1999 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Australian Open
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Amélie Mauresmo
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1999 Australian Open

Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title and fifth and last major singles title overall. With the win, 18-year-old Hingis joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles as the only women to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, and remains the youngest to do so. Hingis also became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously.

This tournament marked future world No. 1 Mauresmo's first major final, and the first time she progressed past the third round of a major. It would be her only major final until 2006, despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s.

Prior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Seles was undefeated in 33 matches at the Australian Open, dating back to her tournament debut in 1991, the longest undefeated winning streak at one tournament by a woman in the Open Era.[1]

This was the last Australian Open appearance for four-time champion Graf, who was defeated by Seles in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

1.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
2.   Martina Hingis (champion)
3.   Jana Novotná (third round)
4.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
5.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
6.   Monica Seles (semifinals)
7.   Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
8.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
9.   Conchita Martínez (third round)
10.   Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
11.   Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
12.   Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
13.   Irina Spîrlea (first round)
14.   Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
15.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)
16.   Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw

Main article: 1999 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Lindsay Davenport 6 6
5 Venus Williams 4 0
1 Lindsay Davenport 6 5 5
  Amélie Mauresmo 4 7 7
11 Dominique Van Roost 3 63
  Amélie Mauresmo 6 77
  Amélie Mauresmo 2 3
2 Martina Hingis 6 6
6 Monica Seles 7 6
10 Steffi Graf 5 1
6 Monica Seles 2 4
2 Martina Hingis 6 6
7 Mary Pierce 3 4
2 Martina Hingis 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 L Davenport 6 6
G León García 2 2 1 L Davenport 6 6
F Labat 3 6 6 F Labat 2 1
Y Basuki 6 2 1 1 L Davenport 6 6
WC S-h Park 0 7 1 K Habšudová 0 4
K Habšudová 6 5 6 K Habšudová 63 6 6
L Raymond 6 2 4 L Ghirardi 77 4 3
L Ghirardi 3 6 6 1 L Davenport 6 6
L Courtois 2 6 1 Q M Drake 1 3
WC R McQuillan 6 3 6 WC R McQuillan 62 6 2
Q M Drake 77 65 6 Q M Drake 77 4 6
Y Yoshida 65 77 4 Q M Drake 6 6
K Hrdličková 3 4 S Plischke 2 2
S Plischke 6 6 S Plischke 67 6 7
A Huber 7 6 A Huber 79 3 5
13 I Spîrlea 5 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 N Zvereva 6 7
K Studeníková 3 5 15 N Zvereva 6 7
K Po 2 2 PR M Tu 3 5
PR M Tu 6 6 15 N Zvereva 63 6 4
C Rubin 6 6 C Rubin 77 4 6
M Weingärtner 1 2 C Rubin 4 77 6
C Papadáki 6 4 2 E Wagner 6 64 2
E Wagner 4 6 6 C Rubin 63 4
K Miller 2 2 5 V Williams 77 6
R Dragomir 6 6 R Dragomir 6 6
WC A Ellwood 0 6 2 J Chi 1 2
J Chi 6 4 6 R Dragomir 3 4
C Torrens Valero 6 3 4 5 V Williams 6 6
Å Carlsson 2 6 6 Å Carlsson 2 1
S Talaja 6 3 7 5 V Williams 6 6
5 V Williams 3 6 9

