1999 WTA Tour Championships

January 2025 1999 WTA Tour Championships November 15–21 29th Year-end championships $2,000,000 16S / 8D Carpet / indoor Madison Square Garden New York City, United States USA Lindsay Davenport SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova Chase Championships WTA Finals The 1999 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 21, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles event and earned $500,000 first-prize money.Bob Greene Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davenport-wins-seasonending-chase-championships-741918.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davenport-wins-seasonending-chase-championships-741918.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent November 21, 1999Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TOFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4112%2C3899933 Ocala Star-Banner November 22, 1999 The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final.ITF World of Tennis 2000 2000 CollinsWillow London 9780002189460 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 203–204 Finals Singles 1999 WTA Tour Championships – Singles USA Lindsay Davenport defeated SUI Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2. It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 26th of her career. Doubles 1999 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova defeated ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / LAT Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–4. Qualified players Singles #PlayersPointsTours1Martina Hingis SUI6,15319(18)2Lindsay Davenport USA4,627183Venus Williams USA4,125164/injSerena Williams USA3,02111retSteffi Graf GER3,000115Mary Pierce FRA2,64920(18)injMonica Seles USA2,442146Nathalie Tauziat FRA2,10025(18)7Barbara Schett AUT2,08622(18)8Julie Halard-Decugis FRA1,98723(18)9Amélie Mauresmo FRA1,8521410Amanda Coetzer RSA1,81624(18)11Anna Kournikova RUS1,64219(18)12Sandrine Testud FRA1,64225(18)13Dominique Van Roost BEL1,60925(18)14Conchita Martínez ESP1,56923(18)15Anke Huber GER1,45225(18)16Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP1,4351817/AltElena Likhovtseva RUS1,37128(18)DNQAmy Frazier USA1,30120(18)DNQRuxandra Dragomir ROU1,29623(18) Race to the finals Players with a gold background have enough points to qualify, while players with a blue background did not but could play as alternates. A brown background means a player qualified but was unable to play due to injury or retirement. Rank Athlete Points Total points Tours123456789101112131415161718 1SUI Martina HingisW828F662F546W429W427W394W382W356W308F243F229W200SF185SF167SF140QF102QF52R12825,65418 2USA Lindsay DavenportW840SF516W417SF380W365W318W303F201QF186W179SF128SF128QF115QF73QF65R1627R3214,24217 3USA Venus WilliamsW483W469W426SF358W345W336F298QF228F206W197QF196R16158SF125QF73R3214,12515 4USA Serena WilliamsW1,046W468W424W418W303R3298QF96QF79R3260R1628R1613,02111 5GER Steffi GrafW1,064F520F283QF204SF186SF159SF121QF92QF86R1612,71410 6FRA Mary PierceW288F283QF232F229F196QF190SF182SF175F144SF133R16116QF88QF73QF65R1659QF39R6434R1612,52919 7USA Monica SelesSF430SF358W286F258QF226SF194F167SF156R3268R1667R1659R1640R1612,31013 8AUT Barbara SchettF244R16226SF203QF196SF195QF120R16116QF112R32106QF93QF87QF81QF69SF59R1654R1649R1646R16302,13122 9FRA Nathalie TauziatW344W270QF216SF210F201F132SF120R3284R1659QF54R1649R6442R1640R1640QF39R1636R1632R3211,97624 10FRA Julie Halard-DecugisF285F268W234W162R16112R16112QF103R3298F95QF87QF80QF66SF60QF58R1641R3232R6430R32231,96423 11FRA Amélie MauresmoF766F285SF172SF123W110R16104QF97QF54R6446R1642R3232Q19R321R2811,85214 12RSA Amanda CoetzerF364SF155F151SF128R16126QF126SF108QF88QF77QF73QF73R3268QF62QF60R1659R1638R1636R16241,84624 13RUS Anna KournikovaF258SF216R16180SF138R16108R16100QF95QF90SF86QF75R1667R1659R1649R1634R1630R561R561R2811,58918 14FRA Sandrine TestudF210SF187SF178R16140QF116QF93QF87QF85QF81QF73SF71R3268QF66R6449R6442R6434R641R2811,58924 15BEL Dominique Van RoostSF185QF166R16134SF128QF120F117QF112F95QF95R3280QF73R1649QF39R1636R1636R3224R1612R12821,51124 16ESP Conchita MartínezQF286W191SF166R16134QF83QF75R1674R3268R3268QF68QF60R1656R1654R1650R1628R3226R3223R2811,51622 17GER Anke HuberQF346SF156QF149SF130R6496QF90R1669R1659QF53R1650R1636R1636R1630R3230QF30R1626R1622R16181,43425 18ESP Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSF330SF190W170R16154SF123QF98QF73QF65R1649R6446R1644R6434R641R321R161R161R2811,38117 19 RUS Elena LikhovtsevaSF156QF151R16130F127R3282R3282R1679QF75R1673R3268R1661QF56R1654R1646R1641R3230R1628R16221,37128 20 USA Amy FrazierW171SF155QF139SF137SF104R3290R6472R1669SF69R1661QF60SF58R6446R3232R3232R1282R561R2811,3012021 ROU Ruxandra DragomirSF254F223SF183R16132R1671R3265R3260R6442R6442R1641R1636R3230R1628R3224R3223R1618R1618R5611,29623 References External links WTA tournament draws WTA Finals historyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140819231824/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/champs-history/3668392 August 19, 2014 Category:WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships Category:1990s in Manhattan WTA Tour Championships Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Category:Tennis tournaments in New York City