1999 Sydney International – Women's singles
# 1999 Sydney International – Women's singles

The 1999 Sydney International women's singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Barbara Schett.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Martina Hingis.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Martina Hingis (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Steffi Graf (semifinals)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 6 | Steffi Graf | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Steffi Graf | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 3 |
| | Barbara Schett | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | | MJ Fernández | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | K Habšudová | 7 | 6 | | Q | K Habšudová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Graf | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | V Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 4 | 6 | 0 | | A Coetzer | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Graf | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Gorrochategui | 4 | 2 | | | S Williams | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 0 | 4 | | 6 | S Graf | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R McQuillan | 0 | 3 | | 5 | C Martínez | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | $7^7$ | | | B Schett | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Mauresmo | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | B Schett | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 2 | 1 | | | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schett | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ |
| 8 | D Van Roost | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | I Spîrlea | $1^r$ | | | 8 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | A Kournikova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | D Van Roost | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Molik | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Lisa Raymond (second round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (Qualifier)
* Tara Snyder (first round, retired)
* Sylvia Plischke (second round)
* Adriana Gerši (second round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Karina Habšudová
* Amélie Mauresmo
* Tatiana Panova
* Inés Gorrochategui

## Qualifying draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Debbie Graham | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Debbie Graham | 2 | 4 | 1 | Lisa Raymond | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Raluca Sandu | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 7 | | Raluca Sandu | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | |
| WC | Catherine Barclay | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Catherine Barclay | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Karina Habšudová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Cristina Torrens Valero | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Karina Habšudová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Miho Saeki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki | 6 | 6 | | Miho Saeki | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Karina Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 2 | 1 | 8 | Karina Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jane Chi | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Bryanne Stewart | 4 | 1 | | Jane Chi | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | WC | Evie Dominikovic | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | WC | Evie Dominikovic | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 7 | WC | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Sylvia Plischke | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 3 | 1 | 5 | Sylvia Plischke | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| 5 | Sylvia Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tatiana Panova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Alt | Trudi Musgrave | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | Tatiana Panova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Andrea Glass | 3 | 3 |
| | Katarína Studeníková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Andrea Glass | 3 | 3 |
| | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | Anne Kremer | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andrea Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Glass | 6 | 5 | | | Andrea Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Tara Snyder | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Adriana Gerši | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Marketa Kochta | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Marketa Kochta | $6^4$ | 0 | 6 | Adriana Gerši | $6^8$ | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | Inés Gorrochategui | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 4 |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 4 |
| | Laura Golarsa | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 1 | 0 | | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati | $7^7$ | 6 | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Henrieta Nagyová | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
