1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 1999 Lipton Championships USA Venus Williams USA Serena Williams 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 96 32 Ericsson Open Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Miami Open. It was the pair's first meeting in a tournament final. Seeds 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles qualifying All seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, withdrew) USA Monica Seles (fourth round) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) USA Venus Williams (champion) GER Steffi Graf (semifinals) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) FRA Sandrine Testud (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (fourth round) RUS Anna Kournikova (fourth round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) USA Serena Williams (final) BEL Dominique Van Roost (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) BLR Natasha Zvereva (fourth round) AUT Barbara Schett (quarterfinals) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (third round) ITA Silvia Farina (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round) USA Chanda Rubin (third round) ESP Magüi Serna (third round) SVK Henrieta Nagyová (third round) GER Anke Huber (fourth round) ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round) ZIM Cara Black (second round) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round) USA Amy Frazier (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6   20 AUT Barbara Schett 1 1   16 USA Serena Williams 6 6   9 RSA Amanda Coetzer 4 0   6 USA Venus Williams 5 6 6 4 CZE Jana Novotná 7 2 3 7 GER Steffi Graf w/o     2 USA Lindsay Davenport       1 SUI Martina Hingis 4 63   16 USA Serena Williams 6 77   6 USA Venus Williams 6 6   7 GER Steffi Graf 2 4   16 USA Serena Williams 1 6 4 6 USA Venus Williams 6 4 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   SVK K Habšudová 6 7     CZE A Gerši 3 5     USA MJ Fernández 6 6   Q ITA A Serra Zanetti 0 2     GER E Wagner 6 3 7   TPE Wang S-t 4 6 5 WC USA J Trail 5 4   Q GER M Weingärtner 7 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     SVK K Habšudová 1 4     USA MJ Fernández 3 4   32 USA A Frazier 6 6   24 USA C Rubin 6 6     GER E Wagner 4 1   Q GER M Weingärtner 6 77   11 FRA S Testud 2 63   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   32 USA A Frazier 1 1   24 USA C Rubin 6 5 4 Q GER M Weingärtner 2 7 6 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   Q GER M Weingärtner 0 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   PUR K Brandi 6 6   WC USA S Reeves 1 2   WC USA L McNeil 61 6 3 WC USA M Middleton 77 2 6   JPN M Saeki 6 6     CAN J Nejedly 3 1     CZE K Hrdličková 6 5 4   LUX A Kremer 3 7 6 13 RUS A Kournikova 69 6 6   PUR K Brandi 711 0 2 WC USA M Middleton 3 0   21 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6   20 AUT B Schett 5 77 6   JPN M Saeki 7 60 2   LUX A Kremer 1 6 6 5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 4 1 13 RUS A Kournikova 6 77   21 FRA J Halard-Decugis 4 65   20 AUT B Schett 6 6     LUX A Kremer 4 2   13 RUS A Kournikova 1 6 1 20 AUT B Schett 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   USA B Rippner 6 4 6   FRA A Fusai 0 6 0   USA C Morariu 5 0   Q SLO T Pisnik 7 6     LAT L Neiland 0 6 3 WC ESP M Ramón Climent 6 4 6   USA J Chi 1 2   Q AUS A Molik 6 6   3 USA M Seles 6 7     USA B Rippner 3 5   Q SLO T Pisnik 2 1   18 ESP C Martínez 6 6   25 ESP M Serna 1 7 6 WC ESP M Ramón Climent 6 5 4 Q AUS A Molik 2 3   16 USA S Williams 6 6   3 USA M Seles 6 6   18 ESP C Martínez 2 1   25 ESP M Serna 1 0   16 USA S Williams 6 6   3 USA M Seles 2 3   16 USA S Williams 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   UKR E Tatarkova 6 6     USA S Cacic 3 1     THA T Tanasugarn 3 5     CAN M Drake 6 7     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 3     ITA R Grande 7 6   WC USA L Osterloh 6 6   WC USA M Washington 3 2   9 RSA A Coetzer 