1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1999 Wimbledon Championships USA Lindsay Davenport GER Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5 128 (8 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1999 Wimbledon Championships Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her second major singles title. Davenport did not lose a set during the tournament. This marked the last major appearance of 22-time major singles champion, Olympic gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Graf; she was also attempting to complete the Channel Slam. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Davenport. This tournament saw a number of surprises, including world No. 129 and qualifier Jelena Dokic's first-round defeat of world No. 1 Martina Hingis, ending Hingis' streak of 11 major semifinals (dating to the 1996 US Open). This tournament also saw Alexandra Stevenson become the second qualifier in the Open Era (after Christine Matison in the 1978 Australian Open) to reach a major semifinal.Clarey Christopher Stevenson, a Semifinalist Last Year, Struggles for Success on Tour : Flash in the Pan or Future Star? International Herald Tribune 2000-06-27 http://www.iht.com/articles/2000/06/27/tennis.2.t_11.php 2008-11-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081121020704/http://www.iht.com/articles/2000/06/27/tennis.2.t_11.php 21 November 2008 This marked the major singles debut of future world No. 1 and four-time major singles champion Kim Clijsters; she lost to Graf in the fourth round. Seeds 1 1 SUI Martina Hingis (first round) 2 8 GER Steffi Graf (final) 3 3 USA Lindsay Davenport (champion) 4 6 USA Monica Seles (third round) 5 4 CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) 6 7 USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) 7 2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) 8 5 FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) 9 1 FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) 10 USA Serena Williams (withdrew) 11 2 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (third round) 12 8 RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round) 13 6 FRA Sandrine Testud (third round) 14 3 AUT Barbara Schett (fourth round) 15 5 BEL Dominique Van Roost (fourth round) 16 4 BLR 1995 Natasha Zvereva (second round) 17 7 RUS Anna Kournikova (fourth round) Serena Williams withdrew due to a flu and high fever. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Anna Kournikova, who became the #17 seed. Qualifying 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 Q AUS Jelena Dokic 3 6 3 Q USA Alexandra Stevenson 6 1 6 3 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6 5 CZE Jana Novotná 3 4 8 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 5 SE CRO Mirjana Lučić 4 6 7 6 USA Venus Williams 2 6 4 2 GER Steffi Graf 6 3 6 Q USA Alexandra Stevenson 1 1 3 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6 SE CRO Mirjana Lučić 77 4 3 2 GER Steffi Graf 63 6 6 3 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 7 2 GER Steffi Graf 4 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI M Hingis 2 0 Q AUS J Dokic 6 6 SVK K Studeníková 6 6 FRA É Loit 1 3 LUX A Kremer 6 4 7 USA MJ Fernández 3 6 5 ROM I Spîrlea 4 1 USA B Rippner 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 3 6 3 USA M Shaughnessy 6 3 6 GER E Wagner 6 6 WC GBR A Tordoff 0 2 USA K Brandi 2 6 3 ITA R Grande 6 1 6 COL F Zuluaga 3 2 9 FRA M Pierce 6 6 Q AUS J Dokic 6 4 8 SVK K Studeníková 0 6 6 LUX A Kremer 6 6 USA B Rippner 2 3 USA M Shaughnessy 63 3 GER E Wagner 77 6 ITA R Grande 1 3 9 FRA M Pierce 6 6 Q AUS J Dokic 67 6 6 LUX A Kremer 79 3 4 GER E Wagner 3 0 9 FRA M Pierce 6 6 Q AUS J Dokic 6 6 9 FRA M Pierce 4 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6 FRY S Načuk 1 0 ITA A Serra Zanetti 2 1 ITA S Farina 6 6 USA A Frazier 1 6 3 Q USA A Stevenson 6 3 6 ROM C Cristea 2 3 BLR 1995 O Barabanschikova 6 6 USA T Snyder 6 7 SWE Å Carlsson 2 5 ESP C Martínez 6 6 HUN R Kuti-Kis 2 1 USA L Raymond 6 3 8 GER A Glass 3 6 6 Q HUN A Földényi 6 3 4 7 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 6 11 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 3 8 ITA S Farina 2 6 6 Q USA A Stevenson 6 63 6 BLR 1995 O Barabanschikova 2 77 3 USA T Snyder 4 1 ESP C Martínez 6 6 USA L Raymond 77 6 7 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 64 1 11 FRA J Halard-Decugis 3 3 Q USA A Stevenson 6 6 ESP C Martínez 3 1 USA L Raymond 6 6 Q USA A Stevenson 2 710 6 USA L Raymond 6 68 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA L Davenport 