1999 WTA Tier I Series

The WTA Tier I Events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Current Venue	Began	Court surface
Toray Pan Pacific Open[1]	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	1984	Carpet (i)
Evert Cup[2]	United States	Indian Wells	Grand Champions Resort	1989	Hard
Lipton Championships[3]	United States	Miami	Tennis Center at Crandon Park	1985	Hard
Family Circle Cup[4]	United States	Hilton Head	Sea Pines Resort	1973	Clay
Italian Open[5]	Italy	Rome	Foro Italico	1930	Clay
German Open[6]	Germany	Berlin	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club	1896	Clay
du Maurier Open[7]	Canada	Toronto	National Tennis Centre	1892	Hard
Swisscom Challenge[8]	Switzerland	Zurich	Hallenstadion	1984	Hard (i)
Kremlin Cup[9]	Russia	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	1996	Carpet (i)

Results

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winner	Runner-up	Score
Tokyo	Martina Hingis	Amanda Coetzer	6–2, 6–1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–3
Indian Wells	Serena Williams	Steffi Graf	6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–2
Miami	Venus Williams	Serena Williams	6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
Hilton Head	Martina Hingis	Anna Kournikova	6–4, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	6–1, 6–4
Rome	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–2	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 6–2
Berlin	Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–0, 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 7–5
Toronto	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6–4, 6–4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Zurich	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis	6–3, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–2
Moscow	Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Schett	2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber	6–1, 6–0

Tournament details

Key

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

Tokyo

Tournament name	Toray Pan Pacific Open
Dates[1]	February 2 – 7
Surface	Carpet (Indoors)
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Prize money	$ 1,000,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	3
	7	Amanda Coetzer	2	6	6
								7	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
								4	Monica Seles	4	2
	4	Monica Seles	7	6
	6	Anna Kournikova	5	3
															7	Amanda Coetzer	2	1
															2	Martina Hingis	6	6
	8	Natasha Zvereva	5	r
	3	Jana Novotná	7
								3	Jana Novotná	3	4
								2	Martina Hingis	6	6
	5	Steffi Graf	6	2	4
	2	Martina Hingis	3	6	6

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	6
		Mariaan de Swardt   Elena Tatarkova	3	3
								1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	2	3
								2	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		Patricia Tarabini   Caroline Vis	1	0
	2	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Indian Wells

Tournament name	Evert Cup
Dates[2]	March 5 – 14
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money	$ 1,400,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	3	6^2
		Chanda Rubin	6	7^7
									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	7	6
		Henrieta Nagyová	1	3
								12	Sandrine Testud	5	0
									Serena Williams	7	6
	6	Mary Pierce	5	6^1
		Serena Williams	7	7^7

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
		Serena Williams   Venus Williams	3	4
		Mary Joe Fernández   Jana Novotná	6	6
									Mary Joe Fernández   Jana Novotná	2	2
								2	Martina Hingis   Anna Kournikova	6	6
	7	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	1	0
	2	Martina Hingis   Anna Kournikova	6	6

Miami

Tournament name	Lipton Championships
Dates[3]	March 15 – 29
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Prize money	$ 2,075,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	20	Barbara Schett	1	1
								1	Martina Hingis	4	6^3
								16	Serena Williams	6	7^7
	16	Serena Williams	6	6
	9	Amanda Coetzer	4	0
															16	Serena Williams	1	6	4
															6	Venus Williams	6	4	6
	6	Venus Williams	5	6	6
	4	Jana Novotná	7	2	3
								6	Venus Williams	6	6
								7	Steffi Graf	2	4
	7	Steffi Graf	w/o
	2	Lindsay Davenport

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	7^7	6
	13	Silvia Farina   Karina Habšudová	6^3	3
								1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	1	7^7	6
									Cara Black   Irina Selyutina	6	6^4	1
		Cătălina Cristea   Ruxandra Dragomir	5	7^9	4
		Cara Black   Irina Selyutina	7	6^7	6
															1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	0	6	7^7
															14	Mary Joe Fernández   Monica Seles	6	4	6^1
	14	Mary Joe Fernández   Monica Seles	5	6	7^7
	4	Larisa Neiland   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6^3
								14	Mary Joe Fernández   Monica Seles	6	6
								2	Anna Kournikova   Elena Likhovtseva	2	1
	5	Mariaan de Swardt   Elena Tatarkova	3	6	6^3
	2	Anna Kournikova   Elena Likhovtseva	6	4	7^7

Hilton Heads

Tournament name	Family Circle Cup
Dates[4]	March 29 – April 4
Surface	Green clay (Outdoors)
Location	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	7^7
	11	Natasha Zvereva	0	6^0
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								3	Jana Novotná	2	3
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
	16	Henrieta Nagyová	2	4
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
															7	Anna Kournikova	4	3
	7	Anna Kournikova	6	2
		Andrea Glass	2	1	r
								7	Anna Kournikova	6^5	6	6
								6	Patty Schnyder	7^7	0	3
	6	Patty Schnyder	6	4	7^7
	14	Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	6^3

