1999 French Open – Women's singles

1999 French Open GER Steffi Graf SUI Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 128 16 1999 French Open Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. It was her sixth French Open singles title and Open Era record-extending 22nd and last major singles title, also equaling Chris Evert's record of nine French Open final appearances. Graf became the first player in the Open Era to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same major: downing world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Monica Seles in the semifinals and No. 1 Hingis in the final. Hingis was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in singles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost to Hingis in the semifinals. This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, four-time French Open champion, seven-time major champion, and Olympic gold medalist Justine Henin; she lost in the second round to Davenport. Seeds 30em SUI Martina Hingis (final) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) USA Monica Seles (semifinals) CZE Jana Novotná (fourth round) USA Venus Williams (fourth round) GER Steffi Graf (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) FRA Mary Pierce (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round) USA Serena Williams (third round) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) FRA Sandrine Testud (second round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (first round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (first round) AUT Barbara Schett (third round) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round) Qualifying draw 1999 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 183 SUI Martina Hingis 1 GER Steffi Graf 6 6 4 5 7 2 6 SUI Martina Hingis 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 6 3 6 2 USA Monica Seles 3 GER Steffi Graf 6 77 62 3 6 4 6 SUI Martina Hingis 1 AUT Barbara Schwartz Q 6 2 6 2 AUT Sylvia Plischke   ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 2 6 4 6 ESP Conchita Martínez   USA Monica Seles 3 1 6 4 6 GER Steffi Graf 6 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 6 1 65 77 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI M Hingis 1 ROU R Dragomir 6 3 77 65 SUI M Hingis 1 CZE K Hrdličková 6 3 6 4 ROU R Dragomir RSA M de Swardt 6 2 3 6 6 3 SUI M Hingis 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 3 6 3 CZE K Hrdličková GER B Rittner 6 4 77 65 ROU R Dragomir LUX A Kremer 6 4 6 2 RSA M de Swardt FRA S Testud 12 6 3 6 2 SUI M Hingis 1 NED A Hopmans 6 1 6 4 FRA A Mauresmo USA T Snyder 6 3 6 3 CZE K Hrdličková LAT L Neiland 6 4 6 1 GER B Rittner ESP M Serna 3 6 77 65 6 2 ITA R Grande ROU R Dragomir 60 77 1 6 CAN M Drake LUX A Kremer 2 6 3 6 SUI M Vavrinec Q RSA M de Swardt 0 6 4 6 FR Yugoslavia S Načuk Q FRA S Testud 12 6 3 3 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT B Schwartz Q USA V Williams 5 2 6 79 67 6 3 AUT B Schwartz Q FRA N Dechy 6 2 6 1 AUS A Molik USA V Williams 5 3 6 1 6 AUT B Schwartz Q NED K Boogert 6 2 6 4 RUS E Dementieva LL FRA N Dechy 2 6 6 1 5 7 AUS A Molik FRA E Curutchet WC 6 2 6 2 BLR N Zvereva USA V Williams 5 63 77 0 6 BEL D Van Roost 13 AUT B Schwartz Q 1 6 0 6 HUN A Földényi Q NED K Boogert 1 6 4 6 RUS E Dementieva LL ITA L Golarsa 6 1 6 4 FRA S Foretz WC FRA N Dechy 716 614 61 77 1 6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy PR AUS A Molik 6 3 3 6 2 6 FRA E Curutchet WC AUS J Dokić WC 77 65 3 6 11 9 GRE C Papadáki BLR N Zvereva 3 6 5 7 FRA A Fusai USA V Williams 5 1 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CZE J Novotná 4 AUT S Plischke 3 6 65 77 CZE J Novotná 4 CRO S Talaja 6 4 3 6 6 4 AUT S Plischke AUT B Schett 15 77 61 6 4 CZE J Novotná 4 CZE A Gerši 6 3 6 2 CRO S Talaja USA C Rubin 2 6 6 1 6 4 SUI E Gagliardi AUT S Plischke 1 6 3 6 USA K Po AUT B Schett 15 3 6 6 3 1 6 CZE J Novotná 4 SVK Ľ Cervanová 6 2 77 64 CZE A Gerši GER M Weingärtner 6 4 6 0 FRA A-G Sidot CRO S Talaja 3 6 4 6 USA C Rubin NED M Oremans 6 0 6 3 SUI E