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1999 WTA Tour

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Women's tennis circuit

1999 WTA Tour
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Martina Hingis finished the year asWTA world No. 1 for the second time in her career, thoughLindsay Davenport was named the Player of the Year. Hingis won seven tournaments during the season, including amajor at theAustralian Open. She also won fourTier I events and finished runner-up at two other majors, theFrench Open and theUS Open. Davenport won seven tournaments during the season, including a major at theWimbledon Championships, as well as theWTA Tour Championships.
Duration	January 2 – November 22, 1999
Edition	29th
Tournaments	58
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (16)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Martina Hingis (7) Lindsay Davenport (7)
Most finals	Martina Hingis (13)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis (US$3,291,780)
Points leader	Martina Hingis (6,074)
Awards
Player of the year	Lindsay Davenport
Doubles team of the year	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Most improved player of the year	Serena Williams
Newcomer of the year	Kim Clijsters
Comeback player of the year	Sabine Appelmans
←1998 2000 →

TheWTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women'stennis organised by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the fourGrand Slam tournaments, theWTA Tour Championships and theWTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 9 teams (RR)	Australia 2–1	Sweden	Round robin (Group A) South Africa France Spain	Round robin (Group B) United States Switzerland Slovakia
	Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Patty Schnyder 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	Mary Pierce	Irina Spîrlea Ai Sugiyama	Nathalie Dechy Anke Huber Brie Rippner Magüi Serna
		Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland 6–3, 6–3	Kristine Kunce Irina Spîrlea	Irina Spîrlea Ai Sugiyama	Nathalie Dechy Anke Huber Brie Rippner Magüi Serna
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–4, 6–1	Dominique van Roost	Barbara Schett Silvia Farina	Kristina Brandi Lisa Raymond María Sánchez Lorenzo Chanda Rubin
		Silvia Farina Barbara Schett 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Seda Noorlander Marlene Weingärtner	Barbara Schett Silvia Farina
11 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $420,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Steffi Graf Barbara Schett	Patty Schnyder Venus Williams Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Dominique van Roost
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Mary Joe Fernández Anke Huber	Steffi Graf Barbara Schett
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–2, 6–3	Rita Grande	Julie Halard-Decugis Amy Frazier	Cara Black Sarah Pitkowski Virginia Ruano Pascual Nathalie Dechy
		Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova 6–1, 6–2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit	Julie Halard-Decugis Amy Frazier
18 Jan 25 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,124,386 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles –Doubles –Mixed doubles	Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3	Amélie Mauresmo	Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles	Venus Williams Dominique van Roost Steffi Graf Mary Pierce
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 7–5, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		David Adams Mariaan de Swardt 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Max Mirnyi Serena Williams

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–1	Amanda Coetzer	Monica Seles Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
1 Feb		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Monica Seles Jana Novotná
8 Feb	Nokia Cup Prostějov, Czech Republic Tier IV event Carpet (i) – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Silvia Farina	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Amanda Hopmans	Amélie Cocheteux Nathalie Dechy Lenka Němečková Julia Abe
8 Feb		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Květa Hrdličková Helena Vildová	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Amanda Hopmans	Amélie Cocheteux Nathalie Dechy Lenka Němečková Julia Abe
15 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4	Venus Williams	Elena Likhovtseva Steffi Graf	Sandrine Testud Miriam Oremans Barbara Schett Barbara Rittner
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 5–7, 6–2, 6–2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Elena Likhovtseva Steffi Graf
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 6–1, 6–3	Christína Papadáki	Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez	Li Fang Larissa Schaerer Vanessa Menga Tathiana Garbin
		Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez	Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez	Li Fang Larissa Schaerer Vanessa Menga Tathiana Garbin
22 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Serena Williams 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)	Amélie Mauresmo	Dominique van Roost Nathalie Dechy	Martina Hingis Elena Likhovtseva Amélie Cocheteux Julie Halard-Decugis
		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	Dominique van Roost Nathalie Dechy
	IGA Superthrift Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0	Amanda Coetzer	Lilia Osterloh Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Stevenson Jane Chi Cara Black Chanda Rubin
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4	Amanda Coetzer Jessica Steck	Lilia Osterloh Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Stevenson Jane Chi Cara Black Chanda Rubin