6 6 FRA A Fusai 0 3 SVK K Habšudová 6 6 WC GBR L Woodroffe 3 2 BUL P Stoyanova 2 2 ITA L Golarsa 6 6 BEL E Callens 0 3 FRA A Cocheteux 6 6 PR USA N Arendt 6 77 ESP M Serna 3 64 LAT L Neiland 0 7 6 CHN F Li 6 5 2 BUL L Bacheva 4 6 4 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 4 6 ESP G Leon García 5 2 14 AUT B Schett 7 6 3 USA L Davenport 6 6 SVK K Habšudová 2 2 ITA L Golarsa 6 6 FRA A Cocheteux 4 2 PR USA N Arendt 6 5 4 LAT L Neiland 2 7 6 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 78 3 1 14 AUT B Schett 66 6 6 3 USA L Davenport 6 6 ITA L Golarsa 3 2 LAT L Neiland 2 3 14 AUT B Schett 6 6 3 USA L Davenport 79 6 14 AUT B Schett 67 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 5 6 6 USA K Po 7 1 3 RUS T Panova 6 6 SVK H Nagyová 3 3 SUI P Schnyder 7 3 3 FRA N Dechy 5 6 6 BEL S Appelmans 6 65 6 CRO S Talaja 3 77 3 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 77 Q USA L Wild 3 64 CAN S Jeyaseelan 6 3 4 Q RUS N Petrova 3 6 6 ZIM C Black 65 5 AUT S Plischke 77 7 TPE S-t Wang 2 1 5 CZE J Novotná 6 6 16 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 4 5 RUS T Panova 6 7 FRA N Dechy 6 78 BEL S Appelmans 3 66 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 6 Q RUS N Petrova 5 1 AUT S Plischke 3 1 5 CZE J Novotná 6 6 RUS T Panova 0 3 FRA N Dechy 6 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 3 5 CZE J Novotná 6 6 FRA N Dechy 3 5 5 CZE J Novotná 6 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 WC GBR L Ahl 3 2 NED A Hopmans 6 6 CZE S Kleinová 4 2 CAN J Nejedly 3 3 Q NED S Noorlander 6 6 GER A Huber 7 3 7 USA J Capriati 5 6 9 POL M Grzybowska 1 2 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 6 6 AUS A Molik 2 0 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 NED K Boogert 6 7 USA C Rubin 4 5 LL RUS E Dementieva 6 4 4 15 BEL D Van Roost 3 6 6 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 NED A Hopmans 3 4 Q NED S Noorlander 6 6 USA J Capriati 1 3 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 66 1 RUS E Likhovtseva 78 6 NED K Boogert 3 3 15 BEL D Van Roost 6 6 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 Q NED S Noorlander 1 1 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 64 15 BEL D Van Roost 6 77 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 3 6 15 BEL D Van Roost 3 6 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 FRA S Testud 6 6 WC GBR J Pullin 1 3 CZE D Chládková 4 2 GER B Rittner 6 6 CAN M Drake 6 6 RUS E Kulikovskaya 3 0 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 CZE K Hrdličková 1 4 ARG M Díaz Oliva 77 7 ISR A Smashnova 63 5 Q USA E deLone 6 64 5 SE CRO M Lučić 3 77 7 WC GBR J Ward 6 5 3 GER M Weingärtner 4 7 6 ESP C Torrens Valero 3 1 4 USA M Seles 6 6 13 FRA S Testud 77 6 GER B Rittner 62 1 CAN M Drake 4 3 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva 2 1 SE CRO M Lučić 6 6 GER M Weingärtner 0 0 4 USA M Seles 6 6 13 FRA S Testud 2 6 3 THA T Tanasugarn 6 1 6 SE CRO M Lučić 77 77 4 USA M Seles 64 64 THA T Tanasugarn 5 3 SE CRO M Lučić 7 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA V Williams 6 7 NED M Oremans 1 5 USA J Chi 5 0 UKR E Tatarkova 7 6 SLO K Srebotnik 65 7 1 FRA S Pitkowski 77 5 6 FRA A-G Sidot 4 2 WC GBR L Latimer 6 6 ROM R Dragomir 6 6 ARG P Suárez 4 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 1 6 GBR S Smith 2 6 2 VEN 1930 M Vento 7 6 SUI E Gagliardi 5 3 WC AUT B Schwartz 62 6 2 17 RUS A Kournikova 77 4 6 6 USA V Williams 6 6 UKR E Tatarkova 3 4 FRA S Pitkowski 7 5 6 WC GBR L Latimer 5 7 3 ROM R Dragomir 2 2 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 6 VEN 1930 M Vento 5 4 17 RUS A Kournikova 7 6 6 USA V Williams 6 6 FRA S Pitkowski 1 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 5 1r 17 RUS A Kournikova 7 3 6 USA V Williams 3 6 6 17 RUS A Kournikova 6 3 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 RSA A Coetzer 6 7 AUS N Pratt 2 5 GRE C Papadáki 3 2 JPN 1947 M Saeki 6 6 RSA J Kruger 2 3 Q BEL K Clijsters 6 6 USA L Osterloh 1 4 WC GBR K Cross 6 6 AUS K-A Guse 6 4 1 TPE J Lee 3 6 6 USA C Morariu 710 3 6 BEL L Courtois 68 6 2 USA J Watanabe 1 4 RSA M de Swardt 6 6 SVK Ľ Cervanová 1 4 2 GER S Graf 6 6 12 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 JPN 1947 M Saeki 4 1 Q BEL K Clijsters 6 6 WC GBR K Cross 2 0 TPE J Lee 2 4 USA C Morariu 6 6 RSA M de Swardt 6 3 2 2 GER S Graf 4 6 6 12 RSA A Coetzer 2 4 Q BEL K Clijsters 6 6 USA C Morariu 1 3 2 GER S Graf 6 6 Q BEL K Clijsters 2 2 2 GER S Graf 6 6 References External links 1999 LS 1999 Wimbledon 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