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.

Women's singles
1999 Sydney International
ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

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.

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. Switzerland Martina Hingis (final)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  5. Spain Conchita Martínez (second round)
  6. Germany Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  7. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  8. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 7  
6 Germany Steffi Graf 2 5  
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 4 3  
  Austria Barbara Schett 3 6 65
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 3 77

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 78  
  Spain M Serna 77 2 1   United States MJ Fernández 4 66  
  United States MJ Fernández 61 6 6 1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 5 1   7 Switzerland P Schnyder 2 3  
Q Slovakia K Habšudová 7 6   Q Slovakia K Habšudová 4 6 4
  France S Testud 3 6 2 7 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 4 6
7 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 3 6 1 United States L Davenport 6 7  
6 Germany S Graf 2 5  
4 United States V Williams 77 6  
  Croatia M Lučić 4 6 0   South Africa A Coetzer 65 2  
  South Africa A Coetzer 6 3 6 4 United States V Williams 6 2 4
  United States S Williams 6 6   6 Germany S Graf 4 6 6
Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 4 2     United States S Williams 2 6 5
  Japan A Sugiyama 0 4   6 Germany S Graf 6 3 7
6 Germany S Graf 6 6  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
WC Australia R McQuillan 0 3   5 Spain C Martínez 3 67  
  Austria B Schett 6 77     Austria B Schett 6 79  
Q France A Mauresmo 1 61     Austria B Schett 1 6 6
  Germany A Huber 6 6   3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 1 0
Q Russia T Panova 2 1     Germany A Huber 6 3 2
3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 2 6 6
  Austria B Schett 3 6 65
8 Belgium D Van Roost 6     2 Switzerland M Hingis 6 3 77
  Romania I Spîrlea 1r   8 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6  
  Russia A Kournikova 4 6 7   Russia A Kournikova 1 2  
  Italy S Farina 6 3 5 8 Belgium D Van Roost 2 0  
  Belarus N Zvereva 3 4   2 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
WC Australia A Molik 6 6   WC Australia A Molik 1 2  
2 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. United States Lisa Raymond (second round)
  2. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  3. France Amélie Mauresmo (Qualifier)
  4. United States Tara Snyder (first round, retired)
  5. Austria Sylvia Plischke (second round)
  6. Czech Republic Adriana Gerši (second round)
  7. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
  8. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)

Qualifiers
  1. Slovakia Karina Habšudová
  2. France Amélie Mauresmo
  3. Russia Tatiana Panova
  4. Argentina Inés Gorrochategui

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 United States Lisa Raymond 6 6  
Alt United States Debbie Graham 2 4  
1 United States Lisa Raymond 64 67  
  Romania Raluca Sandu 77 79  
  Romania Raluca Sandu 6 7  
WC Australia Catherine Barclay 2 5  
  Romania Raluca Sandu 6 1 1
8 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4 6 6
  Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 4 1  
  Japan Miho Saeki 6 6  
  Japan Miho Saeki 6 4 5
8 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 2 6 7
  Germany Jana Kandarr 2 1  
8 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 6 6  

Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 France Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
  Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 4 2  
3 France Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
  United States Jane Chi 3 3  
WC Australia Bryanne Stewart 4 1  
  United States Jane Chi 6 6  
3 France Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
WC Australia Evie Dominikovic 1 4  
WC Australia Rennae Stubbs 4 5  
WC Australia Evie Dominikovic 6 7  
WC Australia Evie Dominikovic 6 77  
5 Austria Sylvia Plischke 4 65  
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 3 1  
5 Austria Sylvia Plischke 6 6  

Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6 6  
  Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 4 4  
7 United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6 4 1
  Russia Tatiana Panova 4 6 6
Alt Australia Trudi Musgrave 6 63 1
  Russia Tatiana Panova 3 77 6
  Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6  
  Germany Andrea Glass 3 3  
  Slovakia Katarína Studeníková 3 2  
  Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6 7  
  Luxembourg Anne Kremer 1 1  
  Germany Andrea Glass 6 6  
  Germany Andrea Glass 6 5  
4 United States Tara Snyder 2 2r

Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Czech Republic Adriana Gerši 77 6  
Alt Germany Marketa Kochta 64 0  
6 Czech Republic Adriana Gerši 68 2  
  Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 710 6  
  Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 6 6  
  Czech Republic Radka Bobková 1 4  
  Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 6 6  
  Croatia Silvija Talaja 1 4  
  Croatia Silvija Talaja 6 6  
  Italy Laura Golarsa 1 0  
  Croatia Silvija Talaja 2 6 6
  United States Jennifer Capriati 6 3 3
  United States Jennifer Capriati 77 6  
2 Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 64 2  
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