1999 Australian Open – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title and fifth and last major singles title overall. With the win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles as the only women to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously.

Women's singles
1999 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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This tournament marked future world No. 1 Mauresmo's first major final, and the first time she progressed past the third round of a major. It would be her only major final until 2006, despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s.

Prior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Seles was undefeated in 33 matches at the Australian Open, dating back to her tournament debut in 1991, the longest undefeated winning streak at one tournament by a woman in the Open Era.[1]

This was the last Australian Open appearance for four-time champion Steffi Graf, who was defeated by Monica Seles in the quarterfinals.

Seeds edit

01.     Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
02.     Martina Hingis (champion)
03.     Jana Novotná (third round)
04.     Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
05.     Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
06.     Monica Seles (semifinals)
07.     Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
08.     Patty Schnyder (second round)
09.     Conchita Martínez (third round)
10.     Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
11.     Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
12.     Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
13.     Irina Spîrlea (first round)
14.     Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
15.     Natasha Zvereva (third round)
16.     Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 6
5   Venus Williams 4 0
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 5 5
    Amélie Mauresmo 4 7 7
11   Dominique Van Roost 3 63
    Amélie Mauresmo 6 77
    Amélie Mauresmo 2 3
2   Martina Hingis 6 6
6   Monica Seles 7 6
10   Steffi Graf 5 1
6   Monica Seles 2 4
2   Martina Hingis 6 6
7   Mary Pierce 3 4
2   Martina Hingis 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Davenport 6 6
  G León García 2 2 1   L Davenport 6 6
  F Labat 3 6 6   F Labat 2 1
  Y Basuki 6 2 1 1   L Davenport 6 6
WC   S-h Park 0 7 1   K Habšudová 0 4
  K Habšudová 6 5 6   K Habšudová 636 6
  L Raymond 6 2 4   L Ghirardi 77 4 3
  L Ghirardi 3 6 6 1   L Davenport 6 6
  L Courtois 2 6 1 Q   M Drake 1 3
WC   R McQuillan 6 3 6 WC   R McQuillan 626 2
Q   M Drake 77 656 Q   M Drake 77 4 6
  Y Yoshida 6577 4 Q   M Drake 6 6
  K Hrdličková 3 4   S Plischke 2 2
  S Plischke 6 6   S Plischke 676 7
  A Huber 7 6   A Huber 79 3 5
13   I Spîrlea 5 4

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   N Zvereva 6 7
  K Studeníková 3 5 15   N Zvereva 6 7
  K Po 2 2 PR   M Tu 3 5
PR   M Tu 6 6 15   N Zvereva 636 4
  C Rubin 6 6   C Rubin 77 4 6
  M Weingärtner 1 2   C Rubin 4 77 6
  C Papadáki 6 4 2   E Wagner 6 642
  E Wagner 4 6 6   C Rubin 634
  K Miller 2 2 5   V Williams 77 6
  R Dragomir 6 6   R Dragomir 6 6
WC   A Ellwood 0 6 2   J Chi 1 2
  J Chi 6 4 6   R Dragomir 3 4
  C Torrens Valero 6 3 4 5   V Williams 6 6
  Å Carlsson 2 6 6   Å Carlsson 2 1
  S Talaja 6 3 7 5   V Williams 6 6
5   V Williams 3 6 9