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Mar 8 Mar	Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,400,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Henrieta Nagyová Mary Pierce
1 Mar 8 Mar		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–2	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Henrieta Nagyová Mary Pierce
15 Mar 22 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,075,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Serena Williams	Martina Hingis Steffi Graf	Barbara Schett Amanda Coetzer Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport
15 Mar 22 Mar		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	Martina Hingis Steffi Graf
29 Mar	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3	Anna Kournikova	Jana Novotná Patty Schnyder	Natasha Zvereva Henrieta Nagyová Andrea Glass Elena Likhovtseva
29 Mar		Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–4	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Jana Novotná Patty Schnyder

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $520,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Monica Seles 6–2, 6–3	Ruxandra Dragomir	Anna Kournikova Conchita Martínez	Patty Schnyder Fabiola Zuluaga Mary Pierce Amanda Coetzer
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 0–6, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Anna Kournikova Conchita Martínez	Patty Schnyder Fabiola Zuluaga Mary Pierce Amanda Coetzer
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–1	Rita Kuti-Kis	Mariana Díaz Oliva Lubomira Bacheva	Anca Barna Anne Kremer Silvija Talaja Cristina Torrens Valero
		Alicia Ortuño Cristina Torrens Valero 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–3	Anna Földényi Rita Kuti-Kis	Mariana Díaz Oliva Lubomira Bacheva
12 Apr	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Amy Frazier 6–2, 6–2	Ai Sugiyama	Jane Chi Corina Morariu	Janet Lee Sandra Kleinová Wang Shi-ting Meilen Tu
		Corina Morariu Kimberly Po 6–3, 6–2	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	Jane Chi Corina Morariu	Janet Lee Sandra Kleinová Wang Shi-ting Meilen Tu
	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Reggio Calabria, Italy – carpet (i) Raleigh, United States – clay Moscow, Russia – carpet (i) Zürich, Switzerland – carpet (i)	Quarterfinals Winners Italy 3–2 United States 5–0 Russia 3–2 Slovakia 5–0	Quarterfinals Losers Spain Croatia France Switzerland
19 Apr	Dreamland Egypt Classic Cairo, Egypt Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0	Irina Spîrlea	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Maureen Drake	Jelena Dokić Laurence Courtois Patty Schnyder Mary Pierce
		Laurence Courtois Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Maureen Drake	Jelena Dokić Laurence Courtois Patty Schnyder Mary Pierce
	Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Sarah Pitkowski 6–2, 6–2	Cristina Torrens Valero	Denisa Chládková Rita Kuti-Kis	Eva Martincová Amanda Hopmans Lenka Němečková Evgenia Koulikovskaya
		Evgenia Koulikovskaya Sandra Naćuk 6–3, 6–4	Laura Montalvo Virginia Ruano Pascual	Denisa Chládková Rita Kuti-Kis
26 Apr	Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–0, 6–3	Mary Pierce	Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez Silvia Farina Amanda Coetzer
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–1	Amanda Coetzer Jana Novotná	Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez Silvia Farina Amanda Coetzer
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–0	Julie Halard-Decugis	Sarah Pitkowski Conchita Martínez Granados	Cristina Torrens Valero Sandra Kleinová Adriana Gerši Jelena Kostanić
		Jelena Kostanić Michaela Paštiková 7–5, 6–7^(1–7), 6–2	Meghann Shaughnessy Andreea Vanc	Sarah Pitkowski Conchita Martínez Granados

