1999 tennis event results
Lindsay Davenport defeatedSteffi Graf in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the1999 Wimbledon Championships .[ 1] It was her secondmajor singles title. Davenportdid not lose a set during the tournament . This marked the last major appearance of 22-time major singles champion, Olympic gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Graf; she was also attempting to complete theChannel Slam .
Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Davenport.
This tournament saw a number of surprises, including world No. 129 and qualifierJelena Dokic 's first-round defeat of world No. 1Martina Hingis , ending Hingis' streak of 11 major semifinals (dating to the1996 US Open ). This tournament also sawAlexandra Stevenson become the second qualifier in theOpen Era (afterChristine Matison in the1978 Australian Open ) to reach a major semifinal.[ 2]
This marked the major singles debut of future world No. 1 and four-time major singles championKim Clijsters ; she lost to Graf in the fourth round.
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Serena Williams withdrew due to a flu and high fever. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded playerAnna Kournikova , who became the #17 seed.
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