1999 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 French Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	4–6, 7–5, 6–2

The 1999 French Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the ninety-eighth edition of the French Open. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she was knocked out by Martina Hingis in the semifinals.

Hingis went on to reach the final, but was defeated by sixth seed Steffi Graf, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2. Graf became the first player in the Open Era to defeat the first, second and third ranked players in the same Grand Slam tournament; defeating No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Seles in the semifinals and No. 1 Hingis in the final. Graf equalled Chris Evert's record of nine French Open final appearances, and extended her record of total Open Era Grand Slam singles victories to 22 (a record tied by Serena Williams in 2016). This would end up being the last Grand Slam title Steffi Graf would ever win, as well as being the last French Open she would ever appear in. This would also be the last time that a German player of either gender would win a Grand Slam singles title until Angelique Kerber won the 2016 Australian Open, some seventeen years later.

This tournament also saw the Grand Slam debut of future World No. 1 and four-time French Open champion Justine Henin, who lost to Davenport in the second round.

Seeds

2

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 1999 French Open – Women's Singles 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	Q	Barbara Schwartz	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
		Sylvia Plischke	2	4
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
															1	Martina Hingis	6	5	2
															6	Steffi Graf	4	7	6
		Conchita Martínez	1	4
	3	Monica Seles	6	6
								3	Monica Seles	77	3	4
								6	Steffi Graf	62	6	6
	6	Steffi Graf	6	65	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	1	77	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		A Hopmans	1	4				1	M Hingis	6	6
		A Mauresmo	6	6					A Mauresmo	3	3
		T Snyder	3	3											1	M Hingis	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	6												K Hrdličková	3	4
		L Neiland	4	1					K Hrdličková	6	77
		B Rittner	3	77	6				B Rittner	4	65
		M Serna	6	65	2																	1	M Hingis	6	77
		R Grande	60	1																			R Dragomir	3	65
		R Dragomir	77	6					R Dragomir	6	6
		M Drake	2	3					A Kremer	4	2
		A Kremer	6	6												R Dragomir	6	3	6
	Q	M Vavrinec	0	4												M de Swardt	2	6	3
		M de Swardt	6	6					M de Swardt	6	6
	Q	S Naćuk	6	3	1			12	S Testud	3	2
	12	S Testud	3	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	D Van Roost	1	0
	Q	B Schwartz	6	6				Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	Q	A Földényi	1	4					K Boogert	2	4
		K Boogert	6	6											Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	LL	E Dementieva	6	6												N Dechy	2	1
		L Golarsa	1	4				LL	E Dementieva	2	6	5
	WC	S Foretz	716	61	1				N Dechy	6	1	7
		N Dechy	614	77	6																	Q	B Schwartz	2	79	6
	PR	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	2																	5	V Williams	6	67	3
		A Molik	3	6	6				A Molik	6	6
	WC	E Curutchet	77	3	11			WC	E Curutchet	2	2
	WC	J Dokić	65	6	9											A Molik	3	1
		C Papadáki	3	5											5	V Williams	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	63	0
		A Fusai	1	1				5	V Williams	77	6
	5	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	J Novotná	6	77
		Ľ Cervanová	2	64				4	J Novotná	6	6
		A Gerši	6	6					A Gerši	3	2
		M Weingärtner	4	0											4	J Novotná	6	3	6
		A-G Sidot	3	4												S Talaja	4	6	4
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	2	6	6
		C Rubin	6	6					C Rubin	6	1	4
		M Oremans	0	3																		4	J Novotná	3	65
		E Gagliardi	6	6																			S Plischke	6	77
		N Pratt	2	2					E Gagliardi	1	3