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2	Mary Pierce	Martina Hingis Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams Dominique van Roost Sandrine Testud Sylvia Plischke
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Martina Hingis Amélie Mauresmo
	Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Cristina Torrens Valero 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Inés Gorrochategui	Silvija Talaja Tina Pisnik	Olga Barabanschikova Amélie Cocheteux Henrieta Nagyová Jelena Dokić
		Cătălina Cristea Irina Selyutina 6–1, 6–2	Amélie Cocheteux Janette Husárová	Silvija Talaja Tina Pisnik
10 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–0, 6–1	Julie Halard-Decugis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ruxandra Dragomir	Barbara Schett Serena Williams Steffi Graf Patty Schnyder
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–5	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ruxandra Dragomir	Barbara Schett Serena Williams Steffi Graf Patty Schnyder
	Belgian Open Antwerp, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Justine Henin 6–1, 6–2	Sarah Pitkowski	Els Callens Kristie Boogert	Kim Clijsters Åsa Carlsson Olga Barabanschikova Sabine Appelmans
		Laura Golarsa Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2	Louise Pleming Meghann Shaughnessy	Els Callens Kristie Boogert
17 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $190,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva	Denisa Chládková Mary Joe Fernández	Nathalie Tauziat Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Dechy Corina Morariu
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Denisa Chládková Mary Joe Fernández	Nathalie Tauziat Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Dechy Corina Morariu
	Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–3	Paola Suárez	Amy Frazier Chanda Rubin	Anna Smashnova Silvia Farina Emmanuelle Gagliardi Magüi Serna
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 0–6, 6–0	María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner	Amy Frazier Chanda Rubin
24 May 31 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $4,407,123 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles –Doubles –Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles	Barbara Schwartz Sylvia Plischke Conchita Martínez Lindsay Davenport
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
		Piet Norval Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Rick Leach Larisa Neiland

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $180,000 – 48S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat	Magüi Serna Cara Black	Nicole Arendt Alexandra Stevenson Natasha Zvereva Inés Gorrochategui
		Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–4	Alexandra Fusai Inés Gorrochategui	Magüi Serna Cara Black
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Anna Smashnova 6–3, 6–3	Laurence Courtois	Angelika Bachmann Tina Pisnik	Tathiana Garbin Elena Makarova Raluca Sandu Elena Dementieva
		Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch 7–6^(7–3), 6–0	Eva Bes-Ostáriz Gisela Riera	Angelika Bachmann Tina Pisnik
14 Jun	Direct Line Int'l Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Natasha Zvereva 0–6, 7–5, 6–3	Nathalie Tauziat	Amanda Coetzer Anna Kournikova	Anne Kremer Mariaan de Swardt Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Dechy
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–4 retired	Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva	Amanda Coetzer Anna Kournikova
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Kristina Brandi 6–0, 3–6, 6–1	Silvija Talaja	Miriam Oremans Magdalena Maleeva	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Kristie Boogert Laurence Courtois Dominique van Roost
		Silvia Farina Rita Grande 7–5, 7–6^(7–2)	Cara Black Kristie Boogert	Miriam Oremans Magdalena Maleeva
21 Jun 28 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,732,303 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles –Doubles –Mixed doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Alexandra Stevenson Mirjana Lučić	Jelena Dokić Jana Novotná Nathalie Tauziat Venus Williams
		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–4	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova
		Leander Paes Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Anna Kournikova

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Egger Tennis Festival Pörtschach, Austria Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Karina Habšudová 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Silvija Talaja	Henrieta Nagyová Adriana Gerši	Anke Huber Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna Földényi Silvia Farina
5 Jul		Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová 6–4, 6–4	Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo	Henrieta Nagyová Adriana Gerši	Anke Huber Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna Földényi Silvia Farina
12 Jul	Prokom Polish Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–1	Karina Habšudová	Silvija Talaja Sandrine Testud	Marlene Weingärtner Cristina Torrens Valero Gala León García Ľudmila Cervanová
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–3	Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo	Silvija Talaja Sandrine Testud
	Torneo Internazionale Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Ángeles Montolio	Elena Dementieva Katarina Srebotnik	Sarah Pitkowski Rita Kuti-Kis Giulia Casoni Laurence Courtois
		Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Åsa Carlsson Sonya Jeyaseelan	Elena Dementieva Katarina Srebotnik
19 Jul	Fed Cup: Semifinals Ancona, Italy – clay Moscow, Russia – clay (i)	Semifinals Winners United States 4–1 Russia 3–2	Semifinals Losers Italy Slovakia
26 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–6^(7–1), 6–2	Venus Williams	Amy Frazier Amanda Coetzer	Corina Morariu Anne Kremer Sandrine Testud Anna Kournikova
26 July		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–4	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	Amy Frazier Amanda Coetzer	Corina Morariu Anne Kremer Sandrine Testud Anna Kournikova

