1999 WTA Tier I Series

Main article: 1999 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I Events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Current Venue	Began	Court surface
Toray Pan Pacific Open^[1]	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	1984	Carpet (i)
Evert Cup^[2]	United States	Indian Wells	Grand Champions Resort	1989	Hard
Lipton Championships^[3]	United States	Miami	Tennis Center at Crandon Park	1985	Hard
Family Circle Cup^[4]	United States	Hilton Head	Sea Pines Resort	1973	Clay
Italian Open^[5]	Italy	Rome	Foro Italico	1930	Clay
German Open^[6]	Germany	Berlin	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club	1896	Clay
du Maurier Open^[7]	Canada	Toronto	National Tennis Centre	1892	Hard
Swisscom Challenge^[8]	Switzerland	Zurich	Hallenstadion	1984	Hard (i)
Kremlin Cup^[9]	Russia	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	1996	Carpet (i)

Results

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winner	Runner-up	Score
Tokyo	Martina Hingis	Amanda Coetzer	6–2, 6–1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–3
Indian Wells	Serena Williams	Steffi Graf	6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–2
Miami	Venus Williams	Serena Williams	6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
Hilton Head	Martina Hingis	Anna Kournikova	6–4, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	6–1, 6–4
Rome	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–2	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 6–2
Berlin	Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–0, 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 7–5
Toronto	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6–4, 6–4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Zurich	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis	6–3, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–2
Moscow	Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Schett	2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber	6–1, 6–0

Tournament details

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Tokyo

Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open

Tournament name	Toray Pan Pacific Open
Dates^[1]	February 2 – 7
Surface	Carpet (Indoors)
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Prize money	$ 1,000,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	3
7	Amanda Coetzer	2	6	6
					7	Amanda Coetzer	6	6

					4	Monica Seles	4	2
4	Monica Seles	7	6

6	Anna Kournikova	5	3
									7	Amanda Coetzer	2	1
									2	Martina Hingis	6	6
8	Natasha Zvereva	5	r
3	Jana Novotná	7
					3	Jana Novotná	3	4

					2	Martina Hingis	6	6
5	Steffi Graf	6	2	4

2	Martina Hingis	3	6	6

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles

Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	3	3
				1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	2	3

				2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6
	Patricia Tarabini Caroline Vis	1	0

2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Indian Wells

Main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup

Tournament name	Evert Cup
Dates^[2]	March 5 – 14
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money	$ 1,400,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	3	6²
	Chanda Rubin	6	7⁷
					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	7	6
	Henrieta Nagyová	1	3
				12	Sandrine Testud	5	0

					Serena Williams	7	6
6	Mary Pierce	5	6¹

	Serena Williams	7	7⁷

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Doubles

Semifinals				Final

	Serena Williams Venus Williams	3	4
	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	6	6
					Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	2	2

				2	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6
7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	1	0

2	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6

Miami

Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships

Tournament name	Lipton Championships
Dates^[3]	March 15 – 29
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Prize money	$ 2,075,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
20	Barbara Schett	1	1
					1	Martina Hingis	4	6³

					16	Serena Williams	6	7⁷
16	Serena Williams	6	6

9	Amanda Coetzer	4	0
									16	Serena Williams	1	6	4
									6	Venus Williams	6	4	6
6	Venus Williams	5	6	6
4	Jana Novotná	7	2	3
					6	Venus Williams	6	6

					7	Steffi Graf	2	4
7	Steffi Graf	w/o

2	Lindsay Davenport

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	7⁷	6
13	Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová	6³	3
					1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	1	7⁷	6

						Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6	6⁴	1
	Cătălina Cristea Ruxandra Dragomir	5	7⁹	4

	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	7	6⁷	6
										1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	0	6	7⁷
										14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	6	4	6¹
14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	5	6	7⁷
4	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6³
					14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	6	6

					2	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	2	1
5	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	3	6	6³

2	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	6	4	7⁷

Hilton Heads

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup

Tournament name	Family Circle Cup
Dates^[4]	March 29 – April 4
Surface	Green clay (Outdoors)
Location	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	7⁷
11	Natasha Zvereva	0	6⁰
					1	Martina Hingis	6	6

					3	Jana Novotná	2	3
3	Jana Novotná	6	6

16	Henrieta Nagyová	2	4
										1	Martina Hingis	6	6
										7	Anna Kournikova	4	3
7	Anna Kournikova	6	2
	Andrea Glass	2	1	r
					7	Anna Kournikova	6⁵	6	6

					6	Patty Schnyder	7⁷	0	3
6	Patty Schnyder	6	4	7⁷

14	Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	6³

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Semifinals					Final

1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7	6⁵	2
	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	5	7⁷	6
						Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	1	4

					2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	6
	Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	6	2

2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	1	6

Rome

Main article: 1999 Italian Open (tennis)

