1999 WTA Tour

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The 1999 Corel WTA Tour is the twenty-ninth full season since the WTA began. It commenced on January 4, 1999 and ended on 15 November after fifty-eight events. Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport continued their rivalry, finishing as the top two for the second year running, with Hingis coming out on top. Tennis legend Steffi Graf retired after winning the French Open and making the Wimbledon final.

[edit] Schedule

Date	Tournament	Tier	Winner	Runner-up	Score
04/01/99	Gold Coast, Australia	Tier III	Patty Schnyder	Mary Pierce	4-6, 7-6, 6-2
04/01/99	Auckland, New Zealand	Tier IV	Julie Halard-Decugis	Dominique Van Roost	6-4, 6-1
11/01/99	Sydney, Australia	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6-4, 6-3
11/01/99	Hobart, Australia	Tier IV	Chanda Rubin	Rita Grande	6-2, 6-3
18/01/99	Melbourne, Australia	Slam	Martina Hingis	Amélie Mauresmo	6-2, 6-3
01/02/99	Tokyo, Japan	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Amanda Coetzer	6-2, 6-1
08/02/99	Prostejov, Czech Republic	Tier IV	Henrieta Nagyová	Silvia Farina Elia	7-6, 6-4
15/02/99	Hannover, Germany	Tier II	Jana Novotná	Venus Williams	6-4, 6-4
15/02/99	Bogotá, Colombia	Tier IV	Fabiola Zuluaga	Christína Papadáki	6-1, 6-3
22/02/99	Paris, France	Tier II	Serena Williams	Amélie Mauresmo	6-2, 3-6, 7-6
22/02/99	Oklahoma City, United States	Tier III	Venus Williams	Amanda Coetzer	6-4, 6-0
01/03/99	Indian Wells, United States	Tier I	Serena Williams	Steffi Graf	6-3, 3-6, 7-5
15/03/99	Key Biscayne, United States	Tier I	Venus Williams	Serena Williams	6-1, 4-6, 6-4
29/03/99	Hilton Head, United States	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Anna Kournikova	6-4, 6-3
05/04/99	Amelia Island, United States	Tier II	Monica Seles	Ruxandra Dragomir	6-2, 6-3
05/04/99	Estoril, Portugal	Tier IV	Katarina Srebotnik	Rita Kuti-Kis	6-3, 6-1
12/04/99	Tokyo, Japan	Tier III	Amy Frazier	Ai Sugiyama	6-2, 6-2
19/04/99	Cairo, Egypt	Tier III	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Irina Spîrlea	6-1, 6-0
19/04/99	Budapest, Hungary	Tier IV	Sarah Pitkowski	Cristina Torrens Valero	6-2, 6-2
26/04/99	Hamburg, Germany	Tier II	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6-0, 6-3
26/04/99	Bol, Croatia	Tier IV	Corina Morariu	Julie Halard-Decugis	6-2, 6-0
03/05/99	Rome, Italy	Tier I	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6-4, 6-2
03/05/99	Warsaw, Poland	Tier IV	Cristina Torrens Valero	Ines Gorrochategui	7-5, 7-6
10/05/99	Berlin, Germany	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis	6-0, 6-1
10/05/99	Antwerp, Belgium	Tier IV	Justine Henin	Sarah Pitkowski	6-1, 6-2
17/05/99	Madrid, Spain	Tier III	Lindsay Davenport	Paola Suárez	6-1, 6-3
17/05/99	Strasbourg, France	Tier III	Jennifer Capriati	Elena Likhovtseva	6-1, 6-3
24/05/99	Paris, France	Slam	Steffi Graf	Martina Hingis	4-6, 7-5, 6-2
07/06/99	Birmingham, Great Britain	Tier III	Julie Halard-Decugis	Nathalie Tauziat	6-2, 3-6, 6-4
07/06/99	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Tier IV	Anna Smashnova	Laurence Courtois	6-3, 6-3
14/06/99	Eastbourne, Great Britain	Tier II	Natasha Zvereva	Nathalie Tauziat	0-6, 7-5, 6-3
14/06/99	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Tier III	Kristina Brandi	Silvija Talaja	6-0, 3-6, 6-1
21/06/99	Wimbledon, Great Britain	Slam	Lindsay Davenport	Steffi Graf	6-4, 7-5
05/07/99	Poertschach, Austria	Tier IV	Karina Habšudová	Silvija Talaja	2-6, 6-4, 6-4
12/07/99	Sopot, Poland	Tier III	Conchita Martínez	Karina Habšudová	6-1, 6-1
12/07/99	Palermo, Italy	Tier IV	Anastasia Myskina	Angeles Montolio	3-6, 7-6, 6-2
26/07/99	Stanford, United States	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7-6, 6-2
02/08/99	San Diego, United States	Tier II	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6-4, 6-0
02/08/99	Knokke-Heist, Belgium	Tier IV	María Sánchez Lorenzo	Denisa Chládková	6-7, 6-4, 6-2
09/08/99	Los Angeles, United States	Tier II	Serena Williams	Julie Halard-Decugis	6-1, 6-4
16/08/99	Toronto, Canada	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6-4, 6-4
23/08/99	New Haven, United States	Tier II	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6-2, 7-5
30/08/99	New York, United States	Slam	Serena Williams	Martina Hingis	6-3, 7-6
20/09/99	Tokyo, Japan	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles	7-5, 7-6
20/09/99	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Tier III	Kim Clijsters	Dominique Van Roost	6-2, 6-2
27/09/99	Munich, Germany	GS Cup	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
04/10/99	Filderstadt, Germany	Tier II	Martina Hingis	Mary Pierce	6-4, 6-1
04/10/99	Sao Paolo, Brazil	Tier IV	Fabiola Zuluaga	Patricia Wartusch	7-5, 4-6, 7-5
11/10/99	Zurich, Switzerland	Tier I	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis	6-3, 6-4
18/10/99	Moscow, Russia	Tier I	Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Schett	2-6, 6-4, 6-1
18/10/99	Bratislava, Slovakia	Tier IV	Amélie Mauresmo	Kim Clijsters	6-3, 6-3
25/10/99	Linz, Austria	Tier II	Mary Pierce	Sandrine Testud	7-6, 6-1
01/11/99	Leipzig, Germany	Tier II	Nathalie Tauziat	Květa Peschke	6-1, 6-3
01/11/99	Quebec City, Canada	Tier III	Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin	4-6, 6-1, 6-2
08/11/99	Philadelphia, United States	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6-3, 6-4
08/11/99	Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia	Tier III	Åsa Svensson	Erika de Lone	6-2, 6-4
15/11/99	New York, United States	Masters	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6-4, 6-2
15/11/99	Pattaya City, Thailand	Tier IV	Magdalena Maleeva	Anne Kremer	4-6, 6-1, 6-2