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Aug	TIG Tennis Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–0	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer	Anke Huber Sandrine Testud Amy Frazier Dominique van Roost
		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–1	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer	Anke Huber Sandrine Testud Amy Frazier Dominique van Roost
	Sanex Trophy Knokke-Heist, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–7^(7–9), 6–4, 6–2	Denisa Chládková	Barbara Rittner Silvija Talaja	Sabine Appelmans Marta Marrero Karina Habšudová Mariam Ramón Climent
		Eva Martincová Elena Wagner 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Evgenia Koulikovskaya Sandra Naćuk	Barbara Rittner Silvija Talaja
9 Aug	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4	Julie Halard-Decugis	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett
9 Aug		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–0	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis
16 Aug	du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–4	Monica Seles	Mary Pierce Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer Barbara Schett
16 Aug		Jana Novotná Mary Pierce 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	Mary Pierce Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
23 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Ruxandra Dragomir Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer Magüi Serna
23 Aug		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–6^(7–1), 6–2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	Ruxandra Dragomir Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer Magüi Serna
30 Aug 6 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,235,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles –Doubles –Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport	Anke Huber Barbara Schett Monica Seles Mary Pierce
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud
		Mahesh Bhupathi Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4	Donald Johnson Kimberly Po

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Sep	Fed Cup: Final Stanford, United States – hard	United States 4–1	Russia
20 Sep	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 7–6^(7–1)	Monica Seles	Amy Frazier Ai Sugiyama	Amélie Mauresmo Amanda Coetzer Julie Halard-Decugis Conchita Martínez
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 6–7^(7–9), 6–4, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić	Amy Frazier Ai Sugiyama
	SEAT Open Luxembourg Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–2	Dominique van Roost	Sabine Appelmans Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Els Callens Justine Henin Silvia Farina Elia Tina Pisnik
		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 6–1, 6–2	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	Sabine Appelmans Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Els Callens Justine Henin Silvia Farina Elia Tina Pisnik
27 Sep	Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Exhibition event Hard – $2,450,000 – 8S Singles	Serena Williams 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport	Amélie Mauresmo Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Pierce

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–1	Mary Pierce	Sandrine Testud Anke Huber	Nathalie Dechy Sabine Appelmans Barbara Schett Lindsay Davenport
		Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–3, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	Sandrine Testud Anke Huber
	Brasil Open São Paulo, Brazil Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 7–5, 4–6, 7–5	Patricia Wartusch	Gala León García Cristina Torrens Valero	Gisela Riera Rita Kuti-Kis Antonella Serra Zanetti Petra Mandula
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–7^(7–9), 7–5, 7–5	Janette Husárová Florencia Labat	Gala León García Cristina Torrens Valero
11 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–4	Martina Hingis	Nathalie Tauziat Mary Pierce	Corina Morariu Amanda Coetzer Dominique van Roost Julie Halard-Decugis
11 Oct		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–2	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva	Nathalie Tauziat Mary Pierce
18 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Barbara Schett	Lisa Raymond Dominique van Roost	Ai Sugiyama Anke Huber Julie Halard-Decugis Silvia Farina Elia
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–0	Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber	Lisa Raymond Dominique van Roost
	Eurotel Slovak Open Bratislava, Slovakia Tier IV event Hard (i) – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Květa Hrdličková Nathalie Dechy	Barbara Schwartz Karina Habšudová Sabine Appelmans Olga Barabanschikova
		Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Olga Barabanschikova Lilia Osterloh	Květa Hrdličková Nathalie Dechy
25 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Mary Pierce 7–6^(7–2), 6–1	Sandrine Testud	Amélie Mauresmo Sarah Pitkowski	Irina Spîrlea Barbara Schwartz Nathalie Tauziat Denisa Chládková
25 Oct		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 6–4, 6–3	Tina Križan Larisa Neiland	Amélie Mauresmo Sarah Pitkowski