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	7	6^5	2
		Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	5	7^7	6
									Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	1	4
								2	Elena Likhovtseva   Jana Novotná	6	6
		Alexandra Fusai   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	6	2
	2	Elena Likhovtseva   Jana Novotná	6	1	6

Rome

Tournament name	Italian Open
Dates[5]	May 3 – 9
Surface	Red clay (Outdoors)
Location	Rome, Italy
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Serena Williams	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	4	6	4
								3	Venus Williams	6	1	6
	3	Venus Williams	7^7	6
	11	Dominique Van Roost	6^1	2
															3	Venus Williams	6	6
															4	Mary Pierce	4	2
	8	Sandrine Testud	4	5
	4	Mary Pierce	6	7
								4	Mary Pierce	6^1	6	6
								10	Amélie Mauresmo	7^7	2	4
	10	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Sylvia Plischke	2	3

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis   Anna Kournikova	6	6
	6	Irina Spîrlea   Caroline Vis	4	3
								1	Martina Hingis   Anna Kournikova	6	6
								2	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	2	2
		Mary Pierce   Natasha Zvereva	2	1
	2	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

Berlin

Tournament name	German Open
Dates[6]	May 10 – 16
Surface	Red clay (Outdoors)
Location	Berlin, Germany
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	7	7
	16	Barbara Schett	5	5
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	0
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3
	7	Serena Williams	3	2	r
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
																Julie Halard-Decugis	0	1
		Julie Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
	3	Steffi Graf	7	4	4
									Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6
									Ruxandra Dragomir	2	2
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	1	1
		Ruxandra Dragomir	3	6	6

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Patricia Tarabini	6	6
		Ruxandra Dragomir   Florencia Labat	3	1
								1	Jana Novotná   Patricia Tarabini	3	5
								2	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	7
	4	Larisa Neiland   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	1
	2	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

Toronto

Tournament name	du Maurier Open
Dates[7]	August 16 – 22
Surface	Hard (Outdoors)
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	1
								1	Martina Hingis	7^7	6
								3	Mary Pierce	6^3	3
	3	Mary Pierce	6	6
	10	Sandrine Testud	1	3
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
															2	Monica Seles	4	4
	6	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	4
		Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	5	6	6
									Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	4
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
	9	Barbara Schett	3	6	1
	2	Monica Seles	6	3	6

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Larisa Neiland   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	3	Mariaan de Swardt   Elena Tatarkova	3	1
								5	Larisa Neiland   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
								4	Jana Novotná   Mary Pierce	6	2	6
	4	Jana Novotná   Mary Pierce	5	7	6
	6	Irina Spîrlea   Caroline Vis	7	5	2

Zurich

Tournament name	Swisscom Challenge
Dates[8]	October 11 – 17
Surface	Hard (Indoors)
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	7	6
	Q	Corina Morariu	5	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6
								8	Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	3
	4	Amanda Coetzer	3	6	2
	8	Nathalie Tauziat	6	3	6
															1	Martina Hingis	3	4
															2	Venus Williams	6	6
	7	Dominique Van Roost	2	4
	3	Mary Pierce	6	6
								3	Mary Pierce	4	4
								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	6	Julie Halard-Decugis	2	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Nathalie Tauziat   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		Miriam Oremans   Patty Schnyder	0	2
								1	Nathalie Tauziat   Natasha Zvereva	2	2
								3	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
	3	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
	Q	Jelena Kostanić   Tara Snyder	1	0

Moscow

Tournament name	Kremlin Cup
Dates[9]	October 18 – 24
Surface	Carpet (Indoors)
Location	Moscow, Russia
Prize money	$ 1,050,000

Singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Ai Sugiyama	3	5
		Lisa Raymond	6	7
									Lisa Raymond	4	2
								4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
	4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
		Anke Huber	4	3
															4	Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6
															2	Barbara Schett	6	4	1
	5	Dominique Van Roost	6	4	6
	3	Julie Halard-Decugis	1	6	1
								5	Dominique Van Roost	5	6^6
								2	Barbara Schett	7	7^8
		Silvia Farina	6	4	3
	2	Barbara Schett	1	6	6

Doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Elena Tatarkova   Natasha Zvereva	6^7	4
	3	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	7^9	6
								3	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
									Julie Halard-Decugis   Anke Huber	1	0
		Julie Halard-Decugis   Anke Huber	6	5	6
	2	Elena Likhovtseva   Ai Sugiyama	2	7	0

References

1. "Tokyo 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
2. "Indian Wells 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
3. "Miami 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
4. "Hilton Heads 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
5. "Rome 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
6. "Berlin 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
7. "Toronto 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
8. "Zurich 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.
9. "Moscow 1999 - Overview". ITFTennis.com.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website