1999 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

The 1999 US Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, and the most prestigious tournament in the Americas. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Serena Williams. Williams then went on to win in the final, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis. This was Williams' first Grand Slam title, and she became the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era. She would go on to win five more titles in 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

This tournament was also the Grand Slam debut of future Top 3 player & Grand Slam champion Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Final)
Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
Venus Williams (Semifinals)
Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
Serena Williams (Champion)
Jana Novotná (Third Round)
Julie Halard-Decugis (Fourth Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Fourth Round)
Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
Barbara Schett (Quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)
Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	Anke Huber	2	0
					1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6

					3	Venus Williams	1	6	3
3	Venus Williams	6	6

12	Barbara Schett	4	3
										1	Martina Hingis	3	6⁴
										7	Serena Williams	6	7⁷
7	Serena Williams	4	6	6
4	Monica Seles	6	3	2
					7	Serena Williams	6	1	6

					2	Lindsay Davenport	4	6	4
5	Mary Pierce	2	6	5

2	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

1	M Hingis	6	7
	K Hrdličková	1	5		1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	J Hopkins	4	2			S Pitkowski	1	1
	S Pitkowski	6	6							1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	S Klösel	6	6							Q	S Klösel	3	1
WC	Z Lešenarová	4	3		Q	S Klösel	6	7⁷
	S Kleinová	7⁷	3	5		J Chi	4	6⁴
	J Chi	6⁵	6	7										1	M Hingis	6	7
	C Torrens Valero	3	5											10	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
	P Schnyder	6	7			P Schnyder	6	3	6
	É Loit	0	4			L Raymond	3	6	3
	L Raymond	6	6								P Schnyder	2	2
	N Pratt	6	6							10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	M Tu	4	2			N Pratt	2	2
	J Dokić	5	1		10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
10	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

15	A Mauresmo	6	6
	J Henin	1	4		15	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	K Brandi	3	6⁵			M de Swardt	6	1	3
	M de Swardt	6	7⁷							15	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Lučić	6	6								T Snyder	4	3
WC	E de Lone	3	3			M Lučić	5	3
	Ľ Cervanová	1	5			T Snyder	7	6
	T Snyder	6	7											15	A Mauresmo	4	4
	S Talaja	6	2	0											A Huber	6	6
	A Huber	2	6	6		A Huber	6	7⁷
WC	J Craybas	2	2			A Kremer	1	6⁵
	A Kremer	6	6								A Huber	6	6
Q	T Križan	6	6							8	J Novotná	3	2
	M Shaughnessy	3	3		Q	T Križan	0	3
	S-t Wang	2	2		8	J Novotná	6	6
8	J Novotná	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

3	V Williams	6	6
Q	T Poutchek	1	2		3	V Williams	6	6
	A-G Sidot	4	6	6		A-G Sidot	4	3
	L Courtois	6	4	2					3	V Williams
	L Bacheva	1	4							H Nagyová	w/o
	H Nagyová	6	6			H Nagyová	6	6
Q	M Grzybowska	6	6		Q	M Grzybowska	4	3
	J Nejedly	1	4										3	V Williams	2	6	6
Q	A Myskina	6	6											MJ Fernández	6	1	0
Q	L McShea	3	2		Q	A Myskina	5	5
	M Oremans	6	4	2		MJ Fernández	7	7
	MJ Fernández	3	6	6						MJ Fernández	7	6
	R Grande	7⁹	4	6					13	D Van Roost	5	0
	B Schwartz	6⁷	6	4		R Grande	3	3
	M Drake	1	0		13	D Van Roost	6	6
13	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

12	B Schett	6	6
Q	T Singian	0	1		12	B Schett	6	6
Q	Å Carlsson	6	6		Q	Å Carlsson	4	2
	A Glass	0	2							12	B Schett	6	6
	A Hopmans	7⁷	6								V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	E Wagner	6¹	3			A Hopmans	4	1
	E Gagliardi	2	4			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6											12	B Schett	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6⁵	6	6											E Likhovtseva	0	1
Q	C Cristea	7⁷	4	1		E Likhovtseva	6	6
	D Chládková	3	4		Q	T Pisnik	2	3
Q	T Pisnik	6	6								E Likhovtseva	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	7⁷	6								I Spîrlea	1	3
	T Panova	6⁴	1			T Tanasugarn	6	5	3
	I Spîrlea	6	7			I Spîrlea	4	7	6
6	A Coetzer	1	5

