Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles title at the 2005 Miami Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament, and became the second woman to achieve the Sunshine Double. Clijsters became the lowest-ranked player to win the title, doing so as the world No. 38.
Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Miami Open.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she chose not to compete that year.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Jill Hetherington and Kristine Radford were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis.
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 Lipton Championships women's singles was the women's singles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defending her title by defeating her sister Serena in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.
The 1999 Italian Open singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
The 1999 Italian Open was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor clay courts.
There was no defending champion, due to the cancellation of the semifinals in 1998 due to rain.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2000 French Open.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2001 US Open.
Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
The qualifying rounds for the 1996 US Open were played from 22 to 25 August 1996 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Magüi Serna in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
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Marion Maruska (first round)
Yuka Yoshida (qualified)
Magüi Serna (qualified)
Andrea Glass (second round)
Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Debbie Graham (first round)
Mercedes Paz (first round)
Jana Nejedly (first round)
Sandra Kleinová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Laura Golarsa (qualified)
Anna Smashnova (first round)
Magdalena Grzybowska (qualified)
Samantha Smith (second round)