6 7     UKR E Tatarkova 2 5     CAN M Drake 6 6   29 ZIM C Black 1 3   28 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6     ITA R Grande 4 2   WC USA L Osterloh 1 1   8 FRA M Pierce 6 6   9 RSA A Coetzer 6 6     CAN M Drake 4 4   28 ESP V Ruano Pascual 1 1   8 FRA M Pierce 6 6   9 RSA A Coetzer 6 4   8 FRA M Pierce 1 2r   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   USA K Po 1 3     USA T Snyder 6 6   Q TPE J Lee 3 3     COL F Zuluaga 6 6     ARG P Suárez 4 3     RUS T Panova 6 6     VEN 1930 M Vento 2 1     ROM R Dragomir 6 6   6 USA V Williams 6 6     USA T Snyder 3 4     COL F Zuluaga 7 7   30 CRO I Majoli 5 5   27 GER A Huber 4 6 6   RUS T Panova 6 1 1   ROM R Dragomir 6 6   15 ROM I Spîrlea 0 4   6 USA V Williams 6 6     COL F Zuluaga 3 4   27 GER A Huber 6 77     ROM R Dragomir 4 61   6 USA V Williams 6 5 77 27 GER A Huber 3 7 64 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   RSA M de Swardt 6 6     BLR O Barabanschikova 2 3     CRO M Lučić 3 6 6 Q USA M Tu 6 1 4   AUS N Pratt 61 2     USA M Shaughnessy 77 6     ISR A Smashnova 2 77 6 Q GER J Kandarr 6 62 4 12 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     RSA M de Swardt 3 3     CRO M Lučić 6 6   17 BEL D Van Roost 4 3   31 FRA N Dechy 79 3 6   USA M Shaughnessy 67 6 2   ISR A Smashnova 0 1   4 CZE J Novotná 6 6   12 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     CRO M Lučić 3 4   31 FRA N Dechy 7 2 3 4 CZE J Novotná 5 6 6 12 SUI P Schnyder 3 6 2 4 CZE J Novotná 6 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round WC USA J Capriati 6 6     CRO S Talaja 4 3     AUT S Plischke 6 6   Q CZE S Kleinová 1 2     GER A Glass 4 6 6   GBR S Smith 6 4 4   GER B Rittner 6 2 6 LL GRE C Papadáki 2 6 1 7 GER S Graf 6 6   WC USA J Capriati 0 1     AUT S Plischke 6 3 62 26 SVK H Nagyová 4 6 77 19 BLR N Zvereva 6 3 6   GER A Glass 4 6 0   GER B Rittner 2 0r   10 FRA N Tauziat 6 0   7 GER S Graf 6 6   26 SVK H Nagyová 1 3   19 BLR N Zvereva 6 6   10 FRA N Tauziat 3 2   7 GER S Graf 6 6   19 BLR N Zvereva 2 4   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   CHN Li F 77 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 64 3     ROM C Cristea 3 6 6   ESP G León García 6 3 1   FRA A-G Sidot 6 3 5   NED M Oremans 3 6 7   BEL S Appelmans 6 6     BEL E Callens 3 4   14 FRA A Mauresmo 6 3     CHN Li F 2 0r     ROM C Cristea 2 4   23 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   22 ITA S Farina 6 6     NED M Oremans 0 3     BEL S Appelmans 0 3   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   14 FRA A Mauresmo 6 65 1 23 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 77 6 22 ITA S Farina 4 5   2 USA L Davenport 6 7   23 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 0   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   Qualifying Seeds 30em SWE Åsa Carlsson (first round) GRE Christína Papadáki (qualifying competition, lucky loser) NED Seda Noorlander (first round) NED Amanda Hopmans (first round) NED Kristie Boogert (first round) SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round) ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva (first round) BUL Pavlina Stoyanova (first round) ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti (qualifier) TPE Janet Lee (qualifier) GER Marlene Weingärtner (qualifier) AUS Alicia Molik (qualifier) CZE Sandra Kleinová (qualifier) USA Jolene Watanabe (qualifying competition) ITA Tathiana Garbin (qualifying competition) USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round) Qualifiers 30em ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti GER Marlene Weingärtner CZE Sandra Kleinová GER Jana Kandarr AUS Alicia Molik USA Meilen Tu TPE Janet Lee SLO Tina Pisnik Lucky losers GRE Christína Papadáki Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 1 SWE Åsa Carlsson 4 2     AUS Annabel Ellwood 6 6     GBR Karen Cross 3 1     RSA Liezel Horn 6 6   WC USA Ansley Cargill 64 3     USA Jill Craybas 77 6   WC USA Jennifer Hopkins 0 3   9 ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 6 6     AUS Annabel Ellwood 2 6 4   RSA Liezel Horn 6 1 6   USA Jill Craybas 5 2   9 ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 7 6     RSA Liezel Horn 7 2 3 9 ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 6 6 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 11 GER Marlene Weingärtner 6 6     KAZ Irina Selyutina 3 1   WC RUS Elena Bovina 6 6     FRA Laurence Andretto 3 2     GER Petra Begerow 77 6     ITA Maria Paola Zavagli 65 1     CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6   7 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 4 4   11 GER Marlene Weingärtner 77 6   WC RUS Elena Bovina 60 4     GER Petra Begerow 6 7     CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 0 5   11 GER Marlene Weingärtner 6 6     GER Petra Begerow 3 0   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 3 NED Seda Noorlander 2 4   WC CAN Renata Kolbovic 6 6     FRA Lea Ghirardi 2 3     SLO Tina Križan 6 6     USA Tracy Singian 6 3     AUT Patricia Wartusch 4 0r   BEL Laurence Courtois 3 0   13 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6   WC CAN Renata Kolbovic 1 2     SLO Tina Križan 6 6     USA Tracy Singian 4 2   13 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6     SLO Tina Križan 65 3   13 CZE Sandra Kleinová 77 6   Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 15 ITA Tathiana Garbin 6 6   WC USA Katie Schlukebir 4 2     RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya 6 4 6   BRA Vanessa Menga 4 6 4   GER Jana Kandarr 6 62 7   GER Julia Abe 1 77 5   SLO Barbara Mulej 6 6   5 NED Kristie Boogert 1 4   15 ITA Tathiana Garbin 6 6     RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya 4 2     GER Jana Kandarr 6 6     SLO Barbara Mulej 4 2   15 ITA Tathiana Garbin 4 1     GER Jana Kandarr 6 6   Fifth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 8 BUL Pavlina Stoyanova 2 1     HUN Anna-Maria Foldenyi 6 6     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 5 6 6   GBR Louise Latimer 7 1 2   RSA Surina De Beer 4 4     ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 6     USA Erika deLone 6 4 4 12 AUS Alicia Molik 4 6 6   HUN Anna-Maria Foldenyi 5 3     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 7 6     ITA Francesca Lubiani 3 6 4 12 AUS Alicia Molik 6 2 6   FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 65 5   12 AUS Alicia Molik 77 7   Sixth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 14 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 6     GBR Joanne Ward 1 3     RUS Alina Jidkova 6 6     USA Karin Miller 3 1     RUS Elena Makarova 3 0r     POL Aleksandra Olsza 6 0     USA Meilen Tu 7 6   4 NED Amanda Hopmans 5 3   14 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 6     RUS Alina Jidkova 2 2     POL Aleksandra Olsza 3 1     USA Meilen Tu 6 6   14 USA Jolene Watanabe 4 2     USA Meilen Tu 6 6   Seventh qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 6 SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi 2 6 1   RUS Nadia Petrova 6 4 6   JPN Nana Miyagi 6 6     AUT Barbara Schwartz 1 4   WC RSA Jessica Steck 6 6     SVK Radka Zrubáková 3 0     AUT Marion Maruska 0 3   10 TPE Janet Lee 6 6     RUS Nadia Petrova 6 6     JPN Nana Miyagi 4 1   WC RSA Jessica Steck 2 3   10 TPE Janet Lee 6 6     RUS Nadia Petrova 710 65 2 10 TPE Janet Lee 68 77 6 Eighth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 178 16 USA Alexandra Stevenson 6 64 5   RUS Elena Dementieva 3 77 7 WC SLO Tina Pisnik 6 6     PAR Larissa Schaerer 4 1     CZE Lenka Němečková 6 6     AUS Catherine Barclay 3 4     GBR Julie Pullin 3 2   2 GRE Christína Papadáki 6 6     RUS Elena Dementieva 4 5   WC SLO Tina Pisnik 6 7     CZE Lenka Němečková 3 77 4 2 GRE Christína Papadáki 6 62 6 WC SLO Tina Pisnik 6 6   2 GRE Christína Papadáki 3 3   References 1999 Lipton Championships Draw Women's Singles Lipton Championships - Women's Singles