1999 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Final score	6–2, 6–3

The 1999 Australian Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the eighty-seventh edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year and the most prestigious tournament in the Asia-Pacific and the Southern Hemisphere. Martina Hingis was the two-time defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating unseeded Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–3, in the final. With this win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously.

This was future number one Amélie Mauresmo's first Grand Slam final, and it would be her only Grand Slam final until 2006 despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s.

This tournament was also notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Elena Dementieva competed in the main draw.^[1] She drew Martina Hingis in the second round, and was defeated, and the last Australian Open where former World No. 1 Steffi Graf competed in the main draw, she was lost by another former World No. 1 Monica Seles. Prior to the defeat at the hands of Hingis, Seles was 33 matches undefeated at the Australian Open, dated back since her first match in 1991, the most made by a woman in the Open Era.

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)

Qualifying Draw

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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	6^3
		Amélie Mauresmo	6	7^7
																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	6^3	6	6
		L Raymond	6	2	4				L Ghirardi	7^7	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	6^2	6	2
	Q	M Drake	7^7	6^5	6			Q	M Drake	7^7	4	6
		Y Yoshida	6^5	7^7	4										Q	M Drake	6	6
		K Hrdličková	3	4												S Plischke	2	2
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	6^7	6	7
		A Huber	7	6					A Huber	7^9	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	6^3	6	4
		C Rubin	6	6												C Rubin	7^7	4	6
		M Weingärtner	1	2					C Rubin	4	7^7	6
		C Papadáki	6	4	2				E Wagner	6	6^4	2
		E Wagner	4	6	6																		C Rubin	6^3	4
		K Miller	2	2																		5	V Williams	7^7	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	6^4	7	6				H Nagyová	4	6	3
		K Boogert	7^7	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	6^2	2
		S Cacic	2	3	r				M Sánchez Lorenzo	7^7	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	6^6	0
	Q	N Petrova	3	4				11	D Van Roost	7^8	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	6^2	3					B Rippner	0	4
		B Rippner	7^7	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	7^7	6^8	2											A Mauresmo	6	6
		A Mauresmo	6^2	7^10	6				A Mauresmo	6^1	6	6
	Q	E de Lone	3	6	4			8	P Schnyder	7^7	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	6^2																		14	S Testud	0	3
		M Serna	6	7^7					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	7^7	0	7				R Grande	6	6
		R Grande	6^3	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	6^2	7
		T Panova	7	7^7					T Panova	5	7^7	5
		T Tanasugarn	5	6^4												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	6^1	5				12	A Kournikova	1	6	10
	12	A Kournikova	7^7	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	7^7	1
		E Makarova	3	7	4																	2	M Hingis	6	6^4	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. Elena Dementieva: The Next Super Star of World Tennis

External links

• 1999 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw