1999 WTA Tour Championships

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1999|WTA Tour Championships| | date= November 15–21 | edition=29th | category=Year-end championships | prize_money=$2,000,000 | draw=16S / 8D | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | venue=[[Madison Square Garden]] | location=[[New York City]], United States | champs= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] | champd= {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Kournikova]] | before_name=Chase Championships | main_name=WTA Finals }} 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 (state)|New York]] in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the [[WTA Tour Championships|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.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bob Greene|title=Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davenport-wins-seasonending-chase-championships-741918.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davenport-wins-seasonending-chase-championships-741918.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|date=November 21, 1999}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Davenport wins season-ending Chase Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TOFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4112%2C3899933|work=Ocala Star-Banner|date=November 22, 1999}}</ref> The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final.<ref name=wot2000>{{cite book|title=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] World of Tennis 2000|year=2000|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002189460|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|pages=203–204}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{main|1999 WTA Tour Championships – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] defeated {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]], 6–4, 6–2. * It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 26th of her career.

===Doubles=== {{main|1999 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles}} {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Kournikova]] defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] / {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Neiland]], 6–4, 6–4.

==Qualified players==

===Singles===

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==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. {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !rowspan=2| Rank !rowspan=2| Athlete ! colspan="18" | Points !rowspan=2| Total points !rowspan=2| 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 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Australian Open|'''W''']] '''828''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 French Open|F]] 662 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|F]] 546 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 du Maurier Open|'''W''']] '''429''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|'''W''']] '''427''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|'''W''']] '''394''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 WTA German Open|'''W''']] '''382''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 TIG Classic|'''W''']] '''356''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|'''W''']] '''308''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|F]] 243 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|F]] 229 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Sydney International|'''W''']] '''200''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|SF]] 185 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Lipton Championships|SF]] 167 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Acura Classic|SF]] 140 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|QF]] 102 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|QF]] 52 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R128]] 2 !5,654 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold| 2 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|'''W''']] '''840''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|SF]] 516 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|'''W''']] '''417''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Australian Open|SF]] 380 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Sydney International|'''W''']] '''365''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|'''W''']] '''318''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Bank of the West Classic|'''W''']] '''303''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|F]] 201 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 French Open|QF]] 186 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 WTA Madrid Open|'''W''']] '''179''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 TIG Classic|SF]] 128 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Acura Classic|SF]] 128 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Lipton Championships|QF]] 115 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|QF]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|R16]] 27 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|R32]] 1 | !4,242 !17 |- |bgcolor=gold| 3 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|'''W''']] '''483''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|'''W''']] '''469''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Lipton Championships|'''W''']] '''426''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|SF]] 358 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|'''W''']] '''345''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|'''W''']] '''336''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 TIG Classic|F]] 298 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|QF]] 228 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|F]] 206 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 IGA Superthrift Classic|'''W''']] '''197''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Australian Open|QF]] 196 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R16]] 158 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Sydney International|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|R32]] 1 | | | !4,125 !15 |- |bgcolor=gold| 4 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|'''W''']] '''1,046''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|'''W''']] '''468''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Acura Classic|'''W''']] '''424''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Lipton Championships|'''W''']] '''418''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|'''W''']] '''303''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R32]] 98 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|QF]] 96 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 WTA German Open|QF]] 79 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R32]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|R16]] 28 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R16]] 1 | | | | | | | !3,021 !11 |- |bgcolor=cd7f32| 5 |align="left" bgcolor=cd7f32|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 French Open|'''W''']] '''1,064''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|F]] 520 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|F]] 283 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Australian Open|QF]] 204 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Sydney International|SF]] 186 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Lipton Championships|SF]] 159 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|SF]] 121 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|QF]] 92 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 WTA German Open|QF]] 86 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 TIG Classic|R16]] 1 | | | | | | | | !2,714 !10 |- |bgcolor=gold| 6 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mary Pierce]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Generali Ladies Linz|'''W''']] '''288''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|F]] 283 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Australian Open|QF]] 232 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|F]] 229 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|F]] 196 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 190 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 du Maurier Open|SF]] 182 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|SF]] 175 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts|F]] 144 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|SF]] 133 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R16]] 116 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|QF]] 88 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Acura Classic|QF]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic|QF]] 39 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R64]] 34 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|R16]] 1 !2,529 !19 |- |bgcolor=cd7f32| 7 |align="left" bgcolor=cd7f32|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Monica Seles]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Australian Open|SF]] 430 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 French Open|SF]] 358 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|'''W''']] '''286''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 du Maurier Open|F]] 258 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 226 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|SF]] 194 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|F]] 167 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|SF]] 156 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 67 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R16]] 40 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Direct Line International Championships|R16]] 1 | | | | | !2,310 !13 |- |bgcolor=gold| 8 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Barbara Schett]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|F]] 244 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R16]] 226 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Sydney International|SF]] 203 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 196 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 WTA German Open|QF]] 120 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R16]] 116 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Lipton Championships|QF]] 112 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R32]] 106 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|QF]] 93 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 du Maurier Open|QF]] 87 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Acura Classic|QF]] 81 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|QF]] 69 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 ASB Classic|SF]] 59 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R16]] 54 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 TIG Classic|R16]] 49 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|R16]] 46 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|R16]] 30 !2,131 !22 |- |bgcolor=gold| 9 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|'''W''']] '''344''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|'''W''']] '''270''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|QF]] 216 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|SF]] 210 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Direct Line International Championships|F]] 201 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 DFS Classic|F]] 132 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|SF]] 120 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R32]] 84 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Generali Ladies Linz|QF]] 54 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|R16]] 49 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R64]] 42 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R16]] 40 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|R16]] 40 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg|QF]] 39 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 32 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R32]] 1 !1,976 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold| 10 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julie Halard-Decugis]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Acura Classic|F]] 285 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 WTA German Open|F]] 268 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 DFS Classic|'''W''']] '''234''' |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 ASB Classic|'''W''']] '''162''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R16]] 112 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R16]] 112 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|QF]] 103 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 98 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open|F]] 95 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|QF]] 87 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|QF]] 80 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|QF]] 66 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 ANZ Tasmanian International|SF]] 60 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|QF]] 58 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|R16]] 41 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|R32]] 32 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup|R64]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R32]] 23 !1,964 !23 |- |bgcolor=gold| 11 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Australian Open|F]] 766 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|F]] 285 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|SF]] 172 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Generali Ladies Linz|SF]] 123 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Eurotel Slovak Open|'''W''']] '''110''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R16]] 104 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|QF]] 97 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|QF]] 54 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R64]] 46 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R16]] 42 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R32]] 32 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|Q]] 19 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|R28]] 1 | | | | !1,852 !14 |- |bgcolor=gold| 12 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Amanda Coetzer]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|F]] 364 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|SF]] 155 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 IGA Superthrift Classic|F]] 151 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Bank of the West Classic|SF]] 128 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R16]] 126 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Lipton Championships|QF]] 126 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Direct Line Int'l Championships|SF]] 108 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|QF]] 88 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 du Maurier Open|QF]] 77 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|QF]] 62 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|QF]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R16]] 38 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R16]] 24 !1,846 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold| 13 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Kournikova]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|F]] 258 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|SF]] 216 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R16]] 180 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Direct Line Int'l Championships|SF]] 138 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R16]] 108 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R16]] 100 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|QF]] 95 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|QF]] 90 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 IGA Superthrift Classic|SF]] 86 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Bank of the West Classic|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 67 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|R16]] 49 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Generali Ladies Linz|R16]] 34 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|R16]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R56]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R56]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|R28]] 1 !1,589 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold| 14 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sandrine Testud]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Generali Ladies Linz|F]] 210 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Evert Cup|SF]] 187 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|SF]] 178 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R16]] 140 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|QF]] 116 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 du Maurier Open|QF]] 93 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|QF]] 87 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|QF]] 85 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Bank of the West Classic|QF]] 81 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Prokom Polish Open|SF]] 71 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|QF]] 66 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|R64]] 49 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R64]] 42 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R64]] 34 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R64]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|R28]] 1 !1,589 