1999 Sydney International

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1999 Sydney International
Date11–16 January
Edition107th
Category International Series
Tier II
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue NSW Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Men's doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Women's doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
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The 1999 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.

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WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Lindsay Davenport 11
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis 22
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 43
Flag of the United States.svg USA Venus Williams 54
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 95
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Steffi Graf 106
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 87
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dominique Van Roost 128

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the women's singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the women's doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the women's singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry from the women's doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin defeated Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor defeated Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0

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