1999 Sydney International – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Sydney International
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

The 1999 Sydney International women's singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Barbara Schett.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Martina Hingis.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Martina Hingis (final)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
5. Conchita Martínez (second round)
6. Steffi Graf (semifinals)
7. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
8. Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	7
	6	Steffi Graf	2	5
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								2	Martina Hingis	4	3
		Barbara Schett	3	6	65
	2	Martina Hingis	6	3	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	78
		M Serna	77	2	1				MJ Fernández	4	66
		MJ Fernández	61	6	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	5	1											7	P Schnyder	2	3
	Q	K Habšudová	7	6				Q	K Habšudová	4	6	4
		S Testud	3	6	2			7	P Schnyder	6	4	6
	7	P Schnyder	6	3	6																	1	L Davenport	6	7
																						6	S Graf	2	5
								4	V Williams	77	6
		M Lučić	4	6	0				A Coetzer	65	2
		A Coetzer	6	3	6										4	V Williams	6	2	4
		S Williams	6	6											6	S Graf	4	6	6
	Q	I Gorrochategui	4	2					S Williams	2	6	5
		A Sugiyama	0	4				6	S Graf	6	3	7
	6	S Graf	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	R McQuillan	0	3				5	C Martínez	3	67
		B Schett	6	77					B Schett	6	79
	Q	A Mauresmo	1	61												B Schett	1	6	6
		A Huber	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	1	0
	Q	T Panova	2	1					A Huber	6	3	2
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	2	6	6
																							B Schett	3	6	65
	8	D Van Roost	6																			2	M Hingis	6	3	77
		I Spîrlea	1r					8	D Van Roost	6	6
		A Kournikova	4	6	7				A Kournikova	1	2
		S Farina	6	3	5										8	D Van Roost	2	0
		N Zvereva	3	4											2	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	A Molik	6	6				WC	A Molik	1	2
								2	M Hingis	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond (second round)
2. Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (Qualifier)
4. Tara Snyder (first round, retired)
5. Sylvia Plischke (second round)
6. Adriana Gerši (second round)
7. Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
8. Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Karina Habšudová
2. Amélie Mauresmo
3. Tatiana Panova
4. Inés Gorrochategui

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lisa Raymond	6	6
	Alt	Debbie Graham	2	4
								1	Lisa Raymond	64	67
									Raluca Sandu	77	79
		Raluca Sandu	6	7
	WC	Catherine Barclay	2	5
																Raluca Sandu	6	1	1
															8	Karina Habšudová	4	6	6
		Cristina Torrens Valero	4	1
		Miho Saeki	6	6
									Miho Saeki	6	4	5
								8	Karina Habšudová	2	6	7
		Jana Kandarr	2	1
	8	Karina Habšudová	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	4	2
								3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
									Jane Chi	3	3
	WC	Bryanne Stewart	4	1
		Jane Chi	6	6
															3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
															WC	Evie Dominikovic	1	4
	WC	Rennae Stubbs	4	5
	WC	Evie Dominikovic	6	7
								WC	Evie Dominikovic	6	77
								5	Sylvia Plischke	4	65
		Janet Lee	3	1
	5	Sylvia Plischke	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	4	4
								7	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	4	1
									Tatiana Panova	4	6	6
	Alt	Trudi Musgrave	6	63	1
		Tatiana Panova	3	77	6
																Tatiana Panova	6	6
																Andrea Glass	3	3
		Katarína Studeníková	3	2
		Anne Kremer	6	7
									Anne Kremer	1	1
									Andrea Glass	6	6
		Andrea Glass	6	5
	4	Tara Snyder	2	2r

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Adriana Gerši	77	6
	Alt	Marketa Kochta	64	0
								6	Adriana Gerši	68	2
									Inés Gorrochategui	710	6
		Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
		Radka Bobková	1	4
																Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
																Silvija Talaja	1	4
		Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Laura Golarsa	1	0
									Silvija Talaja	2	6	6
									Jennifer Capriati	6	3	3
		Jennifer Capriati	77	6
	2	Henrieta Nagyová	64	2

External links

• Singles and Doubles Main draws