Grand Slam Tournaments

Grand Slam Tennis Championships. Two Romanian Souvenir Sheets, issued Aug. 22, 1988. Scott No. 3547-3548, Michel Block No. 244-245.
This stamp issue covers the following subjects:

• Australian Open. Men's singles, stadium in Melbourne
• Australian Open. Men's singles, scoreboard
• French Open, . Mixed double, spectators
• French Open. Mixed double, stadium in Rolland Garros
• Wimbledon. Women's single, stadium in Wimbledon
• Wimbledon. Women's single, spectators
• US Open. Men's double, spectators
• US Open. Men's double, stadium in Flushing Meadows.

Grand Slam Tennis Championships 1999
Women's Single Winners

Martina Hingis (CH), Australian Open	Steffi Graf (D), French Open
Lindsay Davenport (USA), Wimbledon	Serena Williams (USA), US Open

Other Remarkable Tennis Players

Anna Kournikova (RU)	Mary Pierce (FR)

    After gaining a leadership position in the world tennis, Andre Agassi (USA) suddenly ranked No. 124  in 1997. Two years later, in 1999, after a spectacular come back, he finished as the ATP No. 1. During this year he won two Grand Slam single tournaments, the US Open and the Rolland Garros (French Open) .
    Pete Sampras (USA) won the World Championships 1999 (3-0 against Agassi, in Hanover, Germany). It is the 5th World Championship title for the greatest tennis player of the last decade and eventually of the whole 20th century.

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