Lindsay Davenport defeated the defending champion Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 WTA Tour Championships.[1][2]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1999 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Lindsay Davenport |
| Runner-up |  Martina Hingis |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
Martina Hingis (final)
Lindsay Davenport (champion)- Venus Williams (semifinals)
- Serena Williams (withdrew, retired due to back injury during practice)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)- Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)- Julie Halard-Decugis (first round)
Notes:
Monica Seles had qualified but pulled out due to right foot stress fracture
Alternates edit
Elena Likhovtseva (replaced Serena Williams, defeated in first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Hingis
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sandrine Testud
| 65 | 65 | 1 | Martina Hingis
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Anna Kournikova
| 77 | 65 | 0 | 5 | Mary Pierce
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mary Pierce
| 63 | 77 | 6 | 1 | Martina Hingis
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Venus Williams
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Venus Williams
| 4 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Conchita Martínez
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Venus Williams
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 1 | 4 | 7 |  Barbara Schett
| 4 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Barbara Schett
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Hingis
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 6 | 78 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Amanda Coetzer
| 3 | 66 | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Dominique Van Roost
| 6 | 6 | Dominique Van Roost
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | Elena Likhovtseva
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 63 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Julie Halard-Decugis
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Anke Huber
| 6 | 6 | Anke Huber
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amélie Mauresmo
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "November 21, 1999: Hingis era ends after Davenport defeat". Tennis Majors. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Players, tickets, prize money, Guadalajara: 10 questions about the 2021 WTA Finals". Tennis Majors. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-12.