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	6	6
	Q	M Tu	1	1												S Plischke	77	6
		D Chládková	65	3											15	B Schett	61	4
		K Po	77	6					K Po	3	6	1
		H Nagyová	1	2				15	B Schett	6	3	6
	15	B Schett	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	S Williams	6	6
		L Courtois	4	0				10	S Williams	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	6	6					M Díaz-Oliva	3	4
		J Watanabe	0	2											10	S Williams	3	6	0
		T Panova	77	4	5											MJ Fernández	6	1	6
	WC	L Ghirardi	62	6	7			WC	L Ghirardi	1	3
		MJ Fernández	6	6					MJ Fernández	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	2																			MJ Fernández	w/o
		I Spîrlea	6	6																		7	A Sánchez Vicario
		C Cristea	4	1					I Spîrlea	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	6	3	6				O Barabanschikova	3	3
		M Shaughnessy	4	6	1											I Spîrlea	4	1
	WC	L Andretto	1	0											7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	1	2
		M Lučić	2	2				7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	M Pierce	6	6
		J Kruger	4	3				8	M Pierce	6	3	3
		C Black	6	3	3				C Martínez	4	6	6
		C Martínez	2	6	6											C Martínez	6	7
		S-t Wang	4	1												A Smashnova	2	5
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	0	0
		S Jeyaseelan	6	1	3				A Smashnova	6	6
		A Smashnova	2	6	6																		C Martínez	6	6
		K Studeníková	3	6	1																		G León García	2	1
		E Likhovtseva	6	4	6				E Likhovtseva	6	3	6
		É Loit	3	2					P Suárez	2	6	4
		P Suárez	6	6												E Likhovtseva	63	63
		G León García	6	6												G León García	77	77
		R Kuti-Kis	4	1					G León García	6	6
		A Cocheteux	4	3				9	N Tauziat	2	4
	9	N Tauziat	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	J Halard-Decugis	1	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	4	1			16	J Halard-Decugis	4	6	6
		E Wagner	6	78					E Wagner	6	1	2
		S Smith	1	66											16	J Halard-Decugis	7	4	6
		A Glass	6	7												C Torrens Valero	5	6	4
		L Raymond	4	5					A Glass	4	6	1
		C Torrens Valero	6	6					C Torrens Valero	6	1	6
	WC	S Georges	2	2																		16	J Halard-Decugis	1	5
		B Rippner	7	4	3																	3	M Seles	6	7
		R Sandu	5	6	6				R Sandu	2	1
		M Saeki	77	4	0				M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	64	6	6											M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	4
	WC	V Razzano	3	4											3	M Seles	6	6
		L Bacheva	6	6					L Bacheva	3	4
		F Li	2	4				3	M Seles	6	6
	3	M Seles	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	S Graf	6	6
	PR	M Maleeva	2	0				6	S Graf	6	6
	Q	I Gorrochategui	3	6	6			Q	I Gorrochategui	2	4
		S Noorlander	6	3	2										6	S Graf	6	6
		Ad Serra Zanetti	0	6	6											Å Carlsson	1	4
	Q	P Stoyanova	6	2	4				Ad Serra Zanetti	3	62
		Å Carlsson	6	7					Å Carlsson	6	77
		S Appelmans	2	5																		6	S Graf	6	77
		A Kournikova	6	6																			A Kournikova	3	64
		T Tanasugarn	3	3					A Kournikova	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	4	1
		E Tatarkova	4	2												A Kournikova	6	3	6
		N Arendt	6	7											11	P Schnyder	1	6	0
	WC	S Lefèvre	3	5					N Arendt	4	2
		C Morariu	6	3	6			11	P Schnyder	6	6
	11	P Schnyder	3	6	8

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	A Coetzer	5	1
		A Sugiyama	7	6					A Sugiyama	4	77	9
		S Farina	6	7					S Farina	6	64	11
		E Kulikovskaya	0	5												S Farina	2	0	r
		V Ruano Pascual	2	3												J Capriati	6	4
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	3	6
		J Lee	4	6	5				L Osterloh	3	6	2
		L Osterloh	6	2	7																		J Capriati	2	3
		F Zuluaga	6	7																		2	L Davenport	6	6
		S Pitkowski	2	5					F Zuluaga	6	6
		M Vento	4	6	0				J Nejedly	3	0
		J Nejedly	6	3	6											F Zuluaga	65	3
		K Brandi	4	2											2	L Davenport	77	6
	Q	J Henin	6	6				Q	J Henin	3	6	5
		J Chi	3	1				2	L Davenport	6	2	7
	2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

• 1999 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw