevic.
Goran was unseeded this year and lost in the third round to #5 seed Gustavo
Kuerten. Goran partnered in the doubles with Jeff Tarango. They were
seeded #13 but lost in the first round.
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pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4 |
pic #5
- Mary Pierce.
Seeded #5, Mary lost in the quarterfinals to #2 seed Lindsay Davenport.
She was seeded #12 in women's doubles with partner Barbara Schett. They
made it to the semifinals before falling to the eventual champions Serena
and Venus Williams. Mary paired with John-Laffnie deJager in the mixed
doubles. They were the #8 seeds and made it to the quarterfinals where
they lost the the #2 seeds and eventual champions Ai Sugiyama and Mahesh
Bhupathi.
pic #1
- Amelie Mauresmo.
Amelie, a finalist at this year's Australina Open, lived up to her #15 seed by
making it to the fourth round where she lost to Anke Huber.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4
- Marcelo Rios.
Marcelo, a former #1 ranked player, was seeded #10 this year. He advanced to
the fourth round where he was upset by unseeded Nicolas Escude.
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pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4 |
pic #5
- Andrei Medvedev.
A finalist at this year's French Open, Andrei got to the fourth round at
this year's US Open. He lost to #3 seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
pic #1 |
pic #2
- Jennifer Capriati.
Jennifer is back! Unseeded, she beat #11 seed Nathalie Tauziat to get
to the fourth round where she lost to #4 seed Monica Seles. Jennifer
teamed with Mirjana Lucic in the women's doubles. They lost a tough
(three tie-break sets) first round match to Catalina Cristea and
Ruxandra Dragomir.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3
- Mary Joe Fernandez.
Mary Joe was unseeded this year but made it to the fourth round where she
lost to #3 seed Venus Williams. She teamed with Monica Seles in the doubles.
They were seeded #10 and got to the quarterfinals where they lost to the
#5 seeds and eventual champions Serena and Venus Williams.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4 |
pic #5 |
pic #6 |
pic #7 (w/ Monica Seles)
- Nicolas Escude.
Nicolas, a qualifier, made it all the way to the quarterfinals beating
two seeded players (#8 Carlos Moya and #10 Marcelo Rios). He finally
went down in the quarterfinals to #2 seed and eventual champion Andre
Agassi.
pic #1
- Jonas Bjorkman.
Jonas made it to the third round where he lost to #3 seed Yevgeny
Kafelnikov. He partnered with Byron Black in the men's doubles.
They were seeded #7 and advanced all
the way to the semifinals where they lost to #11 seeds and eventual
champions Lareau/O'Brien.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3
- Jan-Michael Gambill.
Jan-Michael had to retire in the fifth set (which was tied at 4-4 at the time)
of his second round match because of cramping. He and partner Adam Peterson
also lost in the second round of the doubles to #1 seeds Bhupathi/Paes.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4
- Justin Gimelstob.
Justin lost in the third round to #2 seed and eventual champion Andre
Agassi. He was seeded #15 in men's doubles with partner Richey Reneberg.
They made it to the third round before losing to #1 seeds Bhupathi/Paes.
pic #1 |
pic #2 |
pic #3
- Richey Reneberg.
Richey lost to #7 seed and finalist Todd Martin in the second round.
He teamed with Justin Gimelstob in the doubles. Seeded #15, they made it
to the third round before losing to the #1 seeds Bhupathi/Paes.
pic #1
- Wayne Arthurs.
Wayne upset #13 seed Alex Corretja in the first round before losing in
the second round to Lleyton Hewitt.
pic #1
- Marat Safin.
Marat lost in the second round to Jiri Novak.
pic #1 |
pic #2
- Kenneth Carlsen.
Kenneth lost in the second round to Jonas Bjorkman.
pic #1
- Mikael Tillstrom.
Mikael was a "lucky loser" - he lost in the last round of the
qualifying tournament but got a spot in the main draw when #1 seed Pete
Sampras had to withdraw from the tournament with an injury. Mikael
wasn't so lucky in the main draw where he lost to Marat Safin in
the first round.
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pic #2 |
pic #3 |
pic #4
- Stefan Koubek.
Stefan lost a first round match to Jan-Michael Gambill.
pic #1 |
pic #2
- Mirjana Lucic.
Mirjana teamed with Jennifer Capriati in the women's doubles. They
lost in the first round.
pic #1
- Byron Black.
Byron lost in the first round to Younes El Aynanoui. He was seeded #7
in the men's doubles with partner Jonas Bjorkman. They advanced all
the way to the semifinals where they lost to #11 seeds and eventual
champions Lareau/O'Brien.
pic #1
- Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the #1 seeds in men's doubles. They
made it the the finals, losing to the #11 seeded team of Lareau/O'Brien.
They each also had top seedings in the mixed doubles. Leander and Lisa
Raymond were seeded #1 but were upset in the second round by Kimberly Po
and Donald Johnson. Mahesh teamed with Ai Sugiyama as the #2 seeds.
They went on to win the title, beating Po/Johnson in the finals.
Mahesh |
Leander and Mahesh
- The Woodies.
Mark Woodforde was beaten by Peter Wessels in the second round. He and
Todd Woodbridge were seeded #3 in men's doubles. They lost in the
quarterfinals to #11 seeds and eventual champions Lareau/O'Brien.
Todd also got to the semifinals in mixed doubles with partner
Rennae Stubbs.
Woodforde |
Woodbridge
- Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle.
Wayne and Sandon were seeded #6 in men's doubles. They made it to
the quarterfinals where they lost to Olhovskly/Prinosil.
Wayne and Sandon |
Wayne
- Donald Johnson/Cyril Suk.
Donald and Cyril were seeded #12 in men's doubles. They made it to
the third round where they lost to #6 seeds Wayne Black and Sandon
Stolle. Donald made it to the finals of the mixed doubles with
Kimberly Po.
pic #1 |
pic #2
- Alberto Martin/Javier Sanchez.
Alberto, a Spanish player, lost in the first round of the men's singles to
#3 seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov. He and his partner Javier Sanchez also lost
in the first round of the doubles to the #12 seed Donald Johnson and Cyril Suk.
pic #1 |
pic #2 (w/Javier Sanchez)
- Virginia Wade.
A former US Open and Wimbledon champion Virginia played the seniors
mixed doubles with Cliff Drysdale.
pic #1
The 1999 US Open champions:
- Men's: #2 Andre Agassi def. #7 Todd Martin, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2
- Women's: #7 Serena Williams def. #1 Martina Hingis, 6-1, 7-6(4)
- Men's Doubles: #11 Sebastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien def.
#1 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes, 7-6(7), 6-4
- Women's Doubles: #5 Serena Williams/Venus Williams def.
Chanda Rubin/Sandrine Testud, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Mixed Doubles: #2 Ai Sugiyama/Mahesh Bhupathi def.
Kimberly Po/Donald Johnson, 6-4, 6-4
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