# 1999 French Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. It was her sixth French Open singles title and Open Era record-extending 22nd and last major singles title, also equaling Chris Evert's record of nine French Open final appearances. Graf became the first player in the Open Era to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same major: downing world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Monica Seles in the semifinals and No. 1 Hingis in the final. Hingis was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in singles.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost to Hingis in the semifinals.
This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, four-time French Open champion, seven-time major champion, and Olympic gold medalist Justine Henin.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Jana Novotná (fourth round)
* Venus Williams (fourth round)
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Serena Williams (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Sandrine Testud (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Barbara Schett (third round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Barbara Schwartz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Barbara Schwartz | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Sylvia Plischke | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | Conchita Martínez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Monica Seles | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Steffi Graf | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Steffi Graf | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 1 | 4 | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | A Mauresmo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Hrdličková | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 4 | 1 | | | K Hrdličková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | B Rittner | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | R Grande | 6$^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 2 | 3 | | | A Kremer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Vavrinec | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | M de Swardt | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Načuk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | S Testud | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | D Van Roost | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Földényi | 1 | 4 | | | K Boogert | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 1 | 4 | | LL | E Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz | 7$^{16}$ | 6$^1$ | 1 | | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6$^{14}$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Schwartz | 2 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| PR | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | A Molik | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Curutchet | 7$^7$ | 3 | 11 | WC | E Curutchet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | A Molik | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Papadáki | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | N Zvereva | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 1 | 1 | | 5 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 2 | 6$^4$ | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 6 | 6 | | A Gerši | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Talaja | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | S Talaja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | C Rubin | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Plischke | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | N Pratt | 2 | 2 | | E Gagliardi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | S Plischke | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 15 | B Schett | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Po | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Po | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 1 | 2 | 15 | B Schett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 4 | 0 | | 10 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | S Williams | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | |
| | T Panova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| WC | L Ghirardi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | WC | L Ghirardi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | w/o |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | |
| | C Cristea | 4 | 1 | | | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | O Barabanschikova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | I Spîrlea | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | L Andretto | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 2 | 2 | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 4 | 3 | | 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 3 | 3 | | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | E Callens | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 1 | 3 | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | K Studeníková | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | G León García | 2 | 1 |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 3 | 2 | | | P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G León García | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 4 | 1 | | | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 4 | 3 | | 9 | N Tauziat | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | J Halard-Decugis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | E Wagner | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 16 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 4 | 5 | | | A Glass | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Georges | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Halard-Decugis | 1 | 5 |
| | B Rippner | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 7 |
| | R Sandu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | R Sandu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 7$^7$ | 4 | 0 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | L Bacheva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Li | 2 | 4 | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Maleeva | 2 | 0 | | 6 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | I Gorrochategui | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 6 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Å Carlsson | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | P Stoyanova | 6 | 2 | 4 | | Ad Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 7 | | | Å Carlsson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Graf | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | | | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | P Schnyder | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | S Lefèvre | 3 | 5 | | | N Arendt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | A Coetzer | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 7 | | | S Farina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Farina | 2 | 0 | r | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 4 | 6 | 5 | | L Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 2 | 3 |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | S Pitkowski | 2 | 5 | | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 4 | 6 | 0 | | J Nejedly | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Henin | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chi | 3 | 1 | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |