1999 WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

1999 WTA Tour

Martina Hingis finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the second time in her career, though Lindsay Davenport was named the Player of the Year. Hingis won seven tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. She also won four Tier I events and finished runner-up at two other majors, the French Open and the US Open. Davenport won seven tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the WTA Tour Championships.
Details
Duration	January 2 – November 22, 1999
Edition	29th
Tournaments	58
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (16)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Martina Hingis (7) Lindsay Davenport (7)
Most finals	Martina Hingis (13)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis (US$3,291,780)
Points leader	Martina Hingis (6,074)
Awards
Player of the year	Lindsay Davenport
Doubles team of the year	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Most improved player of the year	Serena Williams
Newcomer of the year	Kim Clijsters
Comeback player of the year	Sabine Appelmans
← 1998 2000 →

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 WTA Tour.^[1] Player progression is documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam events

Year-end championships

WTA Tier I tournaments

WTA Tier II tournaments

WTA Tier III tournaments

WTA Tier IV tournaments

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 9 teams (RR)	Australia 2–1	Sweden	Round robin (Group A)  South Africa  France  Spain	Round robin (Group B)  United States   Switzerland  Slovakia
	Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Mary Pierce	Irina Spîrlea Ai Sugiyama	Nathalie Dechy Anke Huber Brie Rippner Magüi Serna
		Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland 6–3, 6–3	Kristine Kunce Irina Spîrlea
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–4, 6–1	Dominique van Roost	Barbara Schett Silvia Farina	Kristina Brandi Lisa Raymond María Sánchez Lorenzo Chanda Rubin
		Silvia Farina Barbara Schett 6–2, 7–6(7–2)	Seda Noorlander Marlene Weingärtner
11 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $420,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Steffi Graf Barbara Schett	Patty Schnyder Venus Williams Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Dominique van Roost
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Mary Joe Fernández Anke Huber
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–2, 6–3	Rita Grande	Julie Halard-Decugis Amy Frazier	Cara Black Sarah Pitkowski Virginia Ruano Pascual Nathalie Dechy
		Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova 6–1, 6–2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit
18 Jan 25 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,124,386 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3	Amélie Mauresmo	Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles	Venus Williams Dominique van Roost Steffi Graf Mary Pierce
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 7–5, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		David Adams Mariaan de Swardt 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)	Max Mirnyi Serena Williams

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–1	Amanda Coetzer	Monica Seles Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
8 Feb	Nokia Cup Prostějov, Czech Republic Tier IV event Carpet (i) – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Silvia Farina	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Amanda Hopmans	Amélie Cocheteux Nathalie Dechy Lenka Němečková Julia Abe
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Květa Hrdličková Helena Vildová
15 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4	Venus Williams	Elena Likhovtseva Steffi Graf	Sandrine Testud Miriam Oremans Barbara Schett Barbara Rittner
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 5–7, 6–2, 6–2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 6–1, 6–3	Christína Papadáki	Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez	Li Fang Larissa Schaerer Vanessa Menga Tathiana Garbin
		Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki 6–4, 7–6(7–5)	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez
22 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)	Amélie Mauresmo	Dominique van Roost Nathalie Dechy	Martina Hingis Elena Likhovtseva Amélie Cocheteux Julie Halard-Decugis
		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
	IGA Superthrift Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0	Amanda Coetzer	Lilia Osterloh Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Stevenson Jane Chi Cara Black Chanda Rubin
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4	Amanda Coetzer Jessica Steck

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Mar 8 Mar	Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,400,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Henrieta Nagyová Mary Pierce
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–2	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná
15 Mar 22 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,075,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Serena Williams	Martina Hingis Steffi Graf	Barbara Schett Amanda Coetzer Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles
29 Mar	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3	Anna Kournikova	Jana Novotná Patty Schnyder	Natasha Zvereva Henrieta Nagyová Andrea Glass Elena Likhovtseva
		Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–4	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $520,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–2, 6–3	Ruxandra Dragomir	Anna Kournikova Conchita Martínez	Patty Schnyder Fabiola Zuluaga Mary Pierce Amanda Coetzer
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 0–6, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–1	Rita Kuti-Kis	Mariana Díaz Oliva Lubomira Bacheva	Anca Barna Anne Kremer Silvija Talaja Cristina Torrens Valero
		Alicia Ortuño Cristina Torrens Valero 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3	Anna Földényi Rita Kuti-Kis
12 Apr	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amy Frazier 6–2, 6–2	Ai Sugiyama	Jane Chi Corina Morariu	Janet Lee Sandra Kleinová Wang Shi-ting Meilen Tu
		Corina Morariu Kimberly Po 6–3, 6–2	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse
	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Reggio Calabria, Italy – carpet (i) Raleigh, United States – clay Moscow, Russia – carpet (i) Zürich, Switzerland – carpet (i)	Quarterfinals Winners  Italy 3–2  United States 5–0  Russia 3–2  Slovakia 5–0	Quarterfinals Losers  Spain  Croatia  France   Switzerland
19 Apr	Dreamland Egypt Classic Cairo, Egypt Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0	Irina Spîrlea	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Maureen Drake	Jelena Dokić Laurence Courtois Patty Schnyder Mary Pierce
		Laurence Courtois Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis
	Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Sarah Pitkowski 6–2, 6–2	Cristina Torrens Valero	Denisa Chládková Rita Kuti-Kis	Eva Martincová Amanda Hopmans Lenka Němečková Evgenia Koulikovskaya
		Evgenia Koulikovskaya Sandra Naćuk 6–3, 6–4	Laura Montalvo Virginia Ruano Pascual
26 Apr	Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–0, 6–3	Mary Pierce	Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez Silvia Farina Amanda Coetzer
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–1	Amanda Coetzer Jana Novotná
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–0	Julie Halard-Decugis	Sarah Pitkowski Conchita Martínez Granados	Cristina Torrens Valero Sandra Kleinová Adriana Gerši Jelena Kostanić
		Jelena Kostanić Michaela Paštiková 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–2	Meghann Shaughnessy Andreea Vanc

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2	Mary Pierce	Martina Hingis Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams Dominique van Roost Sandrine Testud Sylvia Plischke
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
	Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Cristina Torrens Valero 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Inés Gorrochategui	Silvija Talaja Tina Pisnik	Olga Barabanschikova Amélie Cocheteux Henrieta Nagyová Jelena Dokić
		Cătălina Cristea Irina Selyutina 6–1, 6–2	Amélie Cocheteux Janette Husárová
10 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–0, 6–1	Julie Halard-Decugis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ruxandra Dragomir	Barbara Schett Serena Williams Steffi Graf Patty Schnyder
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–5	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini
	Belgian Open Antwerp, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin 6–1, 6–2	Sarah Pitkowski	Els Callens Kristie Boogert	Kim Clijsters Åsa Carlsson Olga Barabanschikova Sabine Appelmans
		Laura Golarsa Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2	Louise Pleming Meghann Shaughnessy
17 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $190,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva	Denisa Chládková Mary Joe Fernández	Nathalie Tauziat Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Dechy Corina Morariu
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
	Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–3	Paola Suárez	Amy Frazier Chanda Rubin	Anna Smashnova Silvia Farina Emmanuelle Gagliardi Magüi Serna
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 0–6, 6–0	María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner
24 May 31 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $4,407,123 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles	Barbara Schwartz Sylvia Plischke Conchita Martínez Lindsay Davenport
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 8–6	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
		Piet Norval Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Rick Leach Larisa Neiland

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $180,000 – 48S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat	Magüi Serna Cara Black	Nicole Arendt Alexandra Stevenson Natasha Zvereva Inés Gorrochategui
		Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–4	Alexandra Fusai Inés Gorrochategui
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Smashnova 6–3, 6–3	Laurence Courtois	Angelika Bachmann Tina Pisnik	Tathiana Garbin Elena Makarova Raluca Sandu Elena Dementieva
		Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch 7–6(7–3), 6–0	Eva Bes-Ostáriz Gisela Riera
14 Jun	Direct Line Int'l Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Natasha Zvereva 0–6, 7–5, 6–3	Nathalie Tauziat	Amanda Coetzer Anna Kournikova	Anne Kremer Mariaan de Swardt Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Dechy
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–4 retired	Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kristina Brandi 6–0, 3–6, 6–1	Silvija Talaja	Miriam Oremans Magdalena Maleeva	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Kristie Boogert Laurence Courtois Dominique van Roost
		Silvia Farina Rita Grande 7–5, 7–6(7–2)	Cara Black Kristie Boogert
21 Jun 28 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,732,303 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Alexandra Stevenson Mirjana Lučić	Jelena Dokić Jana Novotná Nathalie Tauziat Venus Williams
		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–4	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova
		Leander Paes Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Anna Kournikova

