1999 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1999 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

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.

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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	6³	6	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	6²	6	2
Q	M Drake	7⁷	6⁵	6	Q	M Drake	7⁷	4	6
	Y Yoshida	6⁵	7⁷	4						Q	M Drake	6	6
	K Hrdličková	3	4								S Plischke	2	2
	S Plischke	6	6			S Plischke	6⁷	6	7
	A Huber	7	6			A Huber	7⁹	3	5
13	I Spîrlea	5	4

Section 2

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	6³	6	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	6⁴	2
	E Wagner	4	6	6												C Rubin	6³	4
	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

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	6⁴	7	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	6²	2
	S Cacic	2	3^r			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	6⁶	0
Q	N Petrova	3	4		11	D Van Roost	7⁸	6
11	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	C Martínez	6	6
	A Gerši	3	3		9	C Martínez	6	6
	N Dechy	6²	3			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	6⁸	2							A Mauresmo	6	6
	A Mauresmo	6²	7¹⁰	6		A Mauresmo	6¹	6	6
Q	E deLone	3	6	4	8	P Schnyder	7⁷	4	3
8	P Schnyder	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

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

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

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	6³	6	9											7	M Pierce	6	6
	S Farina	6	5	4											12	A Kournikova	0	4
	A Glass	4	7	6		A Glass	7	6²	7
	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	6¹	5		12	A Kournikova	1	6	10
12	A Kournikova	7⁷	7

Section 8

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	6⁴	6
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

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

External links

1999 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1998 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1999 French Open – Women's singles

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

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