Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Chanda Rubin in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Miami Open.
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Three-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open.
The 1999 ASB Classic singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in New Zealand. Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Julie Halard-Decugis.
The 1999 ASB Classic doubles was the doubles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in New Zealand. Nana Miyagi and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
The 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the ANZ Tasmanian International. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions but only Ruano Pascual competed that year with Florencia Labat. Labat and Ruano Pascual lost in the first round to Nannie de Villiers and Eva Melicharová.
Nathalie Tauziat defeated Barbara Schett in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Kremlin Cup.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to tournament winners Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama.
Martina Hingis defeated Julie Halard-Decugis in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 WTA German Open.
The 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the Croatian Bol Ladies Open, a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Croatia. Mirjana Lučić was the two-time defending champion, but she did not compete this year.
There was no defending champion, due to the cancellation of the semifinals in 1998 due to rain.
The 1999 Acura Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series.
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.
The 1999 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia singles was the tennis singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
The 2000 du Maurier Open women's doubles was the doubles event of the ninety-ninth women's edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce were the reigning champions, but Novotná retired from professional tennis in 1999 and Pierce did not compete at the tournament. Martina Hingis and Nathalie Tauziat won the title by defeating Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 11th title for Hingis and the 21st title for Tauziat in their respective doubles careers.
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1983 Australian Open.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.
Michelle Jaggard-Lai (second round)
Eva Švíglerová (first round)
Florencia Labat (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Sophie Amiach (qualified)
Iwona Kuczyńska (first round)
Akemi Nishiya (qualifying competition)
Natalia Medvedeva (first round)
Julie Richardson (first round)
Gisele Miró (second round)
