# 1999 US Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was her first major singles title, the first of an eventual Open Era joint-record six US Open titles, and the first of an eventual Open Era record 23 major women's singles titles. Williams was the first African American woman in the Open Era to win a singles major, and the first since Althea Gibson at the 1958 U.S. National Championships.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (third round)
* Sandrine Testud (second round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
* Conchita Martínez (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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anke Huber | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anke Huber | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Venus Williams | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 12 | Barbara Schett | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barbara Schett | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Serena Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 1 | 5 | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Hopkins | 4 | 2 | | | S Pitkowski | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Klösel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Klösel | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Z Lešenarová | 4 | 3 | | Q | S Klösel | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | J Chi | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 5 |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 0 | 4 | | | L Raymond | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 4 | 2 | | | N Pratt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 5 | 1 | | 10 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 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 |
| 15 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Henin | 1 | 4 | | 15 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | M de Swardt | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 15 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Snyder | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | E deLone | 3 | 3 | | | M Lučić | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 1 | 5 | | | T Snyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 4 |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | A Huber | 6 | 6 |
| | A Huber | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Huber | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Craybas | 2 | 2 | | | A Kremer | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Križan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Novotná | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 3 | | Q | T Križan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 2 | 2 | | 8 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Poutchek | 1 | 2 | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A-G Sidot | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 3 | V Williams | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | H Nagyová | w/o | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Grzybowska | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Q | L McShea | 3 | 2 | | Q | A Myskina | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 4 | 2 | | MJ Fernández | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | 13 | D Van Roost | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 6$^7$ | 6 | 4 | | R Grande | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 1 | 0 | | 13 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Van Roost | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Singian | 0 | 1 | | 12 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | Q | Å Carlsson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | A Hopmans | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 2 | 4 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Schett | 6 | 6 |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 1 |
| Q | C Cristea | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 3 | 4 | | Q | T Pisnik | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | I Spîrlea | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 | | | I Spîrlea | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Coetzer | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 1 | 0 | | 7 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Kostanić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Washington | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | A Gerši | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Gerši | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 5 | 1 | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| WC | L Granville | 1 | 2 | | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Papadáki | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | E Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 2 | 3 | | 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | C Martínez | 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 |
| 11 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 2 | 2 | | 11 | N Tauziat | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 1 | 5 | | | J Capriati | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 2 | 1 | | | S Noorlander | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 4 | 3 |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | L Němečková | 3 | 1 | | | K Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Vento | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Načuk | 3 | 5 | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G León García | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Á Montolio | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | Á Montolio | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Middleton | 4 | 1 | | | P Suárez | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | L Osterloh | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| WC | S Reeves | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Reeves | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kandarr | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | M Serna | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Callens | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 14 | S Testud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Testud | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | F Li | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Stoyanova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Cocheteux | 2 | r | | | | |
| | A Molik | 3 | 2 | | | S Plischke | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | A Cocheteux | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 1 | 2 |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | I Gorrochategui | 2 | 2 | | | N Zvereva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 2 | 6 | 3 | | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Frazier | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 1 | 7 | 4 | | R Dragomir | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 0 | 3 | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |