1999 Sydney International – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Sydney International
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–4, 6–3

The 1999 Sydney International – Women's Singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Barbara Schett.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Martina Hingis.

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
2. Martina Hingis (Final)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
5. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
6. Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
7. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
8. Dominique Van Roost (Quarterfinals)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	7
	6	Steffi Graf	2	5
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								2	Martina Hingis	4	3
		Barbara Schett	3	6	6^5
	2	Martina Hingis	6	3	7^7

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	L Davenport	6	7^8
	M Serna	7^7	2	1				MJ Fernández	4	6^6
	MJ Fernández	6^1	6	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	5	1											7	P Schnyder	2	3
Q	K Habšudová	7	6				Q	K Habšudová	4	6	4
	S Testud	3	6	2			7	P Schnyder	6	4	6
7	P Schnyder	6	3	6																	1	L Davenport	6	7
																					6	S Graf	2	5
							4	V Williams	7^7	6
	M Lučić	4	6	0				A Coetzer	6^5	2
	A Coetzer	6	3	6										4	V Williams	6	2	4
	S Williams	6	6											6	S Graf	4	6	6
Q	I Gorrochategui	4	2					S Williams	2	6	5
	A Sugiyama	0	4				6	S Graf	6	3	7
6	S Graf	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	C Martínez	6	6
WC	R McQuillan	0	3				5	C Martínez	3	6^7
	B Schett	6	7^7					B Schett	6	7^9
Q	A Mauresmo	1	6^1												B Schett	1	6	6
	A Huber	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	1	0
Q	T Panova	2	1					A Huber	6	3	2
							3	A Sánchez Vicario	2	6	6
																						B Schett	3	6	6^5
8	D Van Roost	6																			2	M Hingis	6	3	7^7
	I Spîrlea	1	r				8	D Van Roost	6	6
	A Kournikova	4	6	7				A Kournikova	1	2
	S Farina	6	3	5										8	D Van Roost	2	0
	N Zvereva	3	4											2	M Hingis	6	6
WC	A Molik	6	6				WC	A Molik	1	2
							2	M Hingis	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
2. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (Qualifier)
4. Tara Snyder (First Round, retired)
5. Sylvia Plischke (Second Round)
6. Adriana Gerši (Second Round)
7. Meghann Shaughnessy (Second Round)
8. Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Karina Habšudová
2. Amélie Mauresmo
3. Tatiana Panova
4. Inés Gorrochategui

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							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Lisa Raymond	6	6
	Alt	Debbie Graham	2	4
								1	Lisa Raymond	6^4	6^7
									Raluca Sandu	7^7	7^9
		Raluca Sandu	6	7
	WC	Catherine Barclay	2	5
																Raluca Sandu	6	1	1
															8	Karina Habšudová	4	6	6
		Cristina Torrens Valero	4	1
		Miho Saeki	6	6
									Miho Saeki	6	4	5
								8	Karina Habšudová	2	6	7
		Jana Kandarr	2	1
	8	Karina Habšudová	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Mariana Díaz-Oliva	4	2
								3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
									Jane Chi	3	3
	WC	Bryanne Stewart	4	1
		Jane Chi	6	6
															3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
															WC	Evie Dominikovic	1	4
	WC	Rennae Stubbs	4	5
	WC	Evie Dominikovic	6	7
								WC	Evie Dominikovic	6	7^7
								5	Sylvia Plischke	4	6^5
		Janet Lee	3	1
	5	Sylvia Plischke	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	4	4
								7	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	4	1
									Tatiana Panova	4	6	6
	Alt	Trudi Musgrave	6	6^3	1
		Tatiana Panova	3	7^7	6
																Tatiana Panova	6	6
																Andrea Glass	3	3
		Katarína Studeníková	3	2
		Anne Kremer	6	7
									Anne Kremer	1	1
									Andrea Glass	6	6
		Andrea Glass	6	5
	4	Tara Snyder	2	2	r

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Adriana Gerši	7^7	6
	Alt	Marketa Kochta	6^4	0
								6	Adriana Gerši	6^8	2
									Inés Gorrochategui	7^10	6
		Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
		Radka Bobková	1	4
																Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
																Silvija Talaja	1	4
		Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Laura Golarsa	1	0
									Silvija Talaja	2	6	6
									Jennifer Capriati	6	3	3
		Jennifer Capriati	7^7	6
	2	Henrieta Nagyová	6^4	2

External links

• 1999 Sydney International Draw