1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles explained

Score:6–4, 7–5
Draw:128 (8 / 8)
Seeds:16
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

See main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships.

Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her second major singles title, and Davenport did not drop a set during the tournament. This was the last major final in which Graf appeared; she was also attempting to complete the Channel Slam.

Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Davenport.

This tournament saw a number of surprises, including world No. 129 and qualifier Jelena Dokic's first-round defeat of world No. 1 Martina Hingis, ending Hingis' streak of 11 major semifinals (dating to the 1996 US Open). This tournament also saw Alexandra Stevenson become only the second qualifier (after Christine Matison in the 1978 Australian Open) to reach the semifinals of a major in the Open Era.[2]

This tournament marked the major debut of future world No. 1 and four-time major singles champion Kim Clijsters; she lost to Graf in the fourth round.

Seeds

See also: 1 and 1. Martina Hingis (first round)

See also: 2 and 8. Steffi Graf (final)

See also: 3 and 3. Lindsay Davenport (champion)

See also: 4 and 6. Monica Seles (third round)

See also: 5 and 4. Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)

See also: 6 and 7. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

See also: 7 and 2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)

See also: 8 and 5. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

See also: 9 and 1. Mary Pierce (fourth round)

See also: 10. Serena Williams (withdrew)

See also: 11 and 2. Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)

See also: 12 and 8. Amanda Coetzer (third round)

See also: 13 and 6. Sandrine Testud (third round)

See also: 14 and 3. Barbara Schett (fourth round)

See also: 15 and 5. Dominique Van Roost (fourth round)

See also: 16 and 4. Natasha Zvereva (second round)

See also: 17 and 7. Anna Kournikova (fourth round)

Serena Williams withdrew due to a flu and high fever. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Anna Kournikova, who became the #17 seed.

Qualifying

See main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying.

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. 2014. Vision Sports Publishing. 9-781909-534230. 4th.
  2. Web site: Clarey . Christopher . Stevenson, a Semifinalist Last Year, Struggles for Success on Tour : Flash in the Pan or Future Star? . International Herald Tribune. 2000-06-27 . 2008-11-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121020704/http://www.iht.com/articles/2000/06/27/tennis.2.t_11.php . 21 November 2008 .