1999 Lipton Championships

1999 Lipton Championships
Date	March 15 – 29
Edition	15th
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
Venue	Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Richard Krajicek
Women's singles
Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
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The 1999 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Miami 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 events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 15 through March 29, 1999.

WTA entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	1	1
USA	Lindsay Davenport	2	2
USA	Monica Seles	3	3
CZE	Jana Novotná	4	4
ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	5
USA	Venus Williams	6	6
GER	Steffi Graf	7	7
FRA	Mary Pierce	8	8
RSA	Amanda Coetzer	9	9
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	10	10
FRA	Sandrine Testud	11	11
SUI	Patty Schnyder	12	12
RUS	Anna Kournikova	13	13
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	14	14
ROU	Irina Spîrlea	15	15
USA	Serena Williams	16	16
BEL	Dominique Van Roost	17	17
ESP	Conchita Martínez	18	18
BLR	Natasha Zvereva	19	19
AUT	Barbara Schett	20	20
FRA	Julie Halard-Decugis	21	21
ITA	Silvia Farina	22	22
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	23	23
USA	Chanda Rubin	24	24
ESP	Magüi Serna	25	25
SVK	Henrieta Nagyová	26	26
GER	Anke Huber	29	27
ESP	Virginia Ruano Pascual	30	28
ZIM	Cara Black	31	29
CRO	Iva Majoli	32	30
FRA	Nathalie Dechy	33	31
USA	Amy Frazier	34	32

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Jackie Trail
• Samantha Reeves
• Lori McNeil
• Melissa Middleton
• Mariam Ramon Climent
• Lilia Osterloh
• Mashona Washington
• Jennifer Capriati

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Tara Snyder / Mashona Washington
• Jennifer Capriati / Iva Majoli

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Adriana Serra Zanetti
• Marlene Weingärtner
• Tina Pisnik
• Alicia Molik
• Janet Lee
• Meilen Tu
• Jana Kandarr
• Sandra Kleinová

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Christína Papadáki

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

• Vanessa Menga / Elena Wagner

Finals[]

Men's singles[]

Richard Krajicek defeated Sébastien Grosjean, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5

• It was Krajicek's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career. It was his 1st Super 9 title of the year and his 2nd overall.

Women's singles[]

Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

• It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall. It was her 2nd title at the event having also won in 1998.

Men's doubles[]

Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle defeated Boris Becker / Jan-Michael Gambill, 6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles[]

Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Mary Joe Fernández / Monica Seles, 0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)

External links[]

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile