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1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | March 5–14 |
| edition | 26th |
| prize_money | $2,200,000 |
| category | Super 9 (ATP) |
| Tier I Series (WTA) | |
| surface | Hard / outdoor |
| location | Indian Wells, CA, US |
| venue | Grand Champions Resort |
| champms | AUS Mark Philippoussis |
| champws | USA Serena Williams |
| champmd | ZIM Wayne Black / AUS Sandon Stolle |
| champwd | SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova |
Tier I Series (WTA)
The 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 14, 1999.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
AUS Mark Philippoussis defeated ESP Carlos Moyá, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
- It was Philippoussis' 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was his 1st Super 9 title.
Women's singles
Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Singles
USA Serena Williams defeated GER Steffi Graf, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
- It was Williams' 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
ZIM Wayne Black / AUS Sandon Stolle defeated RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Women's doubles
Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Doubles
SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova defeated USA Mary Joe Fernández / CZE Jana Novotná, 6–2, 6–2
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 2 |
| USA | Monica Seles | 3 | 3 |
| CZE | Jana Novotná | 4 | 4 |
| GER | Steffi Graf | 7 | 5 |
| FRA | Mary Pierce | 8 | 6 |
| RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 9 | 7 |
| FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 10 | 8 |
| RUS | Anna Kournikova | 11 | 9 |
| SUI | Patty Schnyder | 12 | 10 |
| BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 13 | 11 |
| FRA | Sandrine Testud | 14 | 12 |
| ROU | Irina Spîrlea | 16 | 13 |
| ESP | Conchita Martínez | 17