1999 Evert Cup – Singles

January 2025 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup Evert Cup USA Serena Williams GER Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 56 16 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles Indian Wells Masters – Men's singles State Farm Evert Cup – Singles Indian Wells Masters – Women's 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. Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis (quarterfinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (second round) USA Monica Seles (third round) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) GER Steffi Graf (final) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) RUS Anna Kournikova (first round) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (first round) FRA Sandrine Testud (semifinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) BLR Natasha Zvereva (first round) AUT Barbara Schett (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis 3 62     USA Chanda Rubin 6 77   4 CZE Jana Novotná 2 0   5 GER Steffi Graf 6 6   12 FRA Sandrine Testud 6 6     SVK Henrieta Nagyová 1 3   6 FRA Mary Pierce 5 61     USA Serena Williams 7 77     USA Chanda Rubin 6 4 2 5 GER Steffi Graf 2 6 6 12 FRA Sandrine Testud 5 0     USA Serena Williams 7 6   5 GER Steffi Graf 3 6 5   USA Serena Williams 6 3 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA A Stevenson 7 6     USA T Snyder 5 4   Q AUS A Molik 6 6     FRA A Fusai 2 3     THA T Tanasugarn 3 4   10 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   14 ESP C Martínez 6 4 6   BEL S Appelmans 2 6 2   USA C Rubin 6 6     ROM R Dragomir 4 3     CHN Li F 2 64     FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 77   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   WC USA A Stevenson 3 4   Q AUS A Molik 6 1 3 10 SUI P Schnyder 3 6 6 14 ESP C Martínez 3 4     USA C Rubin 6 6     FRA J Halard-Decugis 4 78 63 7 RSA A Coetzer 6 66 77 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   10 SUI P Schnyder 1 3     USA C Rubin 6 6   7 RSA A Coetzer 4 4   1 SUI M Hingis 3 62     USA C Rubin 6 77   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA MJ Fernández 6 6     UKR E Tatarkova 4 3     AUT S Plischke 4 2   Q USA B Rippner 6 6   Q GER B Rittner 0 6 6 11 BEL D Van Roost 6 4 3 15 BLR N Zvereva 4 4     USA L Raymond 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 2 6 7   FRA A-G Sidot 6 2 5 Q RUS T Panova 4 1     CZE K Hrdličková 6 6   4 CZE J Novotná 6 6   WC USA MJ Fernández 0 3   Q USA B Rippner 6 6   Q GER B Rittner 4 4     USA L Raymond 66 5     JPN A Sugiyama 78 7     CZE K Hrdličková 1 2   5 GER S Graf 6 6   4 CZE J Novotná 6 6   Q USA B Rippner 1 4     JPN A Sugiyama 0 1   5 GER S Graf 6 6   4 CZE J Novotná 2 0   5 GER S Graf 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP M Serna 6 65 2 Q JPN M Saeki 4 77 6 WC BLR O Barabanschikova 5 6 6   ISR A Smashnova 7 1 2   VEN 1930 M Vento 1 1   12 FRA S Testud 6 6   9 RUS A Kournikova 63 6 5   ITA S Farina 77 1 7   SVK H Nagyová 7 7     USA C Morariu 5 5     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6     CRO M Lučić 4 3   8 FRA N Tauziat 6 63 6 Q JPN M Saeki 1 77 3 WC BLR O Barabanschikova 63 0   12 FRA S Testud 77 6     ITA S Farina 2 4     SVK H Nagyová 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 62 2   3 USA M Seles 77 6   8 FRA N Tauziat 63 2   12 FRA S Testud 77 6     SVK H Nagyová 6 6   3 USA M Seles 2 4   12 FRA S Testud 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 1 3   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA A Frazier 4 6 6 Q ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 2   RSA M de Swardt 7 4 63   ITA R Grande 5 6 77 WC USA L Osterloh 6 6   16 AUT B Schett 4 4   13 ROM I Spîrlea 77 77   Q GER A Glass 63 64     ZIM C Black 4 6 6   GER A Huber 6 3 2   USA S Williams 6 7   Q RSA J Steck 1 5   6 FRA M Pierce 6 6     USA A Frazier 0 3     ITA R Grande 6 6   WC USA L Osterloh 4 4   13 ROM I Spîrlea 77 4 5   ZIM C Black 64 6 7   USA S Williams 6 6   2 USA L Davenport 4 2   6 FRA M Pierce 6 6     ITA R Grande 1 0     ZIM C Black 0 5     USA S Williams 6 7   6 FRA M Pierce 5 61     USA S Williams 7 77   Qualifying Seeds 30em ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier) FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualifying competition) GER Barbara Rittner (Qualifier) USA Kimberly Po (first round) PUR Kristina Brandi (qualifying competition) ROU Cătălina Cristea (qualifying competition) GER Andrea Glass (Qualifier) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo AUS Alicia Molik USA Brie Rippner RSA Jessica Steck GER Andrea Glass GER Barbara Rittner JPN Miho Saeki RUS Tatiana Panova Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     NED Kristie Boogert 4 3     AUS Nicole Pratt 6 6     ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 2 1   1 ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     AUS Nicole Pratt 4 4   Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   ITA Tathiana Garbin 1 6 2   AUS Alicia Molik 6 3 6   USA Jane Chi 6 4 5 8 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 7   AUS Alicia Molik 6 6   8 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 4 0   Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 USA Kimberly Po 3 5     USA Brie Rippner 6 7     GER Elena Wagner 3 6 2   CRO Silvija Talaja 6 2 6   USA Brie Rippner 4 78 6   CRO Silvija Talaja 6 66 2 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   CAN Maureen Drake 7 2 1 WC RSA Jessica Steck 5 6 6   POL Aleksandra Olsza 5 0   5 PUR Kristina Brandi 7 6   WC RSA Jessica Steck 7 6   5 PUR Kristina Brandi 5 3   Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 GER Andrea Glass 6 6   WC USA Brandis Braverman 3 1     USA Sandra Cacic 5 3     CAN Jana Nejedly 7 6   7 GER Andrea Glass 7 7     CAN Jana Nejedly 5 5   Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   USA Samantha Reeves 7 6   WC USA Sarah Taylor 5 0     BEL Els Callens 2 5   3 GER Barbara Rittner 6 7     USA Samantha Reeves 3 64   3 GER Barbara Rittner 6 77   Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 ROU Cătălina Cristea 1 6 6   TPE Janet Lee 6 2 4   JPN Miho Saeki 6 6     BUL Pavlina Stoyanova 1 2   6 ROU Cătălina Cristea 2 3     JPN Miho Saeki 6 6   Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   USA Jolene Watanabe 0 3     RUS Tatiana Panova 6 6   WC USA Katie Schlukebir 2 0   2 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6     RUS Tatiana Panova 6 6   2 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 4 3   External links ITF tournament draws 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