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Duration | January 2 – November 22, 1999 |
Edition | 29th |
Tournaments | 58 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (16) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Martina Hingis (7) Lindsay Davenport (7) |
Most tournament finals | Martina Hingis (13) |
Prize money leader | Martina Hingis (US$3,291,780) |
Points leader | Martina Hingis (6,074) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Lindsay Davenport |
Doubles team of the year | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Most improved player of the year | Serena Williams |
Newcomer of the year | Kim Clijsters |
Comeback player of the year | Sabine Appelmans |
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 WTA Tour.[1] Player progression is documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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WTA Tier II tournaments |
WTA Tier III tournaments |
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The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in November. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
The following is the 1999 top 25 ranked players in the world.[2]
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings[3] | ||||
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# | Player | Points | Change | |
1 | Martina Hingis (SUI) | 6,074 | 1 | |
2 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 4,841 | 1 | |
3 | Venus Williams (USA) | 4,378 | 2 | |
4 | Serena Williams (USA) | 3,021 | 16 | |
5 | Mary Pierce (FRA) | 2,658 | 2 | |
6 | Monica Seles (USA) | 2,310 | ||
7 | Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) | 2,213 | 3 | |
8 | Barbara Schett (AUT) | 2,188 | 15 | |
9 | Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) | 1,977 | 13 | |
10 | Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) | 1,906 | 19 | |
11 | Amanda Coetzer (RSA) | 1,846 | 6 | |
12 | Anna Kournikova (RUS) | 1,641 | 1 | |
13 | Sandrine Testud (FRA) | 1,635 | 1 | |
14 | Dominique Van Roost (BEL) | 1,621 | 2 | |
15 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) | 1,564 | 7 | |
16 | Anke Huber (GER) | 1,548 | 5 | |
17 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 1,435 | 13 | |
18 | Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) | 1,393 | 8 | |
19 | Amy Frazier (USA) | 1,299 | 23 | |
20 | Ruxandra Dragomir (ROU) | 1,291 | 18 | |
21 | Patty Schnyder (SUI) | 1,189 | 10 | |
22 | Chanda Rubin (USA) | 1,188 | 12 | |
23 | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | 1,140 | 78 | |
24 | Ai Sugiyama (JPN) | 1,122 | 6 | |
25 | Nathalie Dechy (FRA) | 1,022 | 23 |
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Year-End 1998 | 7 February 1999 |
Martina Hingis (SUI) | 8 February 1999 | 4 July 1999 |
Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 5 July 1999 | 8 August 1999 |
Martina Hingis (SUI) | 9 August 1999 | Year-End 1999 |
The following are the 1999 top 20 individual ranked doubles players.[4]
WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings[5] | ||||
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# | Player | Points | Change | |
1 | Anna Kournikova (RUS) | 3,119 | 9 | |
2 | Martina Hingis (SUI) | 3,106 | ||
3 | Larisa Neiland (LAT) | 2,997 | 8 | |
4 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 2,959 | ||
5 | Lisa Raymond (USA) | 2,667 | ||
6 | Corina Morariu (USA) | 2,522 | 33 | |
7 | Rennae Stubbs (AUS) | 2,522 | 2 | |
8 | Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) | 2,359 | 1 | |
9 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 2,319 | 3 | |
10 | Venus Williams (USA) | 2,291 | 26 | |
= | Serena Williams (USA) | 2,291 | 26 | |
12 | Natasha Zvereva (BLR) | 2,251 | 11 | |
13 | Alexandra Fusai (FRA) | 2,128 | 5 | |
14 | Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) | 2,059 | 7 | |
15 | Caroline Vis (NED) | 1,845 | ||
16 | Ai Sugiyama (JPN) | 1,802 | 3 | |
17 | Irina Spîrlea (ROU) | 1,762 | 16 | |
18 | Patricia Tarabini (ARG) | 1,649 | 4 | |
19 | Elena Tatarkova (UKR) | 1,605 | 3 | |
20 | Mary Pierce (FRA) | 1,577 | 36 |
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Natasha Zvereva (BLR) | Year-End 1998 | 16 May 1999 |
Jana Novotná (CZE) | 17 May 1999 | 6 June 1999 |
Martina Hingis (SUI) | 7 June 1999 | 4 July 1999 |
Natasha Zvereva (BLR) | 5 July 1999 | 1 August 1999 |
Martina Hingis (SUI) | 2 August 1999 | 22 August 1999 |
Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 23 August 1999 | 21 November 1999 |
Anna Kournikova (RUS) | 22 November 1999 | Year-End 1999 |
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