1999 WTA Tour Championships explained

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]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1999 WTA Tour Championships – Singles. Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2.

• It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 26th of her career.

Doubles

See main article: 1999 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles. Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–4.

Qualified players

Singles

width=20		width=205	Players	width=50	Points	width=50	Tours
1		6,153	19(18)
2		4,627	18
3		4,125	16
4/inj		3,021	11
ret		3,000	11
5		2,649	20(18)
inj		2,442	14
6		2,100	25(18)
7		2,086	22(18)
8		1,987	23(18)
9		1,852	14
10		1,816	24(18)
11		1,642	19(18)
12		1,642	25(18)
13		1,609	25(18)
14		1,569	23(18)
15		1,452	25(18)
16		1,435	18
17/Alt		1,371	28(18)
DNQ		1,301	20(18)
DNQ		1,296	23(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.

Rank	Athlete	Points																		Total points	Tours
		width=30	1	width=30	2	width=30	3	width=30	4	width=30	5	width=30	6	width=30	7	width=30	8	width=30	9			width=30	10	width=30	11	width=30	12	width=30	13	width=30	14	width=30	15	width=30	16	width=30	17	width=30	18
bgcolor=gold	1	Martina Hingis	bgcolor=lime	W 828	bgcolor=thistle	F 662	bgcolor=thistle	F 546	bgcolor=lime	W 429	bgcolor=lime	W 427	bgcolor=lime	W 394	bgcolor=lime	W 382	bgcolor=lime	W 356	bgcolor=lime	W 308	bgcolor=thistle	F 243	bgcolor=thistle	F 229	bgcolor=lime	W 200	bgcolor=yellow	SF 185	bgcolor=yellow	SF 167	bgcolor=yellow	SF 140	QF 102	QF 52	R128 2	5,654	18
bgcolor=gold	2	Lindsay Davenport	bgcolor=lime	W 840	bgcolor=yellow	SF 516	bgcolor=lime	W 417	bgcolor=yellow	SF 380	bgcolor=lime	W 365	bgcolor=lime	W 318	bgcolor=lime	W 303	bgcolor=thistle	F 201	QF 186	bgcolor=lime	W 179	bgcolor=yellow	SF 128	bgcolor=yellow	SF 128	QF 115	QF 73	QF 65	R16 27	R32 1		4,242	17
bgcolor=gold	3	Venus Williams	bgcolor=lime	W 483	bgcolor=lime	W 469	bgcolor=lime	W 426	bgcolor=yellow	SF 358	bgcolor=lime	W 345	bgcolor=lime	W 336	bgcolor=thistle	F 298	QF 228	bgcolor=thistle	F 206	bgcolor=lime	W 197	QF 196	R16 158	bgcolor=yellow	SF 125	QF 73	R32 1				4,125	15
bgcolor=gold	4	Serena Williams	bgcolor=lime	W 1,046	bgcolor=lime	W 468	bgcolor=lime	W 424	bgcolor=lime	W 418	bgcolor=lime	W 303	R32 98	QF 96	QF 79	R32 60	R16 28	R16 1								3,021	11
5	Steffi Graf	bgcolor=lime	W 1,064	bgcolor=thistle	F 520	bgcolor=thistle	F 283	QF 204	bgcolor=yellow	SF 186	bgcolor=yellow	SF 159	bgcolor=yellow	SF 121	QF 92	QF 86	R16 1									2,714	10
bgcolor=gold	6	Mary Pierce	bgcolor=lime	W 288	bgcolor=thistle	F 283	QF 232	bgcolor=thistle	F 229	bgcolor=thistle	F 196	QF 190	bgcolor=yellow	SF 182	bgcolor=yellow	SF 175	bgcolor=thistle	F 144	bgcolor=yellow	SF 133	R16 116	QF 88	QF 73	QF 65	R16 59	QF 39	R64 34	R16 1	2,529	19
7	Monica Seles	bgcolor=yellow	SF 430	bgcolor=yellow	SF 358	bgcolor=lime	W 286	bgcolor=thistle	F 258	QF 226	bgcolor=yellow	SF 194	bgcolor=thistle	F 167	bgcolor=yellow	SF 156	R32 68	R16 67	R16 59	R16 40	R16 1						2,310	13
bgcolor=gold	8	Barbara Schett	bgcolor=thistle	F 244	R16 226	bgcolor=yellow	SF 203	QF 196	bgcolor=yellow	SF 195	QF 120	R16 116	QF 112	R32 106	QF 93	QF 87	QF 81	QF 69	bgcolor=yellow	SF 59	R16 54	R16 49	R16 46	R16 30	2,131	22