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

7	S Williams	6	6
	K Po	1	0		7	S Williams	6	6
Q	J Kostanić	2	6	6	Q	J Kostanić	4	2
WC	M Washington	6	4	1						7	S Williams	4	6	7
	N Dechy	6	0	2							K Clijsters	6	2	5
Q	A Gerši	4	6	6	Q	A Gerši	3	2
Q	A Barna	5	1			K Clijsters	6	6
	K Clijsters	7	6												7	S Williams	4	6	6
	F Zuluaga	6	6												16	C Martínez	6	2	2
WC	L Granville	1	2			F Zuluaga	6	3	1
	E Dementieva	6	6			E Dementieva	4	6	6
	C Papadáki	2	2								E Dementieva	2	6	4
	K Srebotnik	1	4							16	C Martínez	6	2	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6			A Dechaume-Balleret	0	0
	C Rubin	2	3		16	C Martínez	6	6
16	C Martínez	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

11	N Tauziat	6	6
	A Stevenson	2	2		11	N Tauziat	7	4	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	6		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	1
Q	J Lee	7	3	4						11	N Tauziat	3	6	1
	J Capriati	6	7								J Capriati	6	1	6
	I Majoli	1	5			J Capriati	5	6	6
	L Golarsa	2	1			S Noorlander	7	1	4
	S Noorlander	6	6													J Capriati	4	3
	K Habšudová	6	6												4	M Seles	6	6
	L Němečková	3	1			K Habšudová	2	6	5
	A Sugiyama	7⁷	6			A Sugiyama	6	4	7
	A Smashnova	6⁵	4								A Sugiyama	2	3
Q	M Vento	4	0							4	M Seles	6	6
	S Farina	6	6			S Farina	2	3
	B Rittner	1	1		4	M Seles	6	6
4	M Seles	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

5	M Pierce	6	7
	S Načuk	3	5		5	M Pierce	6	6
	G León García	6	7⁷			G León García	2	3
	B Rippner	4	6⁴							5	M Pierce	6	7⁷
	O Barabanschikova	4	4								Á Montolio	0	6⁴
	Á Montolio	6	6			Á Montolio	7⁷	6
WC	M Middleton	4	1			P Suárez	6⁵	2
	P Suárez	6	6												5	M Pierce	6	7⁸
	L Osterloh	5	3													S Appelmans	3	6⁶
WC	S Reeves	7	6		WC	S Reeves	4	7⁷	3
Q	J Kandarr	2	6³			S Appelmans	6	6⁵	6
	S Appelmans	6	7⁷								S Appelmans	0	6	6
	M Serna	6	1	7⁸							M Serna	6	1	3
	E Callens	3	6	6⁶		M Serna	6	6
	M Weingärtner	6⁴	4		14	S Testud	3	3
14	S Testud	7⁷	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

9	J Halard-Decugis	6	5	6
	C Black	3	7	3	9	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	F Li	6	6			F Li	2	4
	P Stoyanova	1	3							9	J Halard-Decugis	5
	S Plischke	6	6								A Cocheteux	2	r
	A Molik	3	2			S Plischke	3	6	3
	A Cocheteux	6	6			A Cocheteux	6	4	6
	E Tatarkova	3	3											9	J Halard-Decugis	1	2
	N Zvereva	6	6											2	L Davenport	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	2	2			N Zvereva	2	4
	A Miller	2	6	3		A Frazier	6	6
	A Frazier	6	3	6							A Frazier	1	1
	R Dragomir	6	5	6						2	L Davenport	6	6
	R Kuti-Kis	1	7	4		R Dragomir	0	2
	C Morariu	0	3		2	L Davenport	6	6
2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 1999 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

External links

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

US Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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