1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup

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1999 Newsweek Champions Cup
and Evert Cup
DateMarch 5–14
Edition26th
Category Super 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money$2,200,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Indian Wells, CA, US
Venue Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
  1998  · Newsweek Champions Cup ·  2000  
  1998  · Evert Cup ·  2000  

The 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Indian Wells 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 tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 14, 1999.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis defeated Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná, 6–2, 6–2

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 Germany.svg  GER Steffi Graf 75
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  FRA Mary Pierce 86
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 97
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 108
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 119
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 1210
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dominique Van Roost 1311
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  FRA Sandrine Testud 1412
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina Spîrlea 1613
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 1714
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  BLR Natasha Zvereva 1815
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 1916

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 players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

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