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1999 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationFebruary 1 – October 24
Edition10th
Tournaments9
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesSwitzerland Martina Hingis (4)
Most finalsSwitzerland Martina Hingis (5)
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Main article: 1999 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]

Tournaments

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Tournament Country Location Surface Date Prize money[2]
Toray Pan Pacific Open[3] Japan Tokyo Carpet (i) Feb 1 – 7 $1,050,000
Evert Cup[4] United States Indian Wells Hard Mar 1 – 14 $1,400,000
Lipton Championships[5] United States Miami Hard Mar 15 – 28 $2,075,000
Family Circle Cup[6] United States Hilton Head Clay Mar 29 – Apr $1,050,000
Italian Open[7] Italy Rome Clay May 3 – 9 $1,050,000
German Open[8] Germany Berlin Clay May 10 – 16 $1,050,000
du Maurier Open[9] Canada Toronto Hard Aug 16 – 22 $1,050,000
Swisscom Challenge[10] Switzerland Zurich Hard (i) Oct 11 – 17 $1,050,000
Kremlin Cup[11] Russia Moscow Carpet (i) Oct 18 – 24 $1,050,000

Results

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* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo

Singles – Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–2, 6–1 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6–2, 6–3
Indian Wells

Singles – Doubles

United States Serena Williams Germany Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6–2, 6–2
Russia Anna Kournikova*
Miami

Singles – Doubles

United States Venus Williams United States Serena Williams 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Monica Seles 		0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Hilton Head

Singles – Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis Russia Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–3 Russia Elena Likhovtseva* Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 		6–1, 6–4
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Rome

Singles – Doubles

United States Venus Williams France Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova 		France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		6–2, 6–2
Berlin

Singles – Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis France Julie Halard-Decugis 6–0, 6–1 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 		6–3, 7–5
Toronto

Singles – Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Monica Seles 6–4, 6–4 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
France Mary Pierce 		Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Neiland 		6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Zürich

Singles – Doubles

United States Venus Williams Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4 United States Lisa Raymond* France Nathalie Tauziat
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6–2, 6–2
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Moscow

Singles – Doubles

France Nathalie Tauziat Austria Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		France Julie Halard-Decugis
Germany Anke Huber 		6–1, 6–0

Tournament details

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Key

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Tokyo

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Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tournament name Toray Pan Pacific Open
Dates[3] February 2 – 7
Surface Carpet (Indoors)
Location Tokyo, Japan
Prize money $ 1,000,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 4 3
7 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 2 6 6
7 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6 6  
4 United States Monica Seles 4 2  
4 United States Monica Seles 7 6  
6 Russia Anna Kournikova 5 3  
7 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 2 1  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
8 Belarus Natasha Zvereva 5 0r  
3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7 0  
3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 3 4  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
5 Germany Steffi Graf 6 2 4
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 6 6

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6 6  
  South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 		3 3  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		2 3  
2 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6 6  
  Argentina Patricia Tarabini
Netherlands Caroline Vis 		1 0  
2 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6 6  

Indian Wells

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Main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
Tournament name Evert Cup
Dates[4] March 5 – 14
Surface Hard (Outdoors)
Location Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money $ 1,400,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 62  
  United States Chanda Rubin 6 77  
  United States Chanda Rubin 6 4 2
5 Germany Steffi Graf 2 6 6
4 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2 0  
5 Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
5 Germany Steffi Graf 3 6 5
  United States Serena Williams 6 3 7
12 France Sandrine Testud 7 6  
  Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 1 3  
12 France Sandrine Testud 5 0  
  United States Serena Williams 7 6  
6 France Mary Pierce 5 61  
  United States Serena Williams 7 77  

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
  United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams 		3 4  
  United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6 6  
  United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		2 2  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova 		6 6  
7 Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 		1 0  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova 		6 6

Miami

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Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships
Tournament name Lipton Championships
Dates[5] March 15 – 29
Surface Hard (Outdoors)
Location Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Prize money $ 2,075,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
20 Austria Barbara Schett 1 1  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 4 63  
16 United States Serena Williams 6 77  
16 United States Serena Williams 6 6  
9 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 4 0  
16 United States Serena Williams 1 6 4
6 United States Venus Williams 6 4 6
6 United States Venus Williams 5 6 6
4 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7 2 3
6 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
7 Germany Steffi Graf 2 4  
7 Germany Steffi Graf w/o    
2 United States Lindsay Davenport      

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Doubles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		77 6  
13 Italy Silvia Farina
Slovakia Karina Habšudová 		63 3  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		1 77 6
  Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 		6 64 1
  Romania Cătălina Cristea
Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 		5 79 4
  Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 		7 67 6
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		0 6 77
14 United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Monica Seles 		6 4 61
14 United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Monica Seles 		5 6 77
4 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		7 4 63
14 United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Monica Seles 		6 6  
2 Russia Anna Kournikova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 		2 1  
5 South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 		3 6 63
2 Russia Anna Kournikova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 		6 4 77

Hilton Heads

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Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup
Tournament name Family Circle Cup
Dates[6] March 29 – April 4
Surface Green clay (Outdoors)
Location Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 77  
11 Belarus Natasha Zvereva 0 60  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2 3  
3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 6  
16 Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 2 4  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
7 Russia Anna Kournikova 4 3  
7 Russia Anna Kournikova 6 2  
  Germany Andrea Glass 2 1r
7 Russia Anna Kournikova 65 6 6
6 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 77 0 3
6 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6 4 77
14 Russia Elena Likhovtseva 3 6 63

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		7 65 2
  Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 		5 77 6
  Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 		1 4  
2 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6 6  
  France Alexandra Fusai
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 		3 6 2
2 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 		6 1 6

Rome

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Main article: 1999 Italian Open (tennis)
Tournament name Italian Open
Dates[7] May 3 – 9
Surface Red clay (Outdoors)
Location Rome, Italy
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
6 United States Serena Williams 2 2  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 4 6 4
3 United States Venus Williams 6 1 6
3 United States Venus Williams 77 6  
11 Belgium Dominique Van Roost 61 2  
3 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
4 France Mary Pierce 4 2  
8 France Sandrine Testud 4 5  
4 France Mary Pierce 6 7  
4 France Mary Pierce 61 6 6
10 France Amélie Mauresmo 77 2 4
10 France Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
  Austria Sylvia Plischke 2 3  

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova 		6 6  
6 Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis 		4 3  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova 		6 6  
2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		2 2  
  France Mary Pierce
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		2 1  
2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		6 6  

Berlin

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Main article: 1999 WTA German Open
Tournament name German Open
Dates[8] May 10 – 16
Surface Red clay (Outdoors)
Location Berlin, Germany
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 WTA German Open – Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 7  
16 Austria Barbara Schett 5 5  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 0  
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3  
7 United States Serena Williams 3 2r
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
  France Julie Halard-Decugis 0 1  
  France Julie Halard-Decugis 5 6 6
3 Germany Steffi Graf 7 4 4
  France Julie Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 2 2  
8 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6 1 1
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 3 6 6

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 WTA German Open – Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 		6 6  
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Argentina Florencia Labat 		3 1  
1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 		3 5  
2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		6 7  
4 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		4 1  
2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		6 6  

Toronto

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Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open
Tournament name du Maurier Open
Dates[9] August 16 – 22
Surface Hard (Outdoors)
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
5 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 1  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 77 6  
3 France Mary Pierce 63 3  
3 France Mary Pierce 6 6  
10 France Sandrine Testud 1 3  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
2 United States Monica Seles 4 4  
6 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 7 4 4
  France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 5 6 6
  France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 3 4  
2 United States Monica Seles 6 6  
9 Austria Barbara Schett 3 6 1
2 United States Monica Seles 6 3 6

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
5 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		6 6  
3 South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 		3 1  
5 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		3 6 3
4 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
France Mary Pierce 		6 2 6
4 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
France Mary Pierce 		5 7 6
6 Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis 		7 5 2

Zurich

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Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge
Tournament name Swisscom Challenge
Dates[10] October 11 – 17
Surface Hard (Indoors)
Location Zurich, Switzerland
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 6  
Q United States Corina Morariu 5 2  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 4 6
8 France Nathalie Tauziat 3 6 3
4 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3 6 2
8 France Nathalie Tauziat 6 3 6
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 4  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
7 Belgium Dominique Van Roost 2 4  
3 France Mary Pierce 6 6  
3 France Mary Pierce 4 4  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
6 France Julie Halard-Decugis 2 3  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 France Nathalie Tauziat
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6 6  
  Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 		0 2  
1 France Nathalie Tauziat
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		2 2  
3 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		6 6  
3 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		6 6  
Q Croatia Jelena Kostanić
United States Tara Snyder 		1 0  

Moscow

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Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup
Tournament name Kremlin Cup
Dates[11] October 18 – 24
Surface Carpet (Indoors)
Location Moscow, Russia
Prize money $ 1,050,000

Singles

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Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Japan Ai Sugiyama 3 5  
  United States Lisa Raymond 6 7  
  United States Lisa Raymond 4 2  
4 France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6  
4 France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6  
  Germany Anke Huber 4 3  
4 France Nathalie Tauziat 2 6 6
2 Austria Barbara Schett 6 4 1
5 Belgium Dominique Van Roost 6 4 6
3 France Julie Halard-Decugis 1 6 1
5 Belgium Dominique Van Roost 5 66  
2 Austria Barbara Schett 7 78  
  Italy Silvia Farina 6 4 3
2 Austria Barbara Schett 1 6 6

Doubles

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Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
1 Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		67 4  
3 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		79 6  
3 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		6 6  
  France Julie Halard-Decugis
Germany Anke Huber 		1 0  
  France Julie Halard-Decugis
Germany Anke Huber 		6 5 6
2 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama 		2 7 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1999 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ "1999 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Tokyo 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. ^ a b "Indian Wells 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. ^ a b "Miami 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  6. ^ a b "Hilton Heads 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  7. ^ a b "Rome 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  8. ^ a b "Berlin 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
  9. ^ a b "Toronto 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  10. ^ a b "Zurich 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  11. ^ a b "Moscow 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
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