WTA Singles Year-End Rankings^[3]
#	Player	Points	Change
1	Martina Hingis (SUI)	6,074	1
2	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	4,841	1
3	Venus Williams (USA)	4,378	2
4	Serena Williams (USA)	3,021	16
5	Mary Pierce (FRA)	2,658	2
6	Monica Seles (USA)	2,310
7	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	2,213	3
8	Barbara Schett (AUT)	2,188	15
9	Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA)	1,977	13
10	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	1,906	19
11	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	1,846	6
12	Anna Kournikova (RUS)	1,641	1
13	Sandrine Testud (FRA)	1,635	1
14	Dominique Van Roost (BEL)	1,621	2
15	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	1,564	7
16	Anke Huber (GER)	1,548	5
17	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	1,435	13
18	Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)	1,393	8
19	Amy Frazier (USA)	1,299	23
20	Ruxandra Dragomir (ROU)	1,291	18
21	Patty Schnyder (SUI)	1,189	10
22	Chanda Rubin (USA)	1,188	12
23	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	1,140	78
24	Ai Sugiyama (JPN)	1,122	6
25	Nathalie Dechy (FRA)	1,022	23

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	Year-End 1998	7 February 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	8 February 1999	4 July 1999
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	5 July 1999	8 August 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	9 August 1999	Year-End 1999

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Nov	Sparkassen Cup Int'l Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–3	Květa Hrdličková	Mary Pierce Anke Huber	Conchita Martínez Sabine Appelmans Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Anna Kournikova
		Mary Pierce Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	Mary Pierce Anke Huber
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Chanda Rubin	Tara Snyder Amy Frazier	Cara Black Mashona Washington Lisa Raymond Justine Henin
		Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir 6–2, 6–3	Cara Black Debbie Graham	Tara Snyder Amy Frazier	Cara Black Mashona Washington Lisa Raymond Justine Henin
8 Nov	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4	Martina Hingis	Nathalie Tauziat Venus Williams	Amy Frazier Lisa Raymond Sandrine Testud Julie Halard-Decugis
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Nathalie Tauziat Venus Williams
	Wismilak International Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Åsa Carlsson 6–2, 6–4	Erika deLone	Joannette Kruger Rita Grande	Anastasia Myskina Kristina Brandi Amélie Cocheteux Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Jelena Kostanić Tina Pisnik 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida	Joannette Kruger Rita Grande
15 Nov	WTA Tour Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship Hard – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles –Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams Nathalie Tauziat	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Dominique van Roost Anke Huber
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	Venus Williams Nathalie Tauziat	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Dominique van Roost Anke Huber
	Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles –Doubles	Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Anne Kremer	Silvija Talaja Denisa Chládková	Nicole Pratt Åsa Carlsson Joannette Kruger Rita Grande
		Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson 6–1, 6–4	Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch	Silvija Talaja Denisa Chládková	Nicole Pratt Åsa Carlsson Joannette Kruger Rita Grande

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	Year-End 1998	16 May 1999
Jana Novotná (CZE)	17 May 1999	6 June 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	7 June 1999	4 July 1999
Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	5 July 1999	1 August 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	2 August 1999	22 August 1999
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	23 August 1999	21 November 1999
Anna Kournikova (RUS)	22 November 1999	Year-End 1999

v t e 1999 WTA Tour « 1998 2000 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Paris (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Cairo (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch Sopot (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Tier IVa tournaments	Bogota (S, D) Knokke-Zoute (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Palermo (S, D)
Tier IVb tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Prostějov (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Pörtschach (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) Grand Slam Cup, Munich (S)

v t e Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881–1912) ILTF (1913–1972)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Schedule

Key

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October

November

Rankings

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

See also

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