1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	6–3, 3–6, 7–5

The 1999 Evert Cup – Singles was the singles event of the eleventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, United States. It is the second WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. World No. 1 Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

Unseeded player and World No. 21 Serena Williams won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

Seeds

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

2

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	3	62
		Chanda Rubin	6	77
									Chanda Rubin	6	4	2
								5	Steffi Graf	2	6	6
	4	Jana Novotná	2	0
	5	Steffi Graf	6	6
															5	Steffi Graf	3	6	5
																Serena Williams	6	3	7
	12	Sandrine Testud	6	6
		Henrieta Nagyová	1	3
								12	Sandrine Testud	5	0
									Serena Williams	7	6
	6	Mary Pierce	5	61
		Serena Williams	7	77

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	7	6				WC	A Stevenson	3	4
		T Snyder	5	4											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	A Molik	6	6											10	P Schnyder	1	3
		A Fusai	2	3				Q	A Molik	6	1	3
		T Tanasugarn	3	4				10	P Schnyder	3	6	6
	10	P Schnyder	6	6																		1	M Hingis	3	62
	14	C Martínez	6	4	6																		C Rubin	6	77
		S Appelmans	2	6	2			14	C Martínez	3	4
		C Rubin	6	6					C Rubin	6	6
		R Dragomir	4	3												C Rubin	6	6
		Li F	2	64											7	A Coetzer	4	4
		J Halard-Decugis	6	77					J Halard-Decugis	4	78	63
								7	A Coetzer	6	66	77

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Novotná	6	6
	WC	MJ Fernández	6	6				WC	MJ Fernández	0	3
		E Tatarkova	4	3											4	J Novotná	6	6
		S Plischke	4	2											Q	B Rippner	1	4
	Q	B Rippner	6	6				Q	B Rippner	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	0	6	6			Q	B Rittner	4	4
	11	D Van Roost	6	4	3																	4	J Novotná	2	0
	15	N Zvereva	4	4																		5	S Graf	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	66	5
		A Sugiyama	2	6	7				A Sugiyama	78	7
		A-G Sidot	6	2	5											A Sugiyama	0	1
	Q	T Panova	4	1											5	S Graf	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	6					K Hrdličková	1	2
								5	S Graf	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Tauziat	6	63	6
		M Serna	6	65	2			Q	M Saeki	1	77	3
	Q	M Saeki	4	77	6										8	N Tauziat	63	2
	WC	O Barabanschikova	5	6	6										12	S Testud	77	6
		A Smashnova	7	1	2			WC	O Barabanschikova	63	0
		M Vento	1	1				12	S Testud	77	6
	12	S Testud	6	6																		12	S Testud	6	6
	9	A Kournikova	63	6	5																		H Nagyová	1	3
		S Farina	77	1	7				S Farina	2	4
		H Nagyová	7	7					H Nagyová	6	6
		C Morariu	5	5												H Nagyová	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6											3	M Seles	2	4
		M Lučić	4	3					E Likhovtseva	62	2
								3	M Seles	77	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Pierce	6	6
		A Frazier	4	6	6				A Frazier	0	3
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	2										6	M Pierce	6	6
		M de Swardt	7	4	63											R Grande	1	0
		R Grande	5	6	77				R Grande	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh	6	6				WC	L Osterloh	4	4
	16	B Schett	4	4																		6	M Pierce	5	61
	13	I Spîrlea	77	77																			S Williams	7	77
	Q	A Glass	63	64				13	I Spîrlea	77	4	5
		C Black	4	6	6				C Black	64	6	7
		A Huber	6	3	2											C Black	0	5
		S Williams	6	7												S Williams	6	7
	Q	J Steck	1	5					S Williams	6	6
								2	L Davenport	4	2

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

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							Qualifying Competition
	1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
		Kristie Boogert	4	3
								1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
									Nicole Pratt	4	4
		Nicole Pratt	6	6
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	2	1

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Tathiana Garbin	1	6	2
		Alicia Molik	6	3	6
									Alicia Molik	6	6
								8	Meghann Shaughnessy	4	0
		Jane Chi	6	4	5
	8	Meghann Shaughnessy	3	6	7

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Kimberly Po	3	5
		Brie Rippner	6	7
									Brie Rippner	4	78	6
									Silvija Talaja	6	66	2
		Elena Wagner	3	6	2
		Silvija Talaja	6	2	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Maureen Drake	7	2	1
	WC	Jessica Steck	5	6	6
								WC	Jessica Steck	7	6
								5	Kristina Brandi	5	3
		Aleksandra Olsza	5	0
	5	Kristina Brandi	7	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Andrea Glass	6	6
	WC	Brandis Braverman	3	1
								7	Andrea Glass	7	7
									Jana Nejedly	5	5
		Sandra Cacic	5	3
		Jana Nejedly	7	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Samantha Reeves	7	6
	WC	Sarah Taylor	5	0
									Samantha Reeves	3	64
								3	Barbara Rittner	6	77
		Els Callens	2	5
	3	Barbara Rittner	6	7

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Cătălina Cristea	1	6	6
		Janet Lee	6	2	4
								6	Cătălina Cristea	2	3
									Miho Saeki	6	6
		Miho Saeki	6	6
		Pavlina Stoyanova	1	2

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jolene Watanabe	0	3
		Tatiana Panova	6	6
									Tatiana Panova	6	6
								2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	4	3
	WC	Katie Schlukebir	2	0
	2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6

References

• 1999 Evert Cup Draw