1999 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup (organised by the ITF). Also included in the 1999 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF.
Andre Agassi finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won five titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open (completing the career Grand Slam) and the US Open. He also won an ATP Super 9 title and finished runner-up at another major at the Wimbledon Championships. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 January 1999 – 29 November 1999 |
| Edition | 30th |
| Tournaments | 73 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (11) ATP World Series (45) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Pete Sampras (5) Andre Agassi (5) Magnus Norman (5) |
| Most tournament finals | Andre Agassi (8) |
| Prize money leader | Andre Agassi ($4,261,120) |
| Points leader | Andre Agassi (5048) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Andre Agassi |
| Doubles team of the year | Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi |
| Most improved player of the year | Nicolás Lapentti |
| Newcomer of the year | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| Comeback player of the year | Chris Woodruff |
← 1998 2000 → | |
In April 1999 ATP signed a $1.2 billion 10-year-deal with the sports marketing agency ISL Worldwide to promote the sport. The deal gave ISL the commercial rights for the Super-9 tournaments as well as the ATP World Championship. The ATP also introduced a simplified ranking system and made participation in the Super-9 events mandatory for top players.