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold| 15 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dominique Van Roost]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|SF]] 185 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Australian Open|QF]] 166 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R16]] 134 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|SF]] 128 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Sydney International|QF]] 120 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg|F]] 117 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|QF]] 112 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 ASB Classic|F]] 95 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|QF]] 95 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R32]] 80 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|R16]] 49 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Heineken Trophy|QF]] 39 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R32]] 24 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Nokia Cup|R16]] 12 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R128]] 2 !1,511 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold| 16 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 French Open|QF]] 286 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Prokom Polish Open|'''W''']] '''191''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|SF]] 166 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R16]] 134 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|QF]] 83 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Acura Classic|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R16]] 74 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|QF]] 68 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|QF]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R16]] 56 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R16]] 54 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R16]] 50 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|R16]] 28 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R32]] 26 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R32]] 23 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|R28]] 1 !1,516 !22 |- |bgcolor=gold| 17 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 346 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|SF]] 156 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|QF]] 149 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|SF]] 130 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R64]] 96 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|QF]] 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R16]] 69 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|R16]] 59 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts|QF]] 53 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 50 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Acura Classic|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sydney International|R16]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R32]] 30 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Egger Tennis Festival|QF]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg|R16]] 26 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Heineken Trophy|R16]] 22 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Estoril Open|R16]] 18 !1,434 !25 |- |bgcolor=gold| 18 |align="left" bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 French Open|SF]] 330 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 WTA German Open|SF]] 190 |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic|'''W''']] '''170''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R16]] 154 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Betty Barclay Cup|SF]] 123 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 du Maurier Open|QF]] 98 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Sydney International|QF]] 73 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Acura Classic|QF]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|R16]] 49 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R64]] 46 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R16]] 44 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R64]] 34 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R64]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Direct Line Int'l Championships|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Prokom Polish Open|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R28]] 1 | !1,381 !17 |- |style="background:#59f;"| 19 |align=left style="background:#59f;"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|SF]] 156 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|QF]] 151 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R16]] 130 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg|F]] 127 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R32]] 82 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R32]] 82 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R16]] 79 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Direct Line Int'l Championships|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 WTA German Open|R16]] 73 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R32]] 68 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R16]] 61 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Open Gaz de France|QF]] 56 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R16]] 54 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open|R16]] 46 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|R16]] 41 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R32]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|R16]] 28 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts|R16]] 22 !1,371 !28 |- | 20 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Frazier]] |bgcolor=lime|[[1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships|'''W''']] '''171''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Bank of the West Classic|SF]] 155 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 TIG Tennis Classic|QF]] 139 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Toyota Princess Cup|SF]] 137 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 WTA Madrid Open|SF]] 104 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R32]] 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R64]] 72 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Acura Classic|R16]] 69 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Bell Challenge|SF]] 69 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R16]] 61 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[1999 Advanta Championships Philadelphia|QF]] 60 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 ANZ Tasmanian International|SF]] 58 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R64]] 46 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R32]] 32 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R32]] 32 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R128]] 2 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R56]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Swisscom Challenge|R28]] 1 !1,301 !20 |- |21 |align=left| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ruxandra Dragomir]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 WTA German Open|SF]] 254 |bgcolor=thistle|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships|F]] 223 |bgcolor=yellow|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis|SF]] 183 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 French Open|R16]] 132 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Kremlin Cup|R16]] 71 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships|R32]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Australian Open|R32]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships|R64]] 42 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 US Open (tennis)|R64]] 42 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Acura Classic|R16]] 41 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Faber Grand Prix|R16]] 36 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup|R32]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts|R16]] 28 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open|R32]] 24 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Italian Open (tennis)|R32]] 23 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 ANZ Tasmanian International|R16]] 18 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Nokia Cup|R16]] 18 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[1999 Evert Cup|R56]] 1 !1,296 !23 |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1999/808.pdf WTA tournament draws] * [http://www.wtafinals.com/article/champs-history/3668392 WTA Finals history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415053512if_/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/champs-history/3668392 |date=2016-04-15 }}

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