1999 French Open – Women's Singles

1999 French Open
Champion		Steffi Graf
Runner-up		Martina Hingis
Final score		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
French Open  < 1998 2000 >

The 1999 French Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the ninety-eighth edition of the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, the most prestigious tournament in Continental Europe, and the largest clay court tournament in the world. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she was knocked out by Martina Hingis in the semifinals.

Hingis reached 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 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. This would end up being the last Grand Slam title Steffi Graf would ever win.

This tournament also saw the Grand Slam debut of future World No. 1 and four-times French Open champion Justine Henin.

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

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

• 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	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