May 3, 1999, Eugene Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the age of 25 years for the first time, headed the world rankings and became the first Russian-World No.1. Recall that earlier in the season, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won his second singles Grand Slam title at the Australian Open (def. Thomas Enkvista in the final), as well as the February tournament in Rotterdam.
Total tennis hosted on the top ranking for six weeks and finished the season second on the world No.1.
