last updated 12/5/99
Congratulations Australian Davis Cup Team!!
December 2, 1999: The Davis Cup finals against France are set to begin this weekend. Philippoussis along with Hewitt, Woodbridge and Woodforde make up the Australian team. A few opening articles and photos of Mark in practice have been posted.
November 12, 1999: Gambill proved to be too much for Mark at the Stockholm Qaurterfinals with a 6-4, 2-6, 5-7 result.
November 11, 1999: Mark is through to the third round of the
Stockholm Open, taking out Johansson 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1). His 3rd
round match will be against Jan Michael Gambill.
November 10, 1999: The Stockholm Open is under way and Mark started off by defeating Michael Change 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-1.
November 5, 1999: Once again Agassi has proved too much for Mark. Mark lost 4-6, 1-6 despite several aces clocking in at over 124 mph. New articles and photos added.
November 4, 1999: The Paris Open is turning into an excellent tournament for Mark. Today he advanced into the Quaterfinals by defeating the 10th seed Tim Henman 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
November 3, 1999: Mark has advanced into the third round of the Paris Open by taking out the No. 8 seed Richard Krajicek 705, 6-3. This makes it the best result so far on the comeback from the injury sustained at Wimbledon.
November 2, 1999: The Paris Open is underway and Mark has advanced into the second round by defeating Escude 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). He will next face Krajicek.
October 27, 1999: As thought, the top form of Agassi was too much for a comeback trail Mark. He went down 6-2, 6-4.
October 25, 1999: Mark is currently playing in the Eurocard Open in Stuttgart and has advanced to the second round by beating Pozzi 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Unfortunately the draw did not favor him and he is set to meet Agassi in the second round tomorrow.
October 19, 1999: Mark's second tournament of his comeback didn't go the way he'd planned. As the 9th seed he had a bye through the first round, but Jim Courier eliminated him in the second 3-6, 6-3, 1-6.
October 14, 1999: The Scud is back. On Tueday the 12th, Mark
returned to match play at the Heineken Open in Singapore defeating
Bryan in the first round 6-4, 6-4. Unfortunately the lack of match play would prove his undoing in the second as he lost to Ljubicic 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (6-8). All reports indicate the loss was due to lack of play, not any lingering knee problems and so things look back on track for Mark.
September 21, 1999: Several small updates to several pages. There are new links, new info in the faqs and even a whole new section of photographs!
September 7, 1999: A whole new section debuts today in the Archives and it's devoted to Frequently Asked Questions about Mark -check it out! Also added three new articles about his withdrawl from the US Open. Nothing has been printed, but during the US Open coverage on USA, it was mentioned that Mark was currently laid up with a sprained ankle from playing basketball. Given the lack of coverage it's gotten it's most likey safe to assume it's not a major sprain.
August 28, 1999: This just in, and brace yourselves it isn't good news. Mark has withdrawn from the US Open. It seems that the knee isn't back to where it can handle full match play. No more news is currently available as to when Mark will return, but hopefully these additional two weeks will help bring the knee back up to speed.
August 24, 1999: Unfortunately this update brings more bad news for Philippoussis fans. Mark was supposed to play today in the Hamlet Cup as a US Open warmup, but Dr Altchek refused to approve him for play. A decision will be made Friday or Saturday as to whether he will be cleared for the US Open.
August 18, 1999: The RCA Championships in Indianapolis bring us both some good news as well as some bad. Mark was the 5th seed and after a first round bye he played DiPasquale in the second. Unfortunaly it was not his night and he lost 3-6, 6-3, 1-6. But the good news is that the loss was more to his lack of match play for 6 weeks, not because of knee pain. A short news blurb quoted Mark as saying the knee held up well and that he plans to take a wild card into Long Island next week to get more match play prior to the US Open.
August, 10th, 1999: Finally a bit of good news to share. According to the Australian press, Mark's recovery from kneee surgery is on track and he is due to to return next week in Indianapolis. There are also new articles, photos and interviews in each section.
July 10th, 1999: Good news for Philippoussis fans! Though Mark
will not be playing Davis Cup next week his post surgery reovery time is down to two weeks. The arthroscopic surgery was successful in trimming a small twist in the lateral meniscus that had doubled over in his knee joint. Due to the less seriousness of the injury Mark is expected to be back in top form to defend his appearance in the final of the US Open.
