1999 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 French Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final 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.^[1]

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

1. Martina Hingis (Final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
3. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
4. Jana Novotná (Fourth Round)
5. Venus Williams (Fourth Round)
6. Steffi Graf (Champion)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
8. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
9. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
10. Serena Williams (Third Round)
11. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
12. Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
13. Dominique Van Roost (First Round)
14. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
15. Barbara Schett (Third Round)
16. Julie Halard-Decugis (Fourth Round)

Qualifying Draw

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	7^7	3	4
								6	Steffi Graf	6^2	6	6
	6	Steffi Graf	6	6^5	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	1	7^7	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	7^7
		B Rittner	3	7^7	6				B Rittner	4	6^5
		M Serna	6	6^5	2																	1	M Hingis	6	7^7
		R Grande	6^0	1																			R Dragomir	3	6^5
		R Dragomir	7^7	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	7^16	6^1	1				N Dechy	6	1	7
		N Dechy	6^14	7^7	6																	Q	B Schwartz	2	7^9	6
	PR	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	2																	5	V Williams	6	6^7	3
		A Molik	3	6	6				A Molik	6	6
	WC	E Curutchet	7^7	3	11			WC	E Curutchet	2	2
	WC	J Dokić	6^5	6	9											A Molik	3	1
		C Papadáki	3	5											5	V Williams	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	6^3	0
		A Fusai	1	1				5	V Williams	7^7	6
	5	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	J Novotná	6	7^7
		Ľ Cervanová	2	6^4				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	6^5
		E Gagliardi	6	6																			S Plischke	6	7^7
		N Pratt	2	2					E Gagliardi	1	3
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	6	6
	Q	M Tu	1	1												S Plischke	7^7	6
		D Chládková	6^5	3											15	B Schett	6^1	4
		K Po	7^7	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	7^7	4	5											MJ Fernández	6	1	6
	WC	L Ghirardi	6^2	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	6^3	6^3
		G León García	6	6												G León García	7^7	7^7
		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	7^8					E Wagner	6	1	2
		S Smith	1	6^6											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	7^7	4	0				M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6^4	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	6^2
		Å Carlsson	6	7					Å Carlsson	6	7^7
		S Appelmans	2	5																		6	S Graf	6	7^7
		A Kournikova	6	6																			A Kournikova	3	6^4
		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	7^7	9
		S Farina	6	7					S Farina	6	6^4	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	6^5	3
		K Brandi	4	2											2	L Davenport	7^7	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

References

1. "Australian Open: Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win women's final". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

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