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   J Novotná 6 6
  A-G Sidot 4 2 3   J Novotná 6 2 6
  H Nagyová 647 6   H Nagyová 4 6 3
  K Boogert 77 5 4 3   J Novotná 3 0
  J Capriati 5 6 8   M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6
WC   E Dominikovic 7 3 6   J Capriati 622
  S Cacic 2 3r   M Sánchez Lorenzo 77 6
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3   M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 3
  C Black 4 2 11   D Van Roost 6 6
  C Cristea 6 6   C Cristea 7 3 1
  J Nejedly 6 6   J Nejedly 5 6 6
  P Stoyanova 1 0   J Nejedly 1 1
  S Noorlander 7 6 11   D Van Roost 6 6
  M Oremans 5 0   S Noorlander 660
Q   N Petrova 3 4 11   D Van Roost 78 6
11   D Van Roost 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   C Martínez 6 6
  A Gerši 3 3 9   C Martínez 6 6
  N Dechy 623   B Rippner 0 4
  B Rippner 77 6 9   C Martínez 5 1
  A Smashnova 6 6   É Loit 7 6
  E Tatarkova 4 1   A Smashnova 6 2 2
  É Loit 6 6   É Loit 1 6 6
  M Lučić 2 1   É Loit 0 5
  N Pratt 7 6   A Mauresmo 6 7
  M Vento 5 1   N Pratt 6 6
  S Smith 6 6   S Smith 4 4
  L Neiland 0 3   N Pratt 3 3
  C Morariu 77 682   A Mauresmo 6 6
  A Mauresmo 62710 6   A Mauresmo 616 6
Q   E deLone 3 6 4 8   P Schnyder 77 4 3
8   P Schnyder 6 3 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Seles 6 6
Q   T Križan 1 0 6   M Seles 6 6
  D Chládková 4 2   A Dechaume-Balleret 1 4
  A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6 6   M Seles 6 3 6
  A Serra Zanetti 6 6   S Appelmans 3 6 4
  M Díaz Oliva 1 2   A Serra Zanetti 3 1
  S Appelmans 6 6   S Appelmans 6 6
  C Martínez Granados 0 2 6   M Seles 6 6
  S Pitkowski 4 62 14   S Testud 0 3
  M Serna 6 77   M Serna 1 3
  S Williams 6 6   S Williams 6 6
  R Sandu 2 3   S Williams 2 6 7
  S-t Wang 2 3 14   S Testud 6 2 9
  E Callens 6 6   E Callens 3 1
  T Snyder 3 2 14   S Testud 6 6
14   S Testud 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   S Graf 6 6
  P Suárez 0 3 10   S Graf 4 6 6
  M Shaughnessy 3 2   B Schwartz 6 1 2
  B Schwartz 6 6 10   S Graf 4 6 6
  L Golarsa 1 0   MJ Fernández 6 3 4
  MJ Fernández 6 6   MJ Fernández 4 7 6
  A Frazier 6 4 6   A Frazier 6 5 3
  A Sugiyama 3 6 4 10   S Graf 6 6
  R Bobková 0 3   B Schett 1 1
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6   V Ruano Pascual 2 3
  E Likhovtseva 6 6   E Likhovtseva 6 6
  N Miyagi 2 2   E Likhovtseva 4 4
  B Schett 6 6   B Schett 6 6
  J Kandarr 4 0   B Schett 6 6
  M de Swardt 2 2 4   A Sánchez Vicario 2 2
4   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   M Pierce 6 6
WC   C Watson 2 1 7   M Pierce 6 6
  A Kremer 6 6   A Kremer 2 1
WC   C Barclay 3 2 7   M Pierce 6 6
  R Kuti-Kis 5 4   R Grande 2 2
  F Li 7 6   F Li 2 4
  T Garbin 77 0 7   R Grande 6 6
  R Grande 636 9 7   M Pierce 6 6
  S Farina 6 5 4 12   A Kournikova 0 4
  A Glass 4 7 6   A Glass 7 627
  T Panova 7 77   T Panova 5 77 5
  T Tanasugarn 5 64   A Glass 6 2 3
  S Jeyaseelan 3 0 12   A Kournikova 4 6 6
  M Saeki 6 6   M Saeki 6 4 8
Q   J Craybas 615 12   A Kournikova 1 6 10
12   A Kournikova 77 7

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Coetzer 6 2 7
Q   S Kleinová 4 6 5 16   A Coetzer 4 7 6
  J Halard-Decugis 6 3 6   J Halard-Decugis 6 5 4
WC   A Molik 4 6 3 16   A Coetzer 6 7
  J Lee 6 6   J Lee 3 5
Q   L Němečková 0 2   J Lee 7 6
  F Perfetti 5 3   S Reeves 5 1
  S Reeves 7 6 16   A Coetzer 3 77 1
  E Makarova 3 7 4 2   M Hingis 6 646
WC   J Dokić 6 5 6 WC   J Dokić 6 7
  K Brandi 6 6   K Brandi 4 5
  A Cocheteux 1 1 WC   J Dokić 1 2
Q   E Dementieva 6 6 2   M Hingis 6 6
  G Pizzichini 3 4 Q   E Dementieva 3 2
  L Osterloh 1 2 2   M Hingis 6 6
2   M Hingis 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "TENNIS; Davenport Is Upended By Unseeded Teen-Ager". The New York Times. 28 January 1999.

External links edit

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