1999 WTA Tour Championships
The 1999 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 21, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles event and earned $500,000 first-prize money.[1][2] The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final.[3]
1999 WTA Tour Championships | |
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Date | November 15–21 |
Edition | 29th |
Category | Year-end championships |
Draw | 16S/8D |
Prize money | $2,000,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | New York City, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Lindsay Davenport | |
Doubles | |
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova |
Finals
Singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2.
- It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 26th of her career.
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–4.
Qualified players
Singles
# | Players | Points | Tours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Martina Hingis (SUI) | 6,153 | 19(18) |
2 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 4,627 | 18 |
3 | Venus Williams (USA) | 4,125 | 16 |
4/inj | Serena Williams (USA) | 3,021 | 11 |
ret | Steffi Graf (GER) | 3,000 | 11 |
5 | Mary Pierce (FRA) | 2,649 | 20(18) |
inj | Monica Seles (USA) | 2,442 | 14 |
6 | Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) | 2,100 | 25(18) |
7 | Barbara Schett (AUT) | 2,086 | 22(18) |
8 | Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) | 1,987 | 23(18) |
9 | Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) | 1,852 | 14 |
10 | Amanda Coetzer (RSA) | 1,816 | 24(18) |
11 | Anna Kournikova (RUS) | 1,642 | 19(18) |
12 | Sandrine Testud (FRA) | 1,642 | 25(18) |
13 | Dominique Van Roost (BEL) | 1,609 | 25(18) |
14 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) | 1,569 | 23(18) |
15 | Anke Huber (GER) | 1,452 | 25(18) |
16 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 1,435 | 18 |
17/Alt | Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) | 1,371 | 28(18) |
DNQ | Amy Frazier (USA) | 1,301 | 20(18) |
DNQ | Ruxandra Dragomir (ROU) | 1,296 | 23(18) |
Race to the finals
Players with a gold background have enough points to qualify, while players with a blue background did not but could play as alternates. A brown background means a player qualified but was unable to play due to injury or retirement.
Rank | Athlete | Points | Total points | Tours | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
1 | Martina Hingis | W 828 |
F 662 |
F 546 |
W 429 |
W 427 |
W 394 |
W 382 |
W 356 |
W 308 |
F 243 |
F 229 |
W 200 |
SF 185 |
SF 167 |
SF 140 |
QF 102 |
QF 52 |
R128 2 |
5,654 | 18 |
2 | Lindsay Davenport | W 840 |
SF 516 |
W 417 |
SF 380 |
W 365 |
W 318 |
W 303 |
F 201 |
QF 186 |
W 179 |
SF 128 |
SF 128 |
QF 115 |
QF 73 |
QF 65 |
R16 27 |
R32 1 |
4,242 | 17 | |
3 | Venus Williams | W 483 |
W 469 |
W 426 |
SF 358 |
W 345 |
W 336 |
F 298 |
QF 228 |
F 206 |
W 197 |
QF 196 |
R16 158 |
SF 125 |
QF 73 |
R32 1 |
4,125 | 15 | |||
4 | Serena Williams | W 1,046 |
W 468 |
W 424 |
W 418 |
W 303 |
R32 98 |
QF 96 |
QF 79 |
R32 60 |
R16 28 |
R16 1 |
3,021 | 11 | |||||||
5 | Steffi Graf | W 1,064 |
F 520 |
F 283 |
QF 204 |
SF 186 |
SF 159 |
SF 121 |
QF 92 |
QF 86 |
R16 1 |
2,714 | 10 | ||||||||
6 | Mary Pierce | W 288 |
F 283 |
QF 232 |
F 229 |
F 196 |
QF 190 |
SF 182 |
SF 175 |
F 144 |
SF 133 |
R16 116 |
QF 88 |
QF 73 |
QF 65 |
R16 59 |
QF 39 |
R64 34 |
R16 1 |
2,529 | 19 |
7 | Monica Seles | SF 430 |
SF 358 |
W 286 |
F 258 |
QF 226 |
SF 194 |
F 167 |
SF 156 |
R32 68 |
R16 67 |
R16 59 |
R16 40 |
R16 1 |
2,310 | 13 | |||||
8 | Barbara Schett | F 244 |
R16 226 |
SF 203 |
QF 196 |
SF 195 |
QF 120 |
R16 116 |
QF 112 |
R32 106 |
QF 93 |
QF 87 |
QF 81 |
QF 69 |
SF 59 |
R16 54 |
R16 49 |
R16 46 |
R16 30 |
2,131 | 22 |
9 | Nathalie Tauziat | W 344 |
W 270 |
QF 216 |
SF 210 |
F 201 |
F 132 |
SF 120 |
R32 84 |
R16 59 |
QF 54 |
R16 49 |
R64 42 |
R16 40 |
R16 40 |
QF 39 |
R16 36 |
R16 32 |
R32 1 |
1,976 | 24 |
10 | Julie Halard-Decugis | F 285 |
F 268 |
W 234 |
W 162 |
R16 112 |
R16 112 |
QF 103 |
R32 98 |
F 95 |
QF 87 |
QF 80 |
QF 66 |
SF 60 |
QF 58 |
R16 41 |
R32 32 |
R64 30 |
R32 23 |
1,964 | 23 |
11 | Amélie Mauresmo | F 766 |
F 285 |
SF 172 |
SF 123 |
W 110 |
R16 104 |
QF 97 |
QF 54 |
R64 46 |
R16 42 |
R32 32 |
Q 19 |
R32 1 |
R28 1 |
1,852 | 14 | ||||
12 | Amanda Coetzer | F 364 |
SF 155 |
F 151 |
SF 128 |
R16 126 |
QF 126 |
SF 108 |
QF 88 |
QF 77 |
QF 73 |
QF 73 |
R32 68 |
QF 62 |
QF 60 |
R16 59 |
R16 38 |
R16 36 |
R16 24 |
1,846 | 24 |
13 | Anna Kournikova | F 258 |
SF 216 |
R16 180 |
SF 138 |
R16 108 |
R16 100 |
QF 95 |
QF 90 |
SF 86 |
QF 75 |
R16 67 |
R16 59 |
R16 49 |
R16 34 |
R16 30 |
R56 1 |
R56 1 |
R28 1 |
1,589 | 18 |
14 | Sandrine Testud | F 210 |
SF 187 |
SF 178 |
R16 140 |
QF 116 |
QF 93 |
QF 87 |
QF 85 |
QF 81 |
QF 73 |
SF 71 |
R32 68 |
QF 66 |
R64 49 |
R64 42 |
R64 34 |
R64 1 |
R28 1 |
1,589 | 24 |
15 | Dominique Van Roost | SF 185 |
QF 166 |
R16 134 |
SF 128 |
QF 120 |
F 117 |
QF 112 |
F 95 |
QF 95 |
R32 80 |
QF 73 |
R16 49 |
QF 39 |
R16 36 |
R16 36 |
R32 24 |
R16 12 |
R128 2 |
1,511 | 24 |
16 | Conchita Martínez | QF 286 |
W 191 |
SF 166 |
R16 134 |
QF 83 |
QF 75 |
R16 74 |
R32 68 |
R32 68 |
QF 68 |
QF 60 |
R16 56 |
R16 54 |
R16 50 |
R16 28 |
R32 26 |
R32 23 |
R28 1 |
1,516 | 22 |
17 | Anke Huber | QF 346 |
SF 156 |
QF 149 |
SF 130 |
R64 96 |
QF 90 |
R16 69 |
R16 59 |
QF 53 |
R16 50 |
R16 36 |
R16 36 |
R16 30 |
R32 30 |
QF 30 |
R16 26 |
R16 22 |
R16 18 |
1,434 | 25 |
18 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | SF 330 |
SF 190 |
W 170 |
R16 154 |
SF 123 |
QF 98 |
QF 73 |
QF 65 |
R16 49 |
R64 46 |
R16 44 |
R64 34 |
R64 1 |
R32 1 |
R16 1 |
R16 1 |
R28 1 |
1,381 | 17 | |
19 | Elena Likhovtseva | SF 156 |
QF 151 |
R16 130 |
F 127 |
R32 82 |
R32 82 |
R16 79 |
QF 75 |
R16 73 |
R32 68 |
R16 61 |
QF 56 |
R16 54 |
R16 46 |
R16 41 |
R32 30 |
R16 28 |
R16 22 |
1,371 | 28 |
20 | Amy Frazier | W 171 |
SF 155 |
QF 139 |
SF 137 |
SF 104 |
R32 90 |
R64 72 |
R16 69 |
SF 69 |
R16 61 |
QF 60 |
SF 58 |
R64 46 |
R32 32 |
R32 32 |
R128 2 |
R56 1 |
R28 1 |
1,301 | 20 |
21 | Ruxandra Dragomir | SF 254 |
F 223 |
SF 183 |
R16 132 |
R16 71 |
R32 65 |
R32 60 |
R64 42 |
R64 42 |
R16 41 |
R16 36 |
R32 30 |
R16 28 |
R32 24 |
R32 23 |
R16 18 |
R16 18 |
R56 1 |
1,296 | 23 |
References
- Bob Greene (November 21, 1999). "Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
- "Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships". Ocala Star-Banner. November 22, 1999.
- John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 203–204. ISBN 9780002189460.
External links
- WTA tournament archive – 2000 Chase Championships draw (PDF)
- WTA Finals history Archived 2022-03-28 at the Wayback Machine