Wikipedia

1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Serena Williams defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Indian Wells Open. It was the second and last time that the two would contest a professional match.

Singles
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the Evert Cup
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upGermany Steffi Graf
Score6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1998 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 2000 →
← 1998 · Evert Cup · 2000 →

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 6 6  
    Henrieta Nagyová 1 3  
12   Sandrine Testud 5 0  
    Serena Williams 7 6  
6   Mary Pierce 5 61  
    Serena Williams 7 77  

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 62  
14   C Martínez 6 4 6     C Rubin 6 77  
    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 64   7   A Coetzer 4 4  
    J Halard-Decugis 6 77       J Halard-Decugis 4 78 63
7   A Coetzer 6 66 77

Section 2 edit

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 66 5  
    A Sugiyama 2 6 7     A Sugiyama 78 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 edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   N Tauziat 6 63 6
    M Serna 6 65 2 Q   M Saeki 1 77 3
Q   M Saeki 4 77 6 8   N Tauziat 63 2  
WC   O Barabanschikova 5 6 6 12   S Testud 77 6  
    A Smashnova 7 1 2 WC   O Barabanschikova 63 0  
    M Vento 1 1   12   S Testud 77 6  
12   S Testud 6 6   12   S Testud 6 6  
9   A Kournikova 63 6 5     H Nagyová 1 3  
    S Farina 77 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 62 2  
3   M Seles 77 6  

Section 4 edit

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 63     R Grande 1 0  
    R Grande 5 6 77     R Grande 6 6  
WC   L Osterloh 6 6   WC   L Osterloh 4 4  
16   B Schett 4 4   6   M Pierce 5 61  
13   I Spîrlea 77 77       S Williams 7 77  
Q   A Glass 63 64   13   I Spîrlea 77 4 5
    C Black 4 6 6     C Black 64 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 edit

Seeds edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

Key edit

First qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Kimberly Po 3 5  
    Brie Rippner 6 7  
    Brie Rippner 4 78 6
    Silvija Talaja 6 66 2
    Elena Wagner 3 6 2
    Silvija Talaja 6 2 6

Fourth qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
    Samantha Reeves 7 6  
WC   Sarah Taylor 5 0  
    Samantha Reeves 3 64  
3   Barbara Rittner 6 77  
    Els Callens 2 5  
3   Barbara Rittner 6 7  

Seventh qualifier edit

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 edit

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  

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_Evert_Cup_–_Singles&oldid=1144028655"