1999 Evert Cup – Singles

The 1999 Evert Cup – Singles was the singles event of the eleventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, United States. It is the second WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. World No. 1 Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

Singles
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the Evert Cup
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Steffi Graf
Final score6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Unseeded player and World No. 21 Serena Williams won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
  3. Monica Seles (Third Round)
  4. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
  5. Steffi Graf (Final)
  6. Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
  7. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
  8. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  9. Anna Kournikova (First Round)
  10. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
  11. Dominique Van Roost (First Round)
  12. Sandrine Testud (Semifinals)
  13. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
  14. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  15. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
  16. Barbara Schett (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Martina Hingis 3 62  
  Chanda Rubin 6 77  
  Chanda Rubin 6 4 2
5 Steffi Graf 2 6 6
4 Jana Novotná 2 0  
5 Steffi Graf 6 6  
5 Steffi Graf 3 6 5
  Serena Williams 6 3 7
12 Sandrine Testud 6 6  
  Henrieta Nagyová 1 3  
12 Sandrine Testud 5 0  
  Serena Williams 7 6  
6 Mary Pierce 5 61  
  Serena Williams 7 77  

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
WC A Stevenson 7 6   WC A Stevenson 3 4  
  T Snyder 5 4   1 M Hingis 6 6  
Q A Molik 6 6   10 P Schnyder 1 3  
  A Fusai 2 3   Q A Molik 6 1 3
  T Tanasugarn 3 4   10 P Schnyder 3 6 6
10 P Schnyder 6 6   1 M Hingis 3 62  
14 C Martínez 6 4 6   C Rubin 6 77  
  S Appelmans 2 6 2 14 C Martínez 3 4  
  C Rubin 6 6     C Rubin 6 6  
  R Dragomir 4 3     C Rubin 6 6  
  Li F 2 64   7 A Coetzer 4 4  
  J Halard-Decugis 6 77     J Halard-Decugis 4 78 63
7 A Coetzer 6 66 77

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 J Novotná 6 6  
WC MJ Fernández 6 6   WC MJ Fernández 0 3  
  E Tatarkova 4 3   4 J Novotná 6 6  
  S Plischke 4 2   Q B Rippner 1 4  
Q B Rippner 6 6   Q B Rippner 6 6  
Q B Rittner 0 6 6 Q B Rittner 4 4  
11 D Van Roost 6 4 3 4 J Novotná 2 0  
15 N Zvereva 4 4   5 S Graf 6 6  
  L Raymond 6 6     L Raymond 66 5  
  A Sugiyama 2 6 7   A Sugiyama 78 7  
  A-G Sidot 6 2 5   A Sugiyama 0 1  
Q T Panova 4 1   5 S Graf 6 6  
  K Hrdličková 6 6     K Hrdličková 1 2  
5 S Graf 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 N Tauziat 6 63 6
  M Serna 6 65 2 Q M Saeki 1 77 3
Q M Saeki 4 77 6 8 N Tauziat 63 2  
WC O Barabanschikova 5 6 6 12 S Testud 77 6  
  A Smashnova 7 1 2 WC O Barabanschikova 63 0  
  M Vento 1 1   12 S Testud 77 6  
12 S Testud 6 6   12 S Testud 6 6  
9 A Kournikova 63 6 5   H Nagyová 1 3  
  S Farina 77 1 7   S Farina 2 4  
  H Nagyová 7 7     H Nagyová 6 6  
  C Morariu 5 5     H Nagyová 6 6  
  E Likhovtseva 6 6   3 M Seles 2 4  
  M Lučić 4 3     E Likhovtseva 62 2  
3 M Seles 77 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 M Pierce 6 6  
  A Frazier 4 6 6   A Frazier 0 3  
Q M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 2 6 M Pierce 6 6  
  M de Swardt 7 4 63   R Grande 1 0  
  R Grande 5 6 77   R Grande 6 6  
WC L Osterloh 6 6   WC L Osterloh 4 4  
16 B Schett 4 4   6 M Pierce 5 61  
13 I Spîrlea 77 77     S Williams 7 77  
Q A Glass 63 64   13 I Spîrlea 77 4 5
  C Black 4 6 6   C Black 64 6 7
  A Huber 6 3 2   C Black 0 5  
  S Williams 6 7     S Williams 6 7  
Q J Steck 1 5     S Williams 6 6  
2 L Davenport 4 2  

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier)
  2. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (Qualifying Competition)
  3. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
  4. Kimberly Po (First Round)
  5. Kristina Brandi (Qualifying Competition)
  6. Cătălina Cristea (Qualifying Competition)
  7. Andrea Glass (Qualifier)
  8. Meghann Shaughnessy (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers
  1. María Sánchez Lorenzo
  2. Alicia Molik
  3. Brie Rippner
  4. Jessica Steck
  5. Andrea Glass
  6. Barbara Rittner
  7. Miho Saeki
  8. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
1 María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6  
  Kristie Boogert 4 3  
1 María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6  
  Nicole Pratt 4 4  
  Nicole Pratt 6 6  
  Mariana Díaz Oliva 2 1  

Second qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Tathiana Garbin 1 6 2
  Alicia Molik 6 3 6
  Alicia Molik 6 6  
8 Meghann Shaughnessy 4 0  
  Jane Chi 6 4 5
8 Meghann Shaughnessy 3 6 7

Third qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
4 Kimberly Po 3 5  
  Brie Rippner 6 7  
  Brie Rippner 4 78 6
  Silvija Talaja 6 66 2
  Elena Wagner 3 6 2
  Silvija Talaja 6 2 6

Fourth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Maureen Drake 7 2 1
WC Jessica Steck 5 6 6
WC Jessica Steck 7 6  
5 Kristina Brandi 5 3  
  Aleksandra Olsza 5 0  
5 Kristina Brandi 7 6  

Fifth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
7 Andrea Glass 6 6  
WC Brandis Braverman 3 1  
7 Andrea Glass 7 7  
  Jana Nejedly 5 5  
  Sandra Cacic 5 3  
  Jana Nejedly 7 6  

Sixth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Samantha Reeves 7 6  
WC Sarah Taylor 5 0  
  Samantha Reeves 3 64  
3 Barbara Rittner 6 77  
  Els Callens 2 5  
3 Barbara Rittner 6 7  

Seventh Qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
6 Cătălina Cristea 1 6 6
  Janet Lee 6 2 4
6 Cătălina Cristea 2 3  
  Miho Saeki 6 6  
  Miho Saeki 6 6  
  Pavlina Stoyanova 1 2  

Eighth Qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Jolene Watanabe 0 3  
  Tatiana Panova 6 6  
  Tatiana Panova 6 6  
2 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 4 3  
WC Katie Schlukebir 2 0  
2 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6  

References
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