Tournament name	Italian Open
Dates^[5]	May 3 – 9
Surface	Red clay (Outdoors)
Location	Rome, Italy
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
6	Serena Williams	2	2
				1	Martina Hingis	4	6	4

				3	Venus Williams	6	1	6
3	Venus Williams	7⁷	6

11	Dominique Van Roost	6¹	2
									3	Venus Williams	6	6
									4	Mary Pierce	4	2
8	Sandrine Testud	4	5
4	Mary Pierce	6	7
				4	Mary Pierce	6¹	6	6

				10	Amélie Mauresmo	7⁷	2	4
10	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6

	Sylvia Plischke	2	3

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's Doubles

Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6
6	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	4	3
				1	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6

				2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	2	2
	Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva	2	1

2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

Berlin

Main article: 1999 WTA German Open

Tournament name	German Open
Dates^[6]	May 10 – 16
Surface	Red clay (Outdoors)
Location	Berlin, Germany
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 WTA German Open – Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	7	7
16	Barbara Schett	5	5
					1	Martina Hingis	6	6

					4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	0
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3

7	Serena Williams	3	2	r
									1	Martina Hingis	6	6
										Julie Halard-Decugis	0	1
	Julie Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
3	Steffi Graf	7	4	4
						Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6

						Ruxandra Dragomir	2	2
8	Patty Schnyder	6	1	1

	Ruxandra Dragomir	3	6	6

Doubles

Main article: 1999 WTA German Open – Doubles

Semifinals				Final

1	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	6	6
	Ruxandra Dragomir Florencia Labat	3	1
				1	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	3	5

				2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	7
4	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	1

2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

Toronto

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open

Tournament name	du Maurier Open
Dates^[7]	August 16 – 22
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Toronto, Canada
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	1
					1	Martina Hingis	7⁷	6

					3	Mary Pierce	6³	3
3	Mary Pierce	6	6

10	Sandrine Testud	1	3
									1	Martina Hingis	6	6
									2	Monica Seles	4	4
6	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	4
	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	5	6	6
						Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	4

					2	Monica Seles	6	6
9	Barbara Schett	3	6	1

2	Monica Seles	6	3	6

Doubles

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles

Semifinals					Final

5	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
3	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	3	1
					5	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3

					4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	6	2	6
4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	5	7	6

6	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	7	5	2

Zurich

Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge

Tournament name	Swisscom Challenge
Dates^[8]	October 11 – 17
Surface	Hard (Indoors)
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	7	6
Q	Corina Morariu	5	2
					1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6

					8	Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	3
4	Amanda Coetzer	3	6	2

8	Nathalie Tauziat	6	3	6
										1	Martina Hingis	3	4
										2	Venus Williams	6	6
7	Dominique Van Roost	2	4
3	Mary Pierce	6	6
					3	Mary Pierce	4	4

					2	Venus Williams	6	6
6	Julie Halard-Decugis	2	3

2	Venus Williams	6	6

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

Semifinals				Final

1	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva	6	6
	Miriam Oremans Patty Schnyder	0	2
				1	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva	2	2

				3	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	6
3	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	6

Q	Jelena Kostanić Tara Snyder	1	0

Moscow

Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup

Tournament name	Kremlin Cup
Dates^[9]	October 18 – 24
Surface	Carpet (Indoors)
Location	Moscow, Russia
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Ai Sugiyama	3	5
	Lisa Raymond	6	7
						Lisa Raymond	4	2

					4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

	Anke Huber	4	3
									4	Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6
									2	Barbara Schett	6	4	1
5	Dominique Van Roost	6	4	6
3	Julie Halard-Decugis	1	6	1
					5	Dominique Van Roost	5	6⁶

					2	Barbara Schett	7	7⁸
	Silvia Farina	6	4	3

2	Barbara Schett	1	6	6

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles

Semifinals					Final

1	Elena Tatarkova Natasha Zvereva	6⁷	4
3	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7⁹	6
					3	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	6

						Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber	1	0
	Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber	6	5	6

2	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	2	7	0

References

1 2 "Tokyo 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Indian Wells 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Miami 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Hilton Heads 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Rome 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Berlin 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Toronto 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Zurich 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
1 2 "Moscow 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.

External links

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website

WTA Tier I Series

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WTA Tier I Tournaments (1990–2008)

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1999 WTA Tour

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Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Tier I tournaments

Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Munich (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)

WTA Tier II tournaments

Sydney (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Paris (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)

WTA Tier III tournaments

Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Cairo (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch Sopot (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D)

WTA Tier IVa tournaments

Bogota (S, D) Knokke-Zoute (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Palermo (S, D)

WTA Tier IVb tournaments

Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Prostějov (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Pörtschach (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)

Team events

Fed Cup

WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

1999 in tennis

Grand Slam

Tours

Men	ATP Tour ATP Tour World Championships Super 9

Women	WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series

National teams

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