Women's singles Champion Venus Williams Runner-up Serena Williams Final score 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 Draw 96 Seeds 32
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The 1999 Lipton Championships women's singles was the women's singles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami , United States . It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defending her title by defeating her sister Serena in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.
Seeds [ ]
Main article:
All seeds received a bye to the second round.
Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, withdrew)
Monica Seles (fourth round)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Venus Williams (champion)
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Mary Pierce (fourth round)
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (second round)
Serena Williams (final)
Dominique Van Roost (second round)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)
Silvia Farina (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Chanda Rubin (third round)
Magüi Serna (third round)
Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
Cara Black (second round)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Amy Frazier (third round)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Martina Hingis
6
6
20
Barbara Schett
1
1
1
Martina Hingis
4
63
16
Serena Williams
6
77
16
Serena Williams
6
6
9
Amanda Coetzer
4
0
16
Serena Williams
1
6
4
6
Venus Williams
6
4
6
6
Venus Williams
5
6
6
4
Jana Novotná
7
2
3
6
Venus Williams
6
6
7
Steffi Graf
2
4
7
Steffi Graf
w/o
2
Lindsay Davenport
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
A Kournikova
69
6
6
K Brandi
6
6
K Brandi
711
0
2
WC
S Reeves
1
2
13
A Kournikova
6
77
WC
L McNeil
61
6
3
21
J Halard-Decugis
4
65
WC
M Middleton
77
2
6
WC
M Middleton
3
0
21
J Halard-Decugis
6
6
13
A Kournikova
1
6
1
20
B Schett
6
1
6
20
B Schett
5
77
6
M Saeki
6
6
M Saeki
7
60
2
J Nejedly
3
1
20
B Schett
6
6
K Hrdličková
6
5
4
A Kremer
4
2
A Kremer
3
7
6
A Kremer
1
6
6
5
A Sánchez Vicario
6
4
1
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
3
M Seles
6
7
B Rippner
6
4
6
B Rippner
3
5
A Fusai
0
6
0
3
M Seles
6
6
C Morariu
5
0
18
C Martínez
2
1
Q
T Pisnik
7
6
Q
T Pisnik
2
1
18
C Martínez
6
6
3
M Seles
2
3
16
S Williams
6
6
25
M Serna
1
7
6
L Neiland
0
6
3
WC
M Ramon Climent
6
5
4
WC
M Ramon Climent
6
4
6
25
M Serna
1
0
J Chi
1
2
16
S Williams
6
6
Q
A Molik
6
6
Q
A Molik
2
3
16
S Williams
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
V Williams
6
6
K Po
1
3
T Snyder
3
4
T Snyder
6
6
6
V Williams
6
6
Q
J Lee
3
3
F Zuluaga
3
4
F Zuluaga
6
6
F Zuluaga
7
7
30
I Majoli
5
5
6
V Williams
6
5
77
27
A Huber
3
7
64
27
A Huber
4
6
6
P Suárez
4
3
T Panova
6
1
1
T Panova
6
6
27
A Huber
6
77
M Vento
2
1
R Dragomir
4
61
R Dragomir
6
6
R Dragomir
6
6
15
I Spîrlea
0
4
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
12
P Schnyder
6
6
M de Swardt
6
6
M de Swardt
3
3
O Barabanschikova
2
3
12
P Schnyder
6
6
M Lučić
3
6
6
M Lučić
3
4
Q
M Tu
6
1
4
M Lučić
6
6
17
D Van Roost
4
3
12
P Schnyder
3
6
2
4
J Novotná
6
2
6
31
N Dechy
79
3
6
N Pratt
61
2
M Shaughnessy
67
6
2
M Shaughnessy
77
6
31
N Dechy
7
2
3
A Smashnova
2
77
6
4
J Novotná
5
6
6
Q
J Kandarr
6
62
4
A Smashnova
0
1
4
J Novotná
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
S Graf
6
6
WC
J Capriati
6
6
WC
J Capriati
0
1
S Talaja
4
3
7
S Graf
6
6
S Plischke
6
6
26
H Nagyová
1
3
Q
S Kleinová
1
2
S Plischke
6
3
62
26
H Nagyová
4
6
77
7
S Graf
6
6
19
N Zvereva
2
4
19
N Zvereva
6
3
6
A Glass
4
6
6
A Glass
4
6
0
S Smith
6
4
4
19
N Zvereva
6
6
B Rittner
6
2
6
10
N Tauziat
3
2
LL
C Papadáki
2
6
1
B Rittner
2
0r
10
N Tauziat
6
0
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
14
A Mauresmo
6
3
Li F
77
6
Li F
2
0r
A Dechaume-Balleret
64
3
14
A Mauresmo
6
65
1
C Cristea
3
6
6
23
E Likhovtseva
4
77
6
G León García
6
3
1
C Cristea
2
4
23
E Likhovtseva
6
6
23
E Likhovtseva
2
0
2
L Davenport
6
6
22
S Farina
6
6
A-G Sidot
6
3
5
M Oremans
0
3
M Oremans
3
6
7
22
S Farina Elia
4
5
S Appelmans
6
6
2
L Davenport
6
7
E Callens
3
4
S Appelmans
0
3
2
L Davenport
6
6
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Christína Papadáki
Qualifying draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
First round
Second round
Qualifying competition
15
Tathiana Garbin
6
6
WC
Katie Schlukebir
4
2
15
Tathiana Garbin
6
6
Eugenia Kulikovskaya
4
2
Eugenia Kulikovskaya
6
4
6
Vanessa Menga
4
6
4
15
Tathiana Garbin
4
1
Jana Kandarr
6
6
Jana Kandarr
6
62
7
Julia Abe
1
77
5
Jana Kandarr
6
6
Barbara Mulej
4
2
Barbara Mulej
6
6
5
Kristie Boogert
1
4
Fifth qualifier [ ]
First round
Second round
Qualifying competition
8
Pavlina Stoyanova
2
1
Anna-Maria Foldenyi
6
6
Anna-Maria Foldenyi
5
3
Sandra Naćuk
7
6
Sandra Naćuk
5
6
6
Louise Latimer
7
1
2
Sandra Naćuk
65
5
12
Alicia Molik
77
7
Surina De Beer
4
4
Francesca Lubiani
6
6
Francesca Lubiani
3
6
4
12
Alicia Molik
6
2
6
Erika deLone
6
4
4
12
Alicia Molik
4
6
6
Sixth qualifier [ ]
Seventh qualifier [ ]
First round
Second round
Qualifying competition
6
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
2
6
1
Nadia Petrova
6
4
6
Nadia Petrova
6
6
Nana Miyagi
4
1
Nana Miyagi
6
6
Barbara Schwartz
1
4
Nadia Petrova
710
65
2
10
Janet Lee
68
77
6
WC
Jessica Steck
6
6
Radka Zrubáková
3
0
WC
Jessica Steck
2
3
10
Janet Lee
6
6
Marion Maruska
0
3
10
Janet Lee
6
6
Eighth qualifier [ ]
References [ ]
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Indian Wells (S , D )
Key Biscayne (, )
Hilton Head (S , D )
Berlin (S , D )
Rome (, )
Toronto (, )
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Zürich (S , D )
Moscow (S , D )
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Sydney (S , D )
Hanover (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
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Hamburg (S , D )
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Tokyo (S , D )
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Gold Coast (S , D )
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Tokyo Outdoor (S , D )
Cairo (S , D )
Strasbourg (S , D )
Madrid (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
's-Hertogenbosch
Sopot (S , D )
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Quebec City (S , D )
Kuala Lumpur (S , D )
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