bgcolor=gold	9	Nathalie Tauziat	bgcolor=lime	W 344	bgcolor=lime	W 270	QF 216	bgcolor=yellow	SF 210	bgcolor=thistle	F 201	bgcolor=thistle	F 132	bgcolor=yellow	SF 120	R32 84	R16 59	QF 54	R16 49	R64 42	R16 40	R16 40	QF 39	R16 36	R16 32	R32 1	1,976	24
bgcolor=gold	10	Julie Halard-Decugis	bgcolor=thistle	F 285	bgcolor=thistle	F 268	bgcolor=lime	W 234	bgcolor=lime	W 162	R16 112	R16 112	QF 103	R32 98	bgcolor=thistle	F 95	QF 87	QF 80	QF 66	bgcolor=yellow	SF 60	QF 58	R16 41	R32 32	R64 30	R32 23	1,964	23
bgcolor=gold	11	Amélie Mauresmo	bgcolor=thistle	F 766	bgcolor=thistle	F 285	bgcolor=yellow	SF 172	bgcolor=yellow	SF 123	bgcolor=lime	W 110	R16 104	QF 97	QF 54	R64 46	R16 42	R32 32	Q 19	R32 1	R28 1					1,852	14
bgcolor=gold	12	Amanda Coetzer	bgcolor=thistle	F 364	bgcolor=yellow	SF 155	bgcolor=thistle	F 151	bgcolor=yellow	SF 128	R16 126	QF 126	bgcolor=yellow	SF 108	QF 88	QF 77	QF 73	QF 73	R32 68	QF 62	QF 60	R16 59	R16 38	R16 36	R16 24	1,846	24
bgcolor=gold	13	Anna Kournikova	bgcolor=thistle	F 258	bgcolor=yellow	SF 216	R16 180	bgcolor=yellow	SF 138	R16 108	R16 100	QF 95	QF 90	bgcolor=yellow	SF 86	QF 75	R16 67	R16 59	R16 49	R16 34	R16 30	R56 1	R56 1	R28 1	1,589	18
bgcolor=gold	14	Sandrine Testud	bgcolor=thistle	F 210	bgcolor=yellow	SF 187	bgcolor=yellow	SF 178	R16 140	QF 116	QF 93	QF 87	QF 85	QF 81	QF 73	bgcolor=yellow	SF 71	R32 68	QF 66	R64 49	R64 42	R64 34	R64 1	R28 1	1,589	24
bgcolor=gold	15	Dominique Van Roost	bgcolor=yellow	SF 185	QF 166	R16 134	bgcolor=yellow	SF 128	QF 120	bgcolor=thistle	F 117	QF 112	bgcolor=thistle	F 95	QF 95	R32 80	QF 73	R16 49	QF 39	R16 36	R16 36	R32 24	R16 12	R128 2	1,511	24
bgcolor=gold	16	Conchita Martínez	QF 286	bgcolor=lime	W 191	bgcolor=yellow	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	1,516	22
bgcolor=gold	17	Anke Huber	QF 346	bgcolor=yellow	SF 156	QF 149	bgcolor=yellow	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	1,434	25
bgcolor=gold	18	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	bgcolor=yellow	SF 330	bgcolor=yellow	SF 190	bgcolor=lime	W 170	R16 154	bgcolor=yellow	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		1,381	17
19	align=left style="background:#59f;"	Elena Likhovtseva	bgcolor=yellow	SF 156	QF 151	R16 130	bgcolor=thistle	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	1,371	28
20	Amy Frazier	bgcolor=lime	W 171	bgcolor=yellow	SF 155	QF 139	bgcolor=yellow	SF 137	bgcolor=yellow	SF 104	R32 90	R64 72	R16 69	bgcolor=yellow	SF 69	R16 61	QF 60	bgcolor=yellow	SF 58	R64 46	R32 32	R32 32	R128 2	R56 1	R28 1	1,301	20
21	Ruxandra Dragomir	bgcolor=yellow	SF 254	bgcolor=thistle	F 223	bgcolor=yellow	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	1,296	23

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• WTA Finals history

Notes and References

1. News: Bob Greene. Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davenport-wins-seasonending-chase-championships-741918.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent. November 21, 1999.
2. News: Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships. Ocala Star-Banner. November 22, 1999.
3. Book: ITF World of Tennis 2000. 2000. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002189460. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 203–204.