1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

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

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

Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles qualifying

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, withdrew)
3. Monica Seles (fourth round)
4. Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
6. Venus Williams (champion)
7. Steffi Graf (semifinals)
8. Mary Pierce (fourth round)
9. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
11. Sandrine Testud (second round)
12. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
13. Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
14. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
15. Irina Spîrlea (second round)
16. Serena Williams (final)
17. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
18. Conchita Martínez (third round)
19. Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
20. Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
21. Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)
22. Silvia Farina (third round)
23. Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
24. Chanda Rubin (third round)
25. Magüi Serna (third round)
26. Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
27. Anke Huber (fourth round)
28. Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
29. Cara Black (second round)
30. Iva Majoli (second round)
31. Nathalie Dechy (third round)
32. Amy Frazier (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	2r
								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	0r
								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	0r
		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

1. Åsa Carlsson (first round)
2. Christína Papadáki (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Seda Noorlander (first round)
4. Amanda Hopmans (first round)
5. Kristie Boogert (first round)
6. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
7. Mariana Díaz Oliva (first round)
8. Pavlina Stoyanova (first round)
9. Adriana Serra Zanetti (qualifier)
10. Janet Lee (qualifier)
11. Marlene Weingärtner (qualifier)
12. Alicia Molik (qualifier)
13. Sandra Kleinová (qualifier)
14. Jolene Watanabe (qualifying competition)
15. Tathiana Garbin (qualifying competition)
16. Alexandra Stevenson (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Adriana Serra Zanetti
2. Marlene Weingärtner
3. Sandra Kleinová
4. Jana Kandarr
5. Alicia Molik
6. Meilen Tu
7. Janet Lee
8. Tina Pisnik

Lucky losers

1. Christína Papadáki

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	0r
									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	0r
		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