1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 7–5

The 1999 Evert Cup – Singles was the singles event of the eleventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, United States. It is the second WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. World No. 1 Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

Unseeded player and World No. 21 Serena Williams won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
3. Monica Seles (Third Round)
4. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
5. Steffi Graf (Final)
6. Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
7. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
9. Anna Kournikova (First Round)
10. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
11. Dominique Van Roost (First Round)
12. Sandrine Testud (Semifinals)
13. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
14. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
15. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
16. Barbara Schett (First Round)

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	Martina Hingis	3	6^2
		Chanda Rubin	6	7^7
									Chanda Rubin	6	4	2
								5	Steffi Graf	2	6	6
	4	Jana Novotná	2	0
	5	Steffi Graf	6	6
															5	Steffi Graf	3	6	5
																Serena Williams	6	3	7
	12	Sandrine Testud	6	6
		Henrieta Nagyová	1	3
								12	Sandrine Testud	5	0
									Serena Williams	7	6
	6	Mary Pierce	5	6^1
		Serena Williams	7	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	A Stevenson	7	6				WC	A Stevenson	3	4
	T Snyder	5	4											1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	A Molik	6	6											10	P Schnyder	1	3
	A Fusai	2	3				Q	A Molik	6	1	3
	T Tanasugarn	3	4				10	P Schnyder	3	6	6
10	P Schnyder	6	6																		1	M Hingis	3	6^2
14	C Martínez	6	4	6																		C Rubin	6	7^7
	S Appelmans	2	6	2			14	C Martínez	3	4
	C Rubin	6	6					C Rubin	6	6
	R Dragomir	4	3												C Rubin	6	6
	Li F	2	6^4											7	A Coetzer	4	4
	J Halard-Decugis	6	7^7					J Halard-Decugis	4	7^8	6^3
							7	A Coetzer	6	6^6	7^7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	J Novotná	6	6
WC	MJ Fernández	6	6				WC	MJ Fernández	0	3
	E Tatarkova	4	3											4	J Novotná	6	6
	S Plischke	4	2											Q	B Rippner	1	4
Q	B Rippner	6	6				Q	B Rippner	6	6
Q	B Rittner	0	6	6			Q	B Rittner	4	4
11	D Van Roost	6	4	3																	4	J Novotná	2	0
15	N Zvereva	4	4																		5	S Graf	6	6
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	6^6	5
	A Sugiyama	2	6	7				A Sugiyama	7^8	7
	A-G Sidot	6	2	5											A Sugiyama	0	1
Q	T Panova	4	1											5	S Graf	6	6
	K Hrdličková	6	6					K Hrdličková	1	2
							5	S Graf	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	N Tauziat	6	6^3	6
	M Serna	6	6^5	2			Q	M Saeki	1	7^7	3
Q	M Saeki	4	7^7	6										8	N Tauziat	6^3	2
WC	O Barabanschikova	5	6	6										12	S Testud	7^7	6
	A Smashnova	7	1	2			WC	O Barabanschikova	6^3	0
	M Vento	1	1				12	S Testud	7^7	6
12	S Testud	6	6																		12	S Testud	6	6
9	A Kournikova	6^3	6	5																		H Nagyová	1	3
	S Farina	7^7	1	7				S Farina	2	4
	H Nagyová	7	7					H Nagyová	6	6
	C Morariu	5	5												H Nagyová	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6											3	M Seles	2	4
	M Lučić	4	3					E Likhovtseva	6^2	2
							3	M Seles	7^7	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	M Pierce	6	6
	A Frazier	4	6	6				A Frazier	0	3
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	2										6	M Pierce	6	6
	M de Swardt	7	4	6^3											R Grande	1	0
	R Grande	5	6	7^7				R Grande	6	6
WC	L Osterloh	6	6				WC	L Osterloh	4	4
16	B Schett	4	4																		6	M Pierce	5	6^1
13	I Spîrlea	7^7	7^7																			S Williams	7	7^7
Q	A Glass	6^3	6^4				13	I Spîrlea	7^7	4	5
	C Black	4	6	6				C Black	6^4	6	7
	A Huber	6	3	2											C Black	0	5
	S Williams	6	7												S Williams	6	7
Q	J Steck	1	5					S Williams	6	6
							2	L Davenport	4	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier)
2. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (Qualifying Competition)
3. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
4. Kimberly Po (First Round)
5. Kristina Brandi (Qualifying Competition)
6. Cătălina Cristea (Qualifying Competition)
7. Andrea Glass (Qualifier)
8. Meghann Shaughnessy (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. María Sánchez Lorenzo
2. Alicia Molik
3. Brie Rippner
4. Jessica Steck
5. Andrea Glass
6. Barbara Rittner
7. Miho Saeki
8. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying 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

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
		Kristie Boogert	4	3
								1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
									Nicole Pratt	4	4
		Nicole Pratt	6	6
		Mariana Díaz-Oliva	2	1

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Tathiana Garbin	1	6	2
		Alicia Molik	6	3	6
									Alicia Molik	6	6
								8	Meghann Shaughnessy	4	0
		Jane Chi	6	4	5
	8	Meghann Shaughnessy	3	6	7

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Kimberly Po	3	5
		Brie Rippner	6	7
									Brie Rippner	4	7^8	6
									Silvija Talaja	6	6^6	2
		Elena Wagner	3	6	2
		Silvija Talaja	6	2	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Maureen Drake	7	2	1
	WC	Jessica Steck	5	6	6
								WC	Jessica Steck	7	6
								5	Kristina Brandi	5	3
		Aleksandra Olsza	5	0
	5	Kristina Brandi	7	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Andrea Glass	6	6
	WC	Brandis Braverman	3	1
								7	Andrea Glass	7	7
									Jana Nejedly	5	5
		Sandra Cacic	5	3
		Jana Nejedly	7	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Samantha Reeves	7	6
	WC	Sarah Taylor	5	0
									Samantha Reeves	3	6^4
								3	Barbara Rittner	6	7^7
		Els Callens	2	5
	3	Barbara Rittner	6	7

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Cătălina Cristea	1	6	6
		Janet Lee	6	2	4
								6	Cătălina Cristea	2	3
									Miho Saeki	6	6
		Miho Saeki	6	6
		Pavlina Stoyanova	1	2

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jolene Watanabe	0	3
		Tatiana Panova	6	6
									Tatiana Panova	6	6
								2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	4	3
	WC	Katie Schlukebir	2	0
	2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6

References

• 1999 Evert Cup Draw