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Egger Tennis Festival Pörtschach, Austria Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Karina Habšudová 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Silvija Talaja	Henrieta Nagyová Adriana Gerši	Anke Huber Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna Földényi Silvia Farina
		Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová 6–4, 6–4	Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo
12 Jul	Prokom Polish Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–1	Karina Habšudová	Silvija Talaja Sandrine Testud	Marlene Weingärtner Cristina Torrens Valero Gala León García Ľudmila Cervanová
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–3	Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo
	Torneo Internazionale Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Ángeles Montolio	Elena Dementieva Katarina Srebotnik	Sarah Pitkowski Rita Kuti-Kis Giulia Casoni Laurence Courtois
		Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Åsa Carlsson Sonya Jeyaseelan
19 Jul	Fed Cup: Semifinals Ancona, Italy – clay Moscow, Russia – clay (i)	Semifinals Winners  United States 4–1  Russia 3–2	Semifinals Losers  Italy  Slovakia
26 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–6(7–1), 6–2	Venus Williams	Amy Frazier Amanda Coetzer	Corina Morariu Anne Kremer Sandrine Testud Anna Kournikova
		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–4	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Aug	TIG Tennis Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–0	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer	Anke Huber Sandrine Testud Amy Frazier Dominique van Roost
		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–1	Serena Williams Venus Williams
	Sanex Trophy Knokke-Heist, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2	Denisa Chládková	Barbara Rittner Silvija Talaja	Sabine Appelmans Marta Marrero Karina Habšudová Mariam Ramón Climent
		Eva Martincová Elena Wagner 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Evgenia Koulikovskaya Sandra Naćuk
9 Aug	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4	Julie Halard-Decugis	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
16 Aug	du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,050,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–4	Monica Seles	Mary Pierce Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer Barbara Schett
		Jana Novotná Mary Pierce 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland
23 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Ruxandra Dragomir Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer Magüi Serna
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–1), 6–2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná
30 Aug 6 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,235,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–4)	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport	Anke Huber Barbara Schett Monica Seles Mary Pierce
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud
		Mahesh Bhupathi Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4	Donald Johnson Kimberly Po

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Sep	Fed Cup: Final Stanford, United States – hard	United States 4–1	Russia
20 Sep	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 7–6(7–1)	Monica Seles	Amy Frazier Ai Sugiyama	Amélie Mauresmo Amanda Coetzer Julie Halard-Decugis Conchita Martínez
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić
	SEAT Open Luxembourg Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–2	Dominique van Roost	Sabine Appelmans Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Els Callens Justine Henin Silvia Farina Elia Tina Pisnik
		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 6–1, 6–2	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
27 Sep	Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Exhibition event Hard – $2,450,000 – 8S Singles	Serena Williams 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport	Amélie Mauresmo Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Pierce

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–1	Mary Pierce	Sandrine Testud Anke Huber	Nathalie Dechy Sabine Appelmans Barbara Schett Lindsay Davenport
		Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–3, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland
	Brasil Open São Paulo, Brazil Tier IV event Clay – $142,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 7–5, 4–6, 7–5	Patricia Wartusch	Gala León García Cristina Torrens Valero	Gisela Riera Rita Kuti-Kis Antonella Serra Zanetti Petra Mandula
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 7–5	Janette Husárová Florencia Labat
11 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–4	Martina Hingis	Nathalie Tauziat Mary Pierce	Corina Morariu Amanda Coetzer Dominique van Roost Julie Halard-Decugis
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–2	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva
18 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,050,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Barbara Schett	Lisa Raymond Dominique van Roost	Ai Sugiyama Anke Huber Julie Halard-Decugis Silvia Farina Elia
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–0	Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber
	Eurotel Slovak Open Bratislava, Slovakia Tier IV event Hard (i) – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Květa Hrdličková Nathalie Dechy	Barbara Schwartz Karina Habšudová Sabine Appelmans Olga Barabanschikova
		Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Olga Barabanschikova Lilia Osterloh
25 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 7–6(7–2), 6–1	Sandrine Testud	Amélie Mauresmo Sarah Pitkowski	Irina Spîrlea Barbara Schwartz Nathalie Tauziat Denisa Chládková
		Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis 6–4, 6–3	Tina Križan Larisa Neiland

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Nov	Sparkassen Cup Int'l Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–3	Květa Hrdličková	Mary Pierce Anke Huber	Conchita Martínez Sabine Appelmans Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Anna Kournikova
		Mary Pierce Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Chanda Rubin	Tara Snyder Amy Frazier	Cara Black Mashona Washington Lisa Raymond Justine Henin
		Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir 6–2, 6–3	Cara Black Debbie Graham
8 Nov	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $520,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4	Martina Hingis	Nathalie Tauziat Venus Williams	Amy Frazier Lisa Raymond Sandrine Testud Julie Halard-Decugis
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–6(7–2)	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud
	Wismilak International Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tier III event Hard – $180,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Åsa Carlsson 6–2, 6–4	Erika deLone	Joannette Kruger Rita Grande	Anastasia Myskina Kristina Brandi Amélie Cocheteux Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Jelena Kostanić Tina Pisnik 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida
15 Nov	WTA Tour Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship Hard – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams Nathalie Tauziat	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Dominique van Roost Anke Huber
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland
	Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $112,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Anne Kremer	Silvija Talaja Denisa Chládková	Nicole Pratt Åsa Carlsson Joannette Kruger Rita Grande
		Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson 6–1, 6–4	Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch

Rankings

The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in November. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.

Singles

The following is the 1999 top 25 ranked players in the world.^[2]

WTA Singles Year-End Rankings[3]
#	Player	Points	Change
1	Martina Hingis (SUI)	6,074	1
2	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	4,841	1
3	Venus Williams (USA)	4,378	2
4	Serena Williams (USA)	3,021	16
5	Mary Pierce (FRA)	2,658	2
6	Monica Seles (USA)	2,310
7	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	2,213	3
8	Barbara Schett (AUT)	2,188	15
9	Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA)	1,977	13
10	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	1,906	19
11	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	1,846	6
12	Anna Kournikova (RUS)	1,641	1
13	Sandrine Testud (FRA)	1,635	1
14	Dominique Van Roost (BEL)	1,621	2
15	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	1,564	7
16	Anke Huber (GER)	1,548	5
17	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	1,435	13
18	Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)	1,393	8
19	Amy Frazier (USA)	1,299	23
20	Ruxandra Dragomir (ROU)	1,291	18
21	Patty Schnyder (SUI)	1,189	10
22	Chanda Rubin (USA)	1,188	12
23	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	1,140	78
24	Ai Sugiyama (JPN)	1,122	6
25	Nathalie Dechy (FRA)	1,022	23

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	Year-End 1998	7 February 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	8 February 1999	4 July 1999
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	5 July 1999	8 August 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	9 August 1999	Year-End 1999

Doubles

The following are the 1999 top 20 individual ranked doubles players.^[4]

WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings[5]
#	Player	Points	Change
1	Anna Kournikova (RUS)	3,119	9
2	Martina Hingis (SUI)	3,106
3	Larisa Neiland (LAT)	2,997	8
4	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	2,959
5	Lisa Raymond (USA)	2,667
6	Corina Morariu (USA)	2,522	33
7	Rennae Stubbs (AUS)	2,522	2
8	Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)	2,359	1
9	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	2,319	3
10	Venus Williams (USA)	2,291	26
=	Serena Williams (USA)	2,291	26
12	Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	2,251	11
13	Alexandra Fusai (FRA)	2,128	5
14	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	2,059	7
15	Caroline Vis (NED)	1,845
16	Ai Sugiyama (JPN)	1,802	3
17	Irina Spîrlea (ROU)	1,762	16
18	Patricia Tarabini (ARG)	1,649	4
19	Elena Tatarkova (UKR)	1,605	3
20	Mary Pierce (FRA)	1,577	36

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	Year-End 1998	16 May 1999
Jana Novotná (CZE)	17 May 1999	6 June 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	7 June 1999	4 July 1999
Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	5 July 1999	1 August 1999
Martina Hingis (SUI)	2 August 1999	22 August 1999
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	23 August 1999	21 November 1999
Anna Kournikova (RUS)	22 November 1999	Year-End 1999

See also

• 1999 ATP Tour
• List of female tennis players
• List of tennis tournaments