1999 Lipton Championships

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1999 Lipton Championships
DateMarch 15–29
Edition15th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
Venue Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
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The 1999 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 15 through March 29, 1999.

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WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis 11
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Davenport 22
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Monica Seles 33
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jana Novotná 44
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 55
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Venus Williams 66
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Steffi Graf 77
Flag of France.svg  FRA Mary Pierce 88
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 99
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 1010
Flag of France.svg  FRA Sandrine Testud 1111
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 1212
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 1313
Flag of France.svg  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1414
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina Spîrlea 1515
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Serena Williams 1616
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dominique Van Roost 1717
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 1818
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Natasha Zvereva 1919
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 2020
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 2121
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Silvia Farina 2222
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 2323
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chanda Rubin 2424
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Magüi Serna 2525
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Henrieta Nagyová 2626
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anke Huber 2927
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 3028
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Cara Black 3129
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Iva Majoli 3230
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 3331
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy Frazier 3432

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek defeated Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker / Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill, 6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles, 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)


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