1999 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
 Martina Hingis was ranked number one at year-end with over 6,000 points collected. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 2 – November 22, 1999 |
| Edition | 29th |
| Tournaments | 58 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (16) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |   |
| Most tournament finals | |
| Prize money leader | (US$3,291,780) |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles Team of the year |  |
| Most improved player of the year | |
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| Comeback player of the year | |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 WTA Tour.[1] Player progression is documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Key
| Grand Slam events |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Tier I tournaments |
| WTA Tier II tournaments |
| WTA Tier III tournaments |
| WTA Tier IV tournaments |
| Team events |
January
February
March
April
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May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Rankings
The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in November. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles
The following is the 1999 top 25 ranked players in the world.[2]
| WTA Singles Year-End Rankings[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Points | Change | |
| 1 | | 6,074 |  | |
| 2 | | 4,841 |  | |
| 3 | | 4,378 | | |
| 4 | | 3,021 | | |
| 5 |  | 2,658 | | |
| 6 | | 2,310 |  | |
| 7 | | 2,213 | | |
| 8 |  | 2,188 | | |
| 9 | | 1,977 | | |
| 10 | | 1,906 | | |
| 11 |  | 1,846 | | |
| 12 | | 1,641 | | |
| 13 | | 1,635 | | |
| 14 | | 1,621 | | |
| 15 |  | 1,564 | | |
| 16 |  | 1,548 | | |
| 17 | | 1,435 | | |
| 18 | | 1,393 | | |
| 19 | | 1,299 | | |
| 20 |  | 1,291 | | |
| 21 | | 1,189 | | |
| 22 | | 1,188 | | |
| 23 | | 1,140 | | |
| 24 |  | 1,122 | | |
| 25 | | 1,022 | | |
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
|---|---|---|
|
Year-End 1998 | 7 February 1999 |
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8 February 1999 | 4 July 1999 |
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5 July 1999 | 8 August 1999 |
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9 August 1999 | Year-End 1999 |
Doubles
The following are the 1999 top 20 individual ranked doubles players.[4]
| WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Points | Change | |
| 1 | | 3,119 | | |
| 2 | | 3,106 | | |
| 3 |  | 2,997 | | |
| 4 | | 2,959 | | |
| 5 | | 2,667 | | |
| 6 | | 2,522 | | |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2,522 | | |
| 8 | | 2,359 | | |
| 9 | | 2,319 | | |
| 10 | | 2,291 | | |
| = | | 2,291 | | |
| 12 |  | 2,251 | | |
| 13 | | 2,128 | | |
| 14 | | 2,059 | | |
| 15 |  | 1,845 | | |
| 16 | | 1,802 | | |
| 17 | | 1,762 | | |
| 18 |  | 1,649 | | |
| 19 |  | 1,605 | | |
| 20 | | 1,577 | | |
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
|---|---|---|
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Year-End 1998 | 16 May 1999 |
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17 May 1999 | 6 June 1999 |
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7 June 1999 | 4 July 1999 |
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5 July 1999 | 1 August 1999 |
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2 August 1999 | 22 August 1999 |
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23 August 1999 | 21 November 1999 |
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22 November 1999 | Year-End 1999 |
References
- "1999 WTA Tour Singles results". The Washington Post.
- "WTA Tour Top 100 Ranked Singles Players". The Washington Post. December 12, 1999.
- "WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 1999" (PDF). Waltz, Robert B. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- "WTA Tour Top 100 Ranked Doubles Players". The Washington Post. December 12, 1999.
- "WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings 1999" (PDF). WTA Tour Rankings. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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