1999 WTA Tour Championships

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1999 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 15–21
Edition29th
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$2,000,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
  1998  · WTA Finals ·  2000  

The 1999 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 21, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles event and earned $500,000 first-prize money. [1] [2] The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2.

Doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–4.

Qualified players

Singles

#PlayersPointsTours
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martina Hingis  (SUI)6,15319(18)
2Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsay Davenport  (USA)4,62718
3Flag of the United States.svg  Venus Williams  (USA)4,12516
4/injFlag of the United States.svg  Serena Williams  (USA)3,02111
retFlag of Germany.svg  Steffi Graf  (GER)3,00011
5Flag of France.svg  Mary Pierce  (FRA)2,64920(18)
injFlag of the United States.svg  Monica Seles  (USA)2,44214
6Flag of France.svg  Nathalie Tauziat  (FRA)2,10025(18)
7Flag of Austria.svg  Barbara Schett  (AUT)2,08622(18)
8Flag of France.svg  Julie Halard-Decugis  (FRA)1,98723(18)
9Flag of France.svg  Amélie Mauresmo  (FRA)1,85214
10Flag of South Africa.svg  Amanda Coetzer  (RSA)1,81624(18)
11Flag of Russia.svg  Anna Kournikova  (RUS)1,64219(18)
12Flag of France.svg  Sandrine Testud  (FRA)1,64225(18)
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dominique Van Roost  (BEL)1,60925(18)
14Flag of Spain.svg  Conchita Martínez  (ESP)1,56923(18)
15Flag of Germany.svg  Anke Huber  (GER)1,45225(18)
16Flag of Spain.svg  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  (ESP)1,43518
17/AltFlag of Russia.svg  Elena Likhovtseva  (RUS)1,37128(18)
DNQFlag of the United States.svg  Amy Frazier  (USA)1,30120(18)
DNQFlag of Romania.svg  Ruxandra Dragomir  (ROU)1,29623(18)

Race to the finals

Players with a gold background have enough points to qualify, while players with a blue background did not but could play as alternates. A brown background means a player qualified but was unable to play due to injury or retirement.

RankAthletePointsTotal pointsTours
123456789101112131415161718
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis W
828
F
662
F
546
W
429
W
427
W
394
W
382
W
356
W
308
F
243
F
229
W
200
SF
185
SF
167
SF
140
QF
102
QF
52
R128
2
5,65418
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport W
840
SF
516
W
417
SF
380
W
365
W
318
W
303
F
201
QF
186
W
179
SF
128
SF
128
QF
115
QF
73
QF
65
R16
27
R32
1
4,24217
3 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams W
483
W
469
W
426
SF
358
W
345
W
336
F
298
QF
228
F
206
W
197
QF
196
R16
158
SF
125
QF
73
R32
1
4,12515
4 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams W
1,046
W
468
W
424
W
418
W
303
R32
98
QF
96
QF
79
R32
60
R16
28
R16
1
3,02111
5 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf W
1,064
F
520
F
283
QF
204
SF
186
SF
159
SF
121
QF
92
QF
86
R16
1
2,71410
6 Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce W
288
F
283
QF
232
F
229
F
196
QF
190
SF
182
SF
175
F
144
SF
133
R16
116
QF
88
QF
73
QF
65
R16
59
QF
39
R64
34
R16
1
2,52919
7 Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles SF
430
SF
358
W
286
F
258
QF
226
SF
194
F
167
SF
156
R32
68
R16
67
R16
59
R16
40
R16
1
2,31013
8 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett F
244
R16
226
SF
203
QF
196
SF
195
QF
120
R16
116
QF
112
R32
106
QF
93
QF
87
QF
81
QF
69
SF
59
R16
54
R16
49
R16
46
R16
30
2,13122
9 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat W
344
W
270
QF
216
SF
210
F
201
F
132
SF
120
R32
84
R16
59
QF
54
R16
49
R64
42
R16
40
R16
40
QF
39
R16
36
R16
32
R32
1
1,97624
10 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis F
285
F
268
W
234
W
162
R16
112
R16
112
QF
103
R32
98
F
95
QF
87
QF
80
QF
66
SF
60
QF
58
R16
41
R32
32
R64
30
R32
23
1,96423
11 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo F
766
F
285
SF
172
SF
123
W
110
R16
104
QF
97
QF
54
R64
46
R16
42
R32
32
Q
19
R32
1
R28
1
1,85214
12 Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer F
364
SF
155
F
151
SF
128
R16
126
QF
126
SF
108
QF
88
QF
77
QF
73
QF
73
R32
68
QF
62
QF
60
R16
59
R16
38
R16
36
R16
24
1,84624
13 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova F
258
SF
216
R16
180
SF
138
R16
108
R16
100
QF
95
QF
90
SF
86
QF
75
R16
67
R16
59
R16
49
R16
34
R16
30
R56
1
R56
1
R28
1
1,58918
14 Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud F
210
SF
187
SF
178
R16
140
QF
116
QF
93
QF
87
QF
85
QF
81
QF
73
SF
71
R32
68
QF
66
R64
49
R64
42
R64
34
R64
1
R28
1
1,58924
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost SF
185
QF
166
R16
134
SF
128
QF
120
F
117
QF
112
F
95
QF
95
R32
80
QF
73
R16
49
QF
39
R16
36
R16
36
R32
24
R16
12
R128
2
1,51124
16 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez QF
286
W
191
SF
166
R16
134
QF
83
QF
75
R16
74
R32
68
R32
68
QF
68
QF
60
R16
56
R16
54
R16
50
R16
28
R32
26
R32
23
R28
1
1,51622
17 Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber QF
346
SF
156
QF
149
SF
130
R64
96
QF
90
R16
69
R16
59
QF
53
R16
50
R16
36
R16
36
R16
30
R32
30
QF
30
R16
26
R16
22
R16
18
1,43425
18 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario SF
330
SF
190
W
170
R16
154
SF
123
QF
98
QF
73
QF
65
R16
49
R64
46
R16
44
R64
34
R64
1
R32
1
R16
1
R16
1
R28
1
1,38117
19 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva SF
156
QF
151
R16
130
F
127
R32
82
R32
82
R16
79
QF
75
R16
73
R32
68
R16
61
QF
56
R16
54
R16
46
R16
41
R32
30
R16
28
R16
22
1,37128
20 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier W
171
SF
155
QF
139
SF
137
SF
104
R32
90
R64
72
R16
69
SF
69
R16
61
QF
60
SF
58
R64
46
R32
32
R32
32
R128
2
R56
1
R28
1
1,30120
21 Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir SF
254
F
223
SF
183
R16
132
R16
71
R32
65
R32
60
R64
42
R64
42
R16
41
R16
36
R32
30
R16
28
R32
24
R32
23
R16
18
R16
18
R56
1
1,29623

References

  1. Bob Greene (November 21, 1999). "Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships" . The Independent. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
  2. "Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships". Ocala Star-Banner. November 22, 1999.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 203–204. ISBN   9780002189460.