# 1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Serena Williams defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Indian Wells Open. It was the second and last time that the two would contest a professional match.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (second round)
* Monica Seles (third round)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Steffi Graf (final)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Anna Kournikova (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Barbara Schett (first 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^2$ |
| 14 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | 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 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 7 | | A Sugiyama | 7$^8$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Q | M Saeki | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| WC | O Barabanschikova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 7 | 1 | 2 | WC | O Barabanschikova | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 1 | 1 | | 12 | S Testud | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Kournikova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 1 | 3 |
| | S Farina | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | R Grande | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Osterloh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | B Schett | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Pierce | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| 13 | I Spîrlea | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Williams | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | A Glass | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | 13 | I Spîrlea | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Black | 6$^4$ | 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

* María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualifying competition)
* Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
* Kimberly Po (first round)
* Kristina Brandi (qualifying competition)
* Cătălina Cristea (qualifying competition)
* Andrea Glass (Qualifier)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* María Sánchez Lorenzo
* Alicia Molik
* Brie Rippner
* Jessica Steck
* Andrea Glass
* Barbara Rittner
* Miho Saeki
* Tatiana Panova

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kristie Boogert | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kristie Boogert | 4 | 3 | 1 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Nicole Pratt | 4 | 4 |
| | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 6 | | Nicole Pratt | 4 | 4 |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 2 | 1 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Tathiana Garbin | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 0 |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kimberly Po | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 6 | 7 | | Brie Rippner | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| | Elena Wagner | 3 | 6 | 2 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Maureen Drake | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Steck | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Steck | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | Jessica Steck | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Kristina Brandi | 5 | 3 |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 5 | 0 | | 5 | Kristina Brandi | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Kristina Brandi | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Andrea Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Brandis Braverman | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Brandis Braverman | 3 | 1 | 7 | Andrea Glass | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | Jana Nejedly | 5 | 5 |
| | Sandra Cacic | 5 | 3 | | Jana Nejedly | 5 | 5 |
| | Jana Nejedly | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Samantha Reeves | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 5 | 0 | | Samantha Reeves | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 3 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Els Callens | 2 | 5 | 3 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Cătălina Cristea | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Cătălina Cristea | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Miho Saeki | 6 | 6 |
| | Miho Saeki | 6 | 6 | | | Miho Saeki | 6 | 6 |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Jolene Watanabe | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Katie Schlukebir | 2 | 0 | 2 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | |