1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup explained

Date:March 5–14
Edition:26th
Prize Money:$2,200,000
Category:Super 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Surface:Hard / outdoor
Location:Indian Wells, CA, US
Venue:Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Champms: Mark Philippoussis[1]
Champws: Serena Williams
Champmd: Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle[2]
Champwd: Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

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.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles. Mark Philippoussis defeated Carlos Moyá, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Women's singles

See main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Singles. Serena Williams defeated Steffi Graf, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

See main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle defeated Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Women's doubles

See main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Doubles. Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Mary Joe Fernández / Jana Novotná, 6–2, 6–2

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
11
United States22
United StatesMonica Seles33
Czech Republic44
75
France86
97
FranceNathalie Tauziat108
Russian Federation119
Patty Schnyder1210
BelgiumDominique Van Roost1311
FranceSandrine Testud1412
RomaniaIrina Spîrlea1613
SpainConchita Martínez1714
BelarusNatasha Zvereva1815
AustriaBarbara Schett1916

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).