June 3rd, 1999: The results are in and they aren't terribly good for Philippoussis or for Australia in the upcoming Davis Cup match against the US. Mark has a tear in the cartilage in his left knee and will be undergoing surgery in New York on Tuesday the 6th. He is expected to be off the court for six weeks, thus missing the upcoming Davis Cup match and limiting his preparation time for the US Open. Here's hoping for a speedy and full recovery!
July 2, 1999: Philippoussis fans had their hearts in their throats during today's Quaterfinal match against Sampras. After taking the first set 6-3, two games into the second Mark came down awkwardly on his left knee and after some work by the trainer, Mark was forced to retire. At this time it isn't known just what the problem was, but Mark was headed to the local hospital for an MRI.
June 30th, 1999: Mark is once again though to the quaterfinals at Wimbledon with his defeat of Greg Rusedski 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-1. He will now face Sampras for a spot in the Semis.
June 28th, 1999: On the 25th Mark advanced into the 3rd round by defeat Clavet -5, 6-4, 6-4. He was scheduled to play a dangerous match against fellow hard server Rusedski today for a spot in the quaterfinals, however play was suspended for the day by rain during the first match of the day (Mark was to be the 3rd). Play will resume tomorrow. While you're waiting take a look through some new pictures and articles from the All England Club :)
June 23rd, 1999: Mark is now through to the third round with his defeat of countryman Mark Woodforde in four sets 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. He will next face Francisco Clavet of Spain.
June 21th, 1999: Mark has advanced to the second round having defeated Malisse 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. He will next face fellow countryman Mark Woodforde.
June 20th, 1999: Wimbledon begins tomorrow and thanks to the All England Club's policy of adjusting the seed rankings according to how they play on grass, Philippoussis has netted himself the 7th spot, though his current ATP ranking is 11. Mark starts his run with a first round match Monday against Xavier Malisse. Should he advance to the quarters, he will have to face Sampras, the No. 1 seed. Today's updates also include new photos and articles for the gallery, including a rather interesting look at the Scud from the 6/20/99 edition of The Age Melbourne Online.
June 10th, 1999: Countryman Hewitt proved to be too much for Mark today at Queens even though he managaed to win the first set in a tiebreak. Final score: 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 2-6.
June 9th, 1999: Mark is in to the third round with a defeat of Jan Michael Gambill 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. His next match will be against fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt.
June 8th, 1999: Stella Artois is under way this week in London and as the number four seek Mark received a bye into the second round. Happily Mark's early exit at the French did not cost him a placement in the rnakings, he starts this week remaining at the No. 10 spot.
May 24th, 1999: Though Mark lost his final match against Bjorkman 4-6, 6-7 (3-7), Australia was able to hang onto the title at the ATP World Team Championship. The French Open got under way today, though being in the bottom half of the draw means Mark's first match will be tomorrow where he faces a potentially dangerous match against Jason Stoltenberg.
May 20, 1999: Mark's big game has helped advance Australian through the first two round robins at the ATP World Team Championships in Germany. He defeated Hrbaty 4-6, 7-6(8-6), 6-4 and then Escude 6-1, 7-6(7-5). In other news the seeds for the French Open were announced and Philippoussis has been named to the number 10 spot. Be sure to follow all the action of the French Open begninning May 24th at http://www.frenchopen.com/.
May 11, 1999: Mark's first match since late April ended in a first round loss to Vince Spadea at the Italian Open 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 1-6. Also some new articles added and a new link to a great interview at the Fila website.
April 24, 1999: Thanks to an uncharacteristic 50 errors, Mark was sent home from Monte Carlo by Rios 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6. New articles and photos added.
April 22, 1999: Mark has started out the clay season with some nice matches at the Monte Carlo Open to advance today into the 4th round. After a first round bye the number five seed defeated Delgado in the second 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 and today sent Grosjean packing 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
March 21, 1999: Unfortunately for Mark, Safin put a stop to his quest for the Lipton title. It was a close match, ending 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3).
March 20, 1999: After a bye in the first round, Mark, seeded 10th, has made it through the second by defeating countryman Hewitt 6-3, 6-4. He will face Safin tomorrow on the Grandstand Court.
