1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1999 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Miami Open.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, withdrew)
Monica Seles (fourth round)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Venus Williams (champion)
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Mary Pierce (fourth round)
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (second round)
Serena Williams (final)
Dominique Van Roost (second round)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)
Silvia Farina (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Chanda Rubin (third round)
Magüi Serna (third round)
Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
Cara Black (second round)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Amy Frazier (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

20	Barbara Schett	1	1
					1	Martina Hingis	4	6³

					16	Serena Williams	6	7⁷
16	Serena Williams	6	6

9	Amanda Coetzer	4	0
									16	Serena Williams	1	6	4

									6	Venus Williams	6	4	6
6	Venus Williams	5	6	6

4	Jana Novotná	7	2	3
					6	Venus Williams	6	6

					7	Steffi Graf	2	4
7	Steffi Graf	w/o

2	Lindsay Davenport

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					1	M Hingis	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	7			K Habšudová	1	4
	A Gerši	3	5						1	M Hingis	6	6
	MJ Fernández	6	6						32	A Frazier	1	1
Q	A Serra Zanetti	0	2			MJ Fernández	3	4
					32	A Frazier	6	6
														1	M Hingis	6	6
														Q	M Weingärtner	0	2
					24	C Rubin	6	6
	E Wagner	6	3	7		E Wagner	4	1
	Wang S-t	4	6	5					24	C Rubin	6	5	4
WC	J Trail	5	4						Q	M Weingärtner	2	7	6
Q	M Weingärtner	7	6		Q	M Weingärtner	6	7⁷
					11	S Testud	2	6³

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					13	A Kournikova	6⁹	6	6
	K Brandi	6	6			K Brandi	7¹¹	0	2
WC	S Reeves	1	2							13	A Kournikova	6	7⁷
WC	L McNeil	6¹	6	3						21	J Halard-Decugis	4	6⁵
WC	M Middleton	7⁷	2	6	WC	M Middleton	3	0
					21	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
														13	A Kournikova	1	6	1
														20	B Schett	6	1	6
					20	B Schett	5	7⁷	6
	M Saeki	6	6			M Saeki	7	6⁰	2
	J Nejedly	3	1							20	B Schett	6	6
	K Hrdličková	6	5	4							A Kremer	4	2
	A Kremer	3	7	6		A Kremer	1	6	6
					5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	1

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					3	M Seles	6	7
	B Rippner	6	4	6		B Rippner	3	5
	A Fusai	0	6	0						3	M Seles	6	6
	C Morariu	5	0							18	C Martínez	2	1
Q	T Pisnik	7	6		Q	T Pisnik	2	1
					18	C Martínez	6	6
														3	M Seles	2	3
														16	S Williams	6	6
					25	M Serna	1	7	6
	L Neiland	0	6	3	WC	M Ramón Climent	6	5	4
WC	M Ramón Climent	6	4	6						25	M Serna	1	0
	J Chi	1	2							16	S Williams	6	6
Q	A Molik	6	6		Q	A Molik	2	3
					16	S Williams	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

				9	A Coetzer	6	7
	E Tatarkova	6	6		E Tatarkova	2	5
	S Cacic	3	1					9	A Coetzer	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	3	5						M Drake	4	4
	M Drake	6	7		M Drake	6	6
				29	C Black	1	3
												9	A Coetzer	6	4
												8	M Pierce	1	2^r
				28	V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	3		R Grande	4	2
	R Grande	7	6					28	V Ruano Pascual	1	1
WC	L Osterloh	6	6					8	M Pierce	6	6
WC	M Washington	3	2	WC	L Osterloh	1	1
				8	M Pierce	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				6	V Williams	6	6
	K Po	1	3		T Snyder	3	4
	T Snyder	6	6						6	V Williams	6	6
Q	J Lee	3	3							F Zuluaga	3	4
	F Zuluaga	6	6		F Zuluaga	7	7
				30	I Majoli	5	5
													6	V Williams	6	5	7⁷
													27	A Huber	3	7	6⁴
				27	A Huber	4	6	6
	P Suárez	4	3		T Panova	6	1	1
	T Panova	6	6						27	A Huber	6	7⁷
	M Vento	2	1							R Dragomir	4	6¹
	R Dragomir	6	6		R Dragomir	6	6
				15	I Spîrlea	0	4

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					12	P Schnyder	6	6
	M de Swardt	6	6			M de Swardt	3	3
	O Barabanschikova	2	3							12	P Schnyder	6	6
	M Lučić	3	6	6							M Lučić	3	4
Q	M Tu	6	1	4		M Lučić	6	6
					17	D Van Roost	4	3
															12	P Schnyder	3	6	2
															4	J Novotná	6	2	6
					31	N Dechy	7⁹	3	6
	N Pratt	6¹	2			M Shaughnessy	6⁷	6	2
	M Shaughnessy	7⁷	6							31	N Dechy	7	2	3
	A Smashnova	2	7⁷	6						4	J Novotná	5	6	6
Q	J Kandarr	6	6²	4		A Smashnova	0	1
					4	J Novotná	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					7	S Graf	6	6
WC	J Capriati	6	6		WC	J Capriati	0	1
	S Talaja	4	3							7	S Graf	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6							26	H Nagyová	1	3
Q	S Kleinová	1	2			S Plischke	6	3	6²
					26	H Nagyová	4	6	7⁷
														7	S Graf	6	6
														19	N Zvereva	2	4
					19	N Zvereva	6	3	6
	A Glass	4	6	6		A Glass	4	6	0
	S Smith	6	4	4						19	N Zvereva	6	6
	B Rittner	6	2	6						10	N Tauziat	3	2
LL	C Papadáki	2	6	1		B Rittner	2	0^r
					10	N Tauziat	6	0

Section 8

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					14	A Mauresmo	6	3
	Li F	7⁷	6			Li F	2	0^r
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6⁴	3						14	A Mauresmo	6	6⁵	1
	C Cristea	3	6	6					23	E Likhovtseva	4	7⁷	6
	G León García	6	3	1		C Cristea	2	4
					23	E Likhovtseva	6	6
														23	E Likhovtseva	2	0
														2	L Davenport	6	6
					22	S Farina	6	6
	A-G Sidot	6	3	5		M Oremans	0	3
	M Oremans	3	6	7					22	S Farina Elia	4	5
	S Appelmans	6	6						2	L Davenport	6	7
	E Callens	3	4			S Appelmans	0	3
					2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Åsa Carlsson (first round)
Christína Papadáki (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Seda Noorlander (first round)
Amanda Hopmans (first round)
Kristie Boogert (first round)
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
Mariana Díaz Oliva (first round)
Pavlina Stoyanova (first round)
Adriana Serra Zanetti (qualifier)
Janet Lee (qualifier)
Marlene Weingärtner (qualifier)
Alicia Molik (qualifier)
Sandra Kleinová (qualifier)
Jolene Watanabe (qualifying competition)
Tathiana Garbin (qualifying competition)
Alexandra Stevenson (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Christína Papadáki

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

1	Åsa Carlsson	4	2

	Annabel Ellwood	6	6
					Annabel Ellwood	2	6	4

					Liezel Horn	6	1	6
	Karen Cross	3	1

	Liezel Horn	6	6
										Liezel Horn	7	2	3

									9	Adriana Serra Zanetti	5	6	6
WC	Ansley Cargill	6⁴	3

	Jill Craybas	7⁷	6
					Jill Craybas	5	2

				9	Adriana Serra Zanetti	7	6
WC	Jennifer Hopkins	0	3

9	Adriana Serra Zanetti	6	6

Second qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

11	Marlene Weingärtner	6	6

	Irina Selyutina	3	1
				11	Marlene Weingärtner	7⁷	6

				WC	Elena Bovina	6⁰	4
WC	Elena Bovina	6	6

	Laurence Andretto	3	2
								11	Marlene Weingärtner	6	6

									Petra Begerow	3	0
	Petra Begerow	7⁷	6

	Maria Paola Zavagli	6⁵	1
					Petra Begerow	6	7

					Sonya Jeyaseelan	0	5
	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6

7	Mariana Díaz Oliva	4	4

Third qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

3	Seda Noorlander	2	4

WC	Renata Kolbovic	6	6
				WC	Renata Kolbovic	1	2

					Tina Križan	6	6
	Lea Ghirardi	2	3

	Tina Križan	6	6
									Tina Križan	6⁵	3

								13	Sandra Kleinová	7⁷	6
	Tracy Singian	6	3

	Patricia Wartusch	4	0^r
					Tracy Singian	4	2

				13	Sandra Kleinová	6	6
	Laurence Courtois	3	0

13	Sandra Kleinová	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

15	Tathiana Garbin	6	6

WC	Katie Schlukebir	4	2
					15	Tathiana Garbin	6	6

						Eugenia Kulikovskaya	4	2
	Eugenia Kulikovskaya	6	4	6

	Vanessa Menga	4	6	4
									15	Tathiana Garbin	4	1

										Jana Kandarr	6	6
	Jana Kandarr	6	6²	7

	Julia Abe	1	7⁷	5
						Jana Kandarr	6	6

						Barbara Mulej	4	2
	Barbara Mulej	6	6

5	Kristie Boogert	1	4

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

8	Pavlina Stoyanova	2	1

	Anna-Maria Foldenyi	6	6
						Anna-Maria Foldenyi	5	3

						Sandra Naćuk	7	6
	Sandra Naćuk	5	6	6

	Louise Latimer	7	1	2
											Sandra Naćuk	6⁵	5

										12	Alicia Molik	7⁷	7
	Surina De Beer	4	4

	Francesca Lubiani	6	6
						Francesca Lubiani	3	6	4

					12	Alicia Molik	6	2	6
	Erika deLone	6	4	4

12	Alicia Molik	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

14	Jolene Watanabe	6	6

	Joanne Ward	1	3
				14	Jolene Watanabe	6	6

					Alina Jidkova	2	2
	Alina Jidkova	6	6

	Karin Miller	3	1
								14	Jolene Watanabe	4	2

									Meilen Tu	6	6
	Elena Makarova	3	0^r

	Aleksandra Olsza	6	0
					Aleksandra Olsza	3	1

					Meilen Tu	6	6
	Meilen Tu	7	6

4	Amanda Hopmans	5	3

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

6	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	2	6	1

	Nadia Petrova	6	4	6
						Nadia Petrova	6	6

						Nana Miyagi	4	1
	Nana Miyagi	6	6

	Barbara Schwartz	1	4
										Nadia Petrova	7¹⁰	6⁵	2

									10	Janet Lee	6⁸	7⁷	6
WC	Jessica Steck	6	6

	Radka Zrubáková	3	0
					WC	Jessica Steck	2	3

					10	Janet Lee	6	6
	Marion Maruska	0	3

10	Janet Lee	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

16	Alexandra Stevenson	6	6⁴	5

	Elena Dementieva	3	7⁷	7
						Elena Dementieva	4	5

					WC	Tina Pisnik	6	7
WC	Tina Pisnik	6	6

	Larissa Schaerer	4	1
										WC	Tina Pisnik	6	6

										2	Christína Papadáki	3	3
	Lenka Němečková	6	6

	Catherine Barclay	3	4
						Lenka Němečková	3	7⁷	4

					2	Christína Papadáki	6	6²	6
	Julie Pullin	3	2

2	Christína Papadáki	6	6

References

1999 Lipton Championships Draw