1999 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Main article: 1999 Australian Open

Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis successfully defended her title, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. With the win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles as the only women to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously.

This tournament marked future world No. 1 Mauresmo's first major final, and the first time she progressed past the third round of a major. It would be her only major final until 2006, despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s.

Prior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Seles was undefeated in 33 matches at the Australian Open, dating back to her tournament debut in 1991, the longest single-tournament winning streak by a woman in the Open Era.

This was the last Australian Open appearance for four-time champion Steffi Graf, who was defeated by Seles in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

01.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)

02.   Martina Hingis (champion)

03.   Jana Novotná (third round)

04.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)

05.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

06.   Monica Seles (semifinals)

07.   Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

08.   Patty Schnyder (second round)

09.   Conchita Martínez (third round)

10.   Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)

11.   Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

12.   Anna Kournikova (fourth round)

13.   Irina Spîrlea (first round)

14.   Sandrine Testud (fourth round)

15.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)

16.   Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw

Main article: 1999 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

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	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	5	Venus Williams	4	0
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	5	5
									Amélie Mauresmo	4	7	7
	11	Dominique Van Roost	3	63
		Amélie Mauresmo	6	77
																Amélie Mauresmo	2	3
															2	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Monica Seles	7	6
	10	Steffi Graf	5	1
								6	Monica Seles	2	4
								2	Martina Hingis	6	6
	7	Mary Pierce	3	4
	2	Martina Hingis	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	L Davenport	6	6
		G León García	2	2				1	L Davenport	6	6
		F Labat	3	6	6				F Labat	2	1
		Y Basuki	6	2	1										1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	S-h Park	0	7	1											K Habšudová	0	4
		K Habšudová	6	5	6				K Habšudová	63	6	6
		L Raymond	6	2	4				L Ghirardi	77	4	3
		L Ghirardi	3	6	6																	1	L Davenport	6	6
		L Courtois	2	6	1																	Q	M Drake	1	3
	WC	R McQuillan	6	3	6			WC	R McQuillan	62	6	2
	Q	M Drake	77	65	6			Q	M Drake	77	4	6
		Y Yoshida	65	77	4										Q	M Drake	6	6
		K Hrdličková	3	4												S Plischke	2	2
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	67	6	7
		A Huber	7	6					A Huber	79	3	5
	13	I Spîrlea	5	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	N Zvereva	6	7
		K Studeníková	3	5				15	N Zvereva	6	7
		K Po	2	2				PR	M Tu	3	5
	PR	M Tu	6	6											15	N Zvereva	63	6	4
		C Rubin	6	6												C Rubin	77	4	6
		M Weingärtner	1	2					C Rubin	4	77	6
		C Papadáki	6	4	2				E Wagner	6	64	2
		E Wagner	4	6	6																		C Rubin	63	4
		K Miller	2	2																		5	V Williams	77	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	6	6
	WC	A Ellwood	0	6	2				J Chi	1	2
		J Chi	6	4	6											R Dragomir	3	4
		C Torrens Valero	6	3	4										5	V Williams	6	6
		Å Carlsson	2	6	6				Å Carlsson	2	1
		S Talaja	6	3	7			5	V Williams	6	6
	5	V Williams	3	6	9

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Novotná	6	6
		A-G Sidot	4	2				3	J Novotná	6	2	6
		H Nagyová	64	7	6				H Nagyová	4	6	3
		K Boogert	77	5	4										3	J Novotná	3	0
		J Capriati	5	6	8											M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	7	3	6				J Capriati	62	2
		S Cacic	2	3r					M Sánchez Lorenzo	77	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3																			M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	3
		C Black	4	2																		11	D Van Roost	6	6
		C Cristea	6	6					C Cristea	7	3	1
		J Nejedly	6	6					J Nejedly	5	6	6
		P Stoyanova	1	0												J Nejedly	1	1
		S Noorlander	7	6											11	D Van Roost	6	6
		M Oremans	5	0					S Noorlander	66	0
	Q	N Petrova	3	4				11	D Van Roost	78	6
	11	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	C Martínez	6	6
		A Gerši	3	3				9	C Martínez	6	6
		N Dechy	62	3					B Rippner	0	4
		B Rippner	77	6											9	C Martínez	5	1
		A Smashnova	6	6												É Loit	7	6
		E Tatarkova	4	1					A Smashnova	6	2	2
		É Loit	6	6					É Loit	1	6	6
		M Lučić	2	1																			É Loit	0	5
		N Pratt	7	6																			A Mauresmo	6	7
		M Vento	5	1					N Pratt	6	6
		S Smith	6	6					S Smith	4	4
		L Neiland	0	3												N Pratt	3	3
		C Morariu	77	68	2											A Mauresmo	6	6
		A Mauresmo	62	710	6				A Mauresmo	61	6	6
	Q	E deLone	3	6	4			8	P Schnyder	77	4	3
	8	P Schnyder	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	M Seles	6	6
	Q	T Križan	1	0				6	M Seles	6	6
		D Chládková	4	2					A Dechaume-Balleret	1	4
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6											6	M Seles	6	3	6
		A Serra Zanetti	6	6												S Appelmans	3	6	4
		M Díaz Oliva	1	2					A Serra Zanetti	3	1
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	2																		6	M Seles	6	6
		S Pitkowski	4	62																		14	S Testud	0	3
		M Serna	6	77					M Serna	1	3
		S Williams	6	6					S Williams	6	6
		R Sandu	2	3												S Williams	2	6	7
		S-t Wang	2	3											14	S Testud	6	2	9
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	3	1
		T Snyder	3	2				14	S Testud	6	6
	14	S Testud	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	S Graf	6	6
		P Suárez	0	3				10	S Graf	4	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	3	2					B Schwartz	6	1	2
		B Schwartz	6	6											10	S Graf	4	6	6
		L Golarsa	1	0												MJ Fernández	6	3	4
		MJ Fernández	6	6					MJ Fernández	4	7	6
		A Frazier	6	4	6				A Frazier	6	5	3
		A Sugiyama	3	6	4																	10	S Graf	6	6
		R Bobková	0	3																			B Schett	1	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	2	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		N Miyagi	2	2												E Likhovtseva	4	4
		B Schett	6	6												B Schett	6	6
		J Kandarr	4	0					B Schett	6	6
		M de Swardt	2	2				4	A Sánchez Vicario	2	2
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	M Pierce	6	6
	WC	C Watson	2	1				7	M Pierce	6	6
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	2	1
	WC	C Barclay	3	2											7	M Pierce	6	6
		R Kuti-Kis	5	4												R Grande	2	2
		F Li	7	6					F Li	2	4
		T Garbin	77	0	7				R Grande	6	6
		R Grande	63	6	9																	7	M Pierce	6	6
		S Farina	6	5	4																	12	A Kournikova	0	4
		A Glass	4	7	6				A Glass	7	62	7
		T Panova	7	77					T Panova	5	77	5
		T Tanasugarn	5	64												A Glass	6	2	3
		S Jeyaseelan	3	0											12	A Kournikova	4	6	6
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	6	4	8
	Q	J Craybas	61	5				12	A Kournikova	1	6	10
	12	A Kournikova	77	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Coetzer	6	2	7
	Q	S Kleinová	4	6	5			16	A Coetzer	4	7	6
		J Halard-Decugis	6	3	6				J Halard-Decugis	6	5	4
	WC	A Molik	4	6	3										16	A Coetzer	6	7
		J Lee	6	6												J Lee	3	5
	Q	L Němečková	0	2					J Lee	7	6
		F Perfetti	5	3					S Reeves	5	1
		S Reeves	7	6																		16	A Coetzer	3	77	1
		E Makarova	3	7	4																	2	M Hingis	6	64	6
	WC	J Dokić	6	5	6			WC	J Dokić	6	7
		K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	4	5
		A Cocheteux	1	1											WC	J Dokić	1	2
	Q	E Dementieva	6	6											2	M Hingis	6	6
		G Pizzichini	3	4				Q	E Dementieva	3	2
		L Osterloh	1	2				2	M Hingis	6	6
	2	M Hingis	6	6

External links

• 1999 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1998 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1999 French Open – Women's singles