Gagliardi AUS N Pratt 6 2 6 2 AUT S Plischke USA M Tu Q 6 1 6 1 CZE D Chládková USA K Po 65 77 3 6 SVK H Nagyová AUT B Schett 15 1 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA MJ Fernández ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 w/o USA S Williams 10 USA MJ Fernández 3 6 6 1 0 6 ROU I Spîrlea ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 4 6 1 6 USA S Williams 10 ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 3 6 4 FRA L Ghirardi WC USA MJ Fernández 1 6 3 6 ROU I Spîrlea BLR O Barabanschikova 6 3 6 3 SLO K Srebotnik ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 1 6 2 6 USA S Williams 10 BEL L Courtois 6 4 6 0 ARG M Díaz Oliva USA J Watanabe 6 0 6 2 RUS T Panova FRA L Ghirardi WC 77 62 4 6 5 7 USA MJ Fernández FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 3 6 2 ROU I Spîrlea ROU C Cristea 6 4 6 1 BLR O Barabanschikova USA M Shaughnessy 6 4 3 6 6 1 FRA L Andretto WC SLO K Srebotnik 1 6 0 6 CRO M Lučić ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 2 6 2 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez ESP G León García 6 2 6 1 ESP C Martínez ISR A Smashnova 6 2 7 5 RUS E Likhovtseva ESP G León García 63 77 63 77 FRA M Pierce 8 ESP C Martínez 6 4 3 6 3 6 BEL E Callens ISR A Smashnova 0 6 0 6 RUS E Likhovtseva ARG P Suárez 6 2 3 6 6 4 ESP G León García FRA N Tauziat 9 6 2 6 4 FRA M Pierce 8 RSA J Kruger 6 4 6 3 ZIM C Black ESP C Martínez 6 2 3 6 3 6 TPE S-t Wang BEL E Callens 4 6 1 6 CAN S Jeyaseelan ISR A Smashnova 6 2 1 6 3 6 SVK K Studeníková RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 6 4 1 6 FRA É Loit ARG P Suárez 3 6 2 6 ESP G León García HUN R Kuti-Kis 6 4 6 1 FRA A Cocheteux FRA N Tauziat 9 4 6 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA J Halard-Decugis 16 USA M Seles 3 1 6 5 7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 16 ESP C Torrens Valero 7 5 4 6 6 4 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo USA M Seles 3 1 6 4 6 FRA J Halard-Decugis 16 GER E Wagner 4 6 6 1 6 2 GER A Glass ESP C Torrens Valero 4 6 6 1 1 6 ROU R Sandu ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 6 1 6 BUL L Bacheva USA M Seles 3 3 6 4 6 FRA J Halard-Decugis 16 SVK K Habšudová 1 6 6 4 6 1 GER E Wagner GBR S Smith 6 1 78 66 GER A Glass USA L Raymond 6 4 7 5 ESP C Torrens Valero FRA S Georges WC 6 2 6 2 USA B Rippner ROU R Sandu 7 5 4 6 3 6 JPN M Saeki ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 77 64 4 6 0 6 FRA V Razzano WC BUL L Bacheva 3 6 4 6 CHN F Li USA M Seles 3 2 6 4 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 6 RUS A Kournikova 6 3 77 64 GER S Graf 6 SWE Å Carlsson 6 1 6 4 RUS A Kournikova SUI P Schnyder 11 6 1 3 6 6 0 GER S Graf 6 ARG I Gorrochategui Q 6 2 6 4 ITA Ad Serra Zanetti SWE Å Carlsson 3 6 62 77 RUS A Kournikova USA A Frazier 6 4 6 1 USA N Arendt SUI P Schnyder 11 4 6 2 6 GER S Graf 6 BUL M Maleeva PR 6 2 6 0 ARG I Gorrochategui Q NED S Noorlander 3 6 6 3 6 2 ITA Ad Serra Zanetti BUL P Stoyanova Q 0 6 6 2 6 4 SWE Å Carlsson BEL S Appelmans 6 2 7 5 RUS A Kournikova THA T Tanasugarn 6 3 6 3 USA A Frazier UKR E Tatarkova 6 4 6 2 USA N Arendt FRA S Lefèvre WC 6 3 7 5 USA C Morariu SUI P Schnyder 11 6 3 3 6 6 8 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA J Capriati USA L Davenport 2 2 6 3 6 ITA S Farina USA J Capriati 2 6 0 4 r COL F Zuluaga USA L Davenport 2 65 77 3 6 JPN A Sugiyama ITA S Farina 4 6 77 64 9 11 USA J Capriati USA L Osterloh 6 3 3 6 6 2 COL F Zuluaga CAN J Nejedly 6 3 6 0 BEL J Henin Q USA L Davenport 2 3 6 6 2 5 7 RSA A Coetzer 14 JPN A Sugiyama 5 7 1 6 ITA S Farina RUS E Kulikovskaya 6 0 7 5 ESP V Ruano Pascual USA J Capriati 2 6 3 6 TPE J Lee USA L Osterloh 4 6 6 2 5 7 COL F Zuluaga FRA S Pitkowski 6 2 7 5 VEN M Vento CAN J Nejedly 4 6 6 3 0 6 USA K Brandi BEL J Henin Q 4 6 2 6 USA J Chi USA L Davenport 2 3 6 1 6 References External links 1999 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1999 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles 1999 Category:1999 in women's tennis Category:1999 in French women's sport