CONGRATULATIONS! -
Champions Cup Winner!!
March 13, 1999: And he's through to the final, Mark has defeated Woodruff 6-1, 6-2, and will face Carlos Moya (who by advancing to the final is the new #1) in tomorrow's final. And for those who did not get to see the coverage, it seems that Mark's latest nickname "Flipper" is here to stay, ESPN had Luke Jensen courtside and throughout the match Mark was either "Flipper" or "Flip."
March 12, 1999: Mark is now into the semi's at Indian Wells where he will face Woodruff. So far he's sent home Ulihrach, Corretja, Safin and Martin. This will be his first appearance in the semis, his previous best being the Quarters in 1997. Still no news however on why Mark was not present in Scottsdale laste week (if anyone finds out why please drop us a note!)
February 19th, 1999: Coming off a win at the Sybase and being defending champion at the Kroger St Jude looked to be good news for Philippoussis, unfortunately he lost to Nestor 6-1, 3-6 (10-12). In round two he had defeated Woodriff 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Also added to the site are photos and articles from the Sybase and Kroger as well as new ones from previous tournamants.CONGRATULATIONS! -
Sybase Open Winner!!
February 14th, 1999: Congratulations to Philippoussis who took home his first ATP title of 1999, and his 8th title overall!! Mark defeated Mamiit in the final of the SyBase Open 6-3, 6-2! He now heads to Memphis to defend his title in the Kroger St. Jude where he is the number two seed. Fox Sports Network plans to air both the semi-final and final matches the weekend of Feb 20th.
February 13, 1999: Mark heads to his first final of the 1999 season after Sampras withdrawls from his semi-final match due to a strained tendon. Mark will face Mamiit in the finals. In his quartfinal match Mark defeated Gimlestob 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-0). US viewers can see the final match at 7pm EST on Fox Sports (HTS)
February 11, 1999: Philippoussis has made it through the first two rounds of the SyBase Open defeating Sargsian then van Lottum. New to the front page is a link from the main site right to the 1999 stats
page
February 4, 1999: Several new articles and photos from the Australian Open and Davis Cup. Additionally one of the news sites reproted that Mark is off to California for a tournament, which is most likely the SyBase Open in San Jose California from the 8th to the 14th. After that he's going to be the defending champ at the Kroger St Jude in Memphis Tennessee from the 15th to the 21st.
January 28, 1999: The annual Scripts poll for the SuperBowl came out today and they even caught up with Mark who predicted the following: "Denver again. They're too solid, too big and too strong. 21-10 will be the score."
January 26, 1999: Philippoussis put up a gallant fight at the Australian Open defeating Kroslak in the 3rd Round, but Enqvist toughed it out in five sets to send the Scud home empty handed. But we've got lots of new stuff here to cheer you up! Lots of new photos, links, stats and interviews.
January 20, 1999: The Australian Open is in full swing and Philippoussis has powered through to the third round, defeating both Geoff Grant and Michael Chang. The site has lots of new articles and pictures from Melbourne. Commentators are listing Mark as a title contender, and ESPN2 is carrying nearly every match!
January 17, 1999: The Australian Open begins tomorrow, and Mark hs quite a draw as he can potentially meet up with Henman, Chang and Rafter. Keep updated at any of the sites below for the latest action from Melbourne.
January 16, 1999: Philippoussis lost in the finals of the Kooyong Classic to Enqvist 4-6, 1-6. His road to the fianls included a win over Chang the day before at 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-3. Mark now begins the Australian Open where he could face fellow countryman Patrick Rafter in the 4th Round.
January 14, 1999: Philippoussis has advanced to the second round of the Kooyong Classic, defeating Tim Henman 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
January 10, 1999: Congratulations to Mark for defeating Bjorkman and helping win Australia it's first Hopan Cup. New articles and photos.
January 7, 1999: Several new articles and stats from the Hopman Cup. Also the magazine Cleo names Mark as one of the 50 most eligible bachelors and Mark graced the cover of the Nov/Dec 1998 issue of Tennis World magazine.
November 10, 1998: Mark was recently selected as one of People magazines "Sexiest Imported." The issue is the Nov 16th edition with Harrison Ford as "Sexiest Man Alive 1998" on the cover and is at newstands now.