[edit] Rankings

Below are the 1999 WTA year-end rankings:

No	Player Name	Nation	Points	1998	Change
1	Martina Hingis	SUI	6,074	2	+1
2	Lindsay Davenport	USA	4,841	1	-1
3	Venus Williams	USA	4,378	5	+2
4	Serena Williams	USA	3,021	20	+16
5	Mary Pierce	FRA	2,658	7	+2
6	Monica Seles	USA	2,310	6	=
7	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA	2,213	10	+3
8	Barbara Schett	AUT	2,188	23	+15
9	Julie Halard-Decugis	FRA	1,977	22	+13
10	Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	1,906	29	+19
11	Amanda Coetzer	RSA	1,846	17	+6
12	Anna Kournikova	RUS	1,641	13	+1
13	Sandrine Testud	FRA	1,635	14	+1
14	Dominique Van Roost	BEL	1,621	12	-2
15	Conchita Martínez	ESP	1,564	8	-7
16	Anke Huber	GER	1,548	21	+5
17	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	1,435	4	-13
18	Elena Likhovtseva	RUS	1,393	26	+8
19	Amy Frazier	USA	1,299	42	+23
20	Ruxandra Dragomir	ROM	1,291	38	+18

[edit] See also

• 1999 ATP Tour
• WTA Tour
• List of female tennis players
• List of tennis tournaments

[edit] External links

• Official WTA Tour website.