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 J Novotná 6 6
A-G Sidot 4 2 3 J Novotná 6 2 6
H Nagyová 64 7 6 H Nagyová 4 6 3
K Boogert 77 5 4 3 J Novotná 3 0
J Capriati 5 6 8 M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6
WC E Dominikovic 7 3 6 J Capriati 62 2
S Cacic 2 3r M Sánchez Lorenzo 77 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 3
C Black 4 2 11 D Van Roost 6 6
C Cristea 6 6 C Cristea 7 3 1
J Nejedly 6 6 J Nejedly 5 6 6
P Stoyanova 1 0 J Nejedly 1 1
S Noorlander 7 6 11 D Van Roost 6 6
M Oremans 5 0 S Noorlander 66 0
Q N Petrova 3 4 11 D Van Roost 78 6
11 D Van Roost 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 C Martínez 6 6
A Gerši 3 3 9 C Martínez 6 6
N Dechy 62 3 B Rippner 0 4
B Rippner 77 6 9 C Martínez 5 1
A Smashnova 6 6 É Loit 7 6
E Tatarkova 4 1 A Smashnova 6 2 2
É Loit 6 6 É Loit 1 6 6
M Lučić 2 1 É Loit 0 5
N Pratt 7 6 A Mauresmo 6 7
M Vento 5 1 N Pratt 6 6
S Smith 6 6 S Smith 4 4
L Neiland 0 3 N Pratt 3 3
C Morariu 77 68 2 A Mauresmo 6 6
A Mauresmo 62 710 6 A Mauresmo 61 6 6
Q E deLone 3 6 4 8 P Schnyder 77 4 3
8 P Schnyder 6 3 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 M Seles 6 6
Q T Križan 1 0 6 M Seles 6 6
D Chládková 4 2 A Dechaume-Balleret 1 4
A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6 6 M Seles 6 3 6
A Serra Zanetti 6 6 S Appelmans 3 6 4
M Díaz Oliva 1 2 A Serra Zanetti 3 1
S Appelmans 6 6 S Appelmans 6 6
C Martínez Granados 0 2 6 M Seles 6 6
S Pitkowski 4 62 14 S Testud 0 3
M Serna 6 77 M Serna 1 3
S Williams 6 6 S Williams 6 6
R Sandu 2 3 S Williams 2 6 7
S-t Wang 2 3 14 S Testud 6 2 9
E Callens 6 6 E Callens 3 1
T Snyder 3 2 14 S Testud 6 6
14 S Testud 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 S Graf 6 6
P Suárez 0 3 10 S Graf 4 6 6
M Shaughnessy 3 2 B Schwartz 6 1 2
B Schwartz 6 6 10 S Graf 4 6 6
L Golarsa 1 0 MJ Fernández 6 3 4
MJ Fernández 6 6 MJ Fernández 4 7 6
A Frazier 6 4 6 A Frazier 6 5 3
A Sugiyama 3 6 4 10 S Graf 6 6
R Bobková 0 3 B Schett 1 1
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 2 3
E Likhovtseva 6 6 E Likhovtseva 6 6
N Miyagi 2 2 E Likhovtseva 4 4
B Schett 6 6 B Schett 6 6
J Kandarr 4 0 B Schett 6 6
M de Swardt 2 2 4 A Sánchez Vicario 2 2
4 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 M Pierce 6 6
WC C Watson 2 1 7 M Pierce 6 6
A Kremer 6 6 A Kremer 2 1
WC C Barclay 3 2 7 M Pierce 6 6
R Kuti-Kis 5 4 R Grande 2 2
F Li 7 6 F Li 2 4
T Garbin 77 0 7 R Grande 6 6
R Grande 63 6 9 7 M Pierce 6 6
S Farina 6 5 4 12 A Kournikova 0 4
A Glass 4 7 6 A Glass 7 62 7
T Panova 7 77 T Panova 5 77 5
T Tanasugarn 5 64 A Glass 6 2 3
S Jeyaseelan 3 0 12 A Kournikova 4 6 6
M Saeki 6 6 M Saeki 6 4 8
Q J Craybas 61 5 12 A Kournikova 1 6 10
12 A Kournikova 77 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 A Coetzer 6 2 7
Q S Kleinová 4 6 5 16 A Coetzer 4 7 6
J Halard-Decugis 6 3 6 J Halard-Decugis 6 5 4
WC A Molik 4 6 3 16 A Coetzer 6 7
J Lee 6 6 J Lee 3 5
Q L Němečková 0 2 J Lee 7 6
F Perfetti 5 3 S Reeves 5 1
S Reeves 7 6 16 A Coetzer 3 77 1
E Makarova 3 7 4 2 M Hingis 6 64 6
WC J Dokić 6 5 6 WC J Dokić 6 7
K Brandi 6 6 K Brandi 4 5
A Cocheteux 1 1 WC J Dokić 1 2
Q E Dementieva 6 6 2 M Hingis 6 6
G Pizzichini 3 4 Q E Dementieva 3 2
L Osterloh 1 2 2 M Hingis 6 6
2 M Hingis 6 6

References

  1. ^ "TENNIS; Davenport Is Upended By Unseeded Teen-Ager". The New York Times. 28 January 1999.
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