1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	6–4, 7–5

The 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the hundred-and-thirteenth edition of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year, the most prestigious tournament on grass courts, and the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport. Davenport ended up defeating Steffi Graf, 6–4, 7–5, in the final to win without losing a set in the entire tournament. This was to be the final Grand Slam tournament in which Graf would appear.

This tournament saw a number of surprises, including a first round defeat of World No. 1 and first seed Martina Hingis at the hands of Australian qualifier and World No. 129 Jelena Dokić; prior to this event, Hingis had reached the semifinals of every Grand Slam event since the 1996 US Open. This tournament also saw the first time that a qualifier entered the semifinals of a Grand Slam in the Open Era, with Alexandra Stevenson defeating Dokić in the quarterfinals. This tournament also marked the Grand Slam debut of eventual number 1 Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (First Round)
2. Steffi Graf (Final)
3. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
4. Monica Seles (Third Round)
5. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
6. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
9. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
10. Serena Williams (Withdrew due to flu and high fever)
11. Julie Halard-Decugis (Third Round)
12. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
13. Sandrine Testud (Third Round)
14. Barbara Schett (Fourth Round)
15. Dominique Van Roost (Fourth Round)
16. Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)
17. Anna Kournikova (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
	Q	Jelena Dokić	3	6	3
	Q	Alexandra Stevenson	6	1	6
								Q	Alexandra Stevenson	1	1
								3	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	3	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	5	Jana Novotná	3	4
															3	Lindsay Davenport	6	7
															2	Steffi Graf	4	5
	8	Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	5
	SE	Mirjana Lučić	4	6	7
								SE	Mirjana Lučić	7^7	4	3
								2	Steffi Graf	6^3	6	6
	6	Venus Williams	2	6	4
	2	Steffi Graf	6	3	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	M Hingis	2	0
	Q	J Dokić	6	6				Q	J Dokić	6	4	8
		K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	0	6	6
		É Loit	1	3											Q	J Dokić	6^7	6	6
		A Kremer	6	4	7											A Kremer	7^9	3	4
		MJ Fernández	3	6	5				A Kremer	6	6
		I Spîrlea	4	1					B Rippner	2	3
		B Rippner	6	6																		Q	J Dokić	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	3	6	3																	9	M Pierce	4	3
		M Shaughnessy	6	3	6				M Shaughnessy	6^3	3
		E Wagner	6	6					E Wagner	7^7	6
	WC	A Tordoff	0	2												E Wagner	3	0
		K Brandi	2	6	3										9	M Pierce	6	6
		R Grande	6	1	6				R Grande	1	3
		F Zuluaga	3	2				9	M Pierce	6	6
	9	M Pierce	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		S Naćuk	1	0				11	J Halard-Decugis	6	3	8
		A Serra Zanetti	2	1					S Farina	2	6	6
		S Farina	6	6											11	J Halard-Decugis	3	3
		A Frazier	1	6	3										Q	A Stevenson	6	6
	Q	A Stevenson	6	3	6			Q	A Stevenson	6	6^3	6
		C Cristea	2	3					O Barabanschikova	2	7^7	3
		O Barabanschikova	6	6																		Q	A Stevenson	2	7^10	6
		T Snyder	6	7																			L Raymond	6	6^8	1
		Å Carlsson	2	5					T Snyder	4	1
		C Martínez	6	6					C Martínez	6	6
		R Kuti-Kis	2	1												C Martínez	3	1
		L Raymond	6	3	8											L Raymond	6	6
		A Glass	3	6	6				L Raymond	7^7	6
	Q	A-M Foldenyi	6	3	4			7	A Sánchez Vicario	6^4	1
	7	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	L Davenport	6	6
		A Fusai	0	3				3	L Davenport	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	2	2
	WC	L Woodroffe	3	2											3	L Davenport	6	6
		P Stoyanova	2	2												L Golarsa	3	2
		L Golarsa	6	6					L Golarsa	6	6
		E Callens	0	3					A Cocheteux	4	2
		A Cocheteux	6	6																		3	L Davenport	7^9	6
	PR	N Arendt	6	7^7																		14	B Schett	6^7	1
		M Serna	3	6^4				PR	N Arendt	6	5	4
		L Neiland	0	7	6				L Neiland	2	7	6
		F Li	6	5	2											L Neiland	2	3
		L Bacheva	4	6	4										14	B Schett	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	4	6				A Dechaume-Balleret	7^8	3	1
		G Leon García	5	2				14	B Schett	6^6	6	6
	14	B Schett	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	N Zvereva	5	6	6
		K Po	7	1	3			16	N Zvereva	4	5
		T Panova	6	6					T Panova	6	7
		H Nagyová	3	3												T Panova	0	3
		P Schnyder	7	3	3											N Dechy	6	6
		N Dechy	5	6	6				N Dechy	6	7^8
		S Appelmans	6	6^5	6				S Appelmans	3	6^6
		S Talaja	3	7^7	3																		N Dechy	3	5
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	7^7																		5	J Novotná	6	7
	Q	L Wild	3	6^4					M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6
		S Jeyaseelan	6	3	4			Q	N Petrova	5	1
	Q	N Petrova	3	6	6											M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	3
		C Black	6^5	5											5	J Novotná	6	6
		S Plischke	7^7	7					S Plischke	3	1
		S-t Wang	2	1				5	J Novotná	6	6
	5	J Novotná	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	N Tauziat	6	6
	WC	L Ahl	3	2				8	N Tauziat	6	6
		A Hopmans	6	6					A Hopmans	3	4
		S Kleinová	4	2											8	N Tauziat	6	6
		J Nejedly	3	3											Q	S Noorlander	1	1
	Q	S Noorlander	6	6				Q	S Noorlander	6	6
		A Huber	7	3	7				J Capriati	1	3
		J Capriati	5	6	9																	8	N Tauziat	6	3	6
		M Grzybowska	1	2																		15	D Van Roost	3	6	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	6^6	1
		A Molik	2	0					E Likhovtseva	7^8	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6												E Likhovtseva	4	6^4
		K Boogert	6	7											15	D Van Roost	6	7^7
		C Rubin	4	5					K Boogert	3	3
	LL	E Dementieva	6	4	4			15	D Van Roost	6	6
	15	D Van Roost	3	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Testud	6	6
	WC	J Pullin	1	3				13	S Testud	7^7	6
		D Chládková	4	2					B Rittner	6^2	1
		B Rittner	6	6											13	S Testud	2	6	3
		M Drake	6	6												T Tanasugarn	6	1	6
		E Kulikovskaya	3	0					M Drake	4	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		K Hrdličková	1	4																			T Tanasugarn	5	3
		M Díaz-Oliva	7	7																		SE	M Lučić	7	6
		A Smashnova	6	5					M Díaz-Oliva	2	1
	Q	E de Lone	6	6^4	5			SE	M Lučić	6	6
	SE	M Lučić	3	7^7	7										SE	M Lučić	7^7	7^7
	WC	J Ward	6	5	3										4	M Seles	6^4	6^4
		M Weingärtner	4	7	6				M Weingärtner	0	0
		C Torrens Valero	3	1				4	M Seles	6	6
	4	M Seles	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	V Williams	6	7
		M Oremans	1	5				6	V Williams	6	6
		J Chi	5	0					E Tatarkova	3	4
		E Tatarkova	7	6											6	V Williams	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6^5	7	1											S Pitkowski	1	1
		S Pitkowski	7^7	5	6				S Pitkowski	7	5	6
		A-G Sidot	4	2				WC	L Latimer	5	7	3
	WC	L Latimer	6	6																		6	V Williams	3	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6																		17	A Kournikova	6	3	2
		P Suárez	4	1					R Dragomir	2	2
		I Gorrochategui	6	1	6				I Gorrochategui	6	6
		S Smith	2	6	2											I Gorrochategui	5	1	r
		M Vento	7	6											17	A Kournikova	7	3
		E Gagliardi	5	3					M Vento	5	4
	WC	B Schwartz	6^2	6	2			17	A Kournikova	7	6
	17	A Kournikova	7^7	4	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	A Coetzer	6	7
		N Pratt	2	5				12	A Coetzer	6	6
		C Papadáki	3	2					M Saeki	4	1
		M Saeki	6	6											12	A Coetzer	2	4
		J Kruger	2	3											Q	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	K Clijsters	6	6				Q	K Clijsters	6	6
		L Osterloh	1	4				WC	K Cross	2	0
	WC	K Cross	6	6																		Q	K Clijsters	2	2
		K-A Guse	6	4	1																	2	S Graf	6	6
		J Lee	3	6	6				J Lee	2	4
		C Morariu	7^10	3	6				C Morariu	6	6
		L Courtois	6^8	6	2											C Morariu	1	3
		J Watanabe	1	4											2	S Graf	6	6
		M de Swardt	6	6					M de Swardt	6	3	2
		Ľ Cervanová	1	4				2	S Graf	4	6	6
	2	S Graf	6	6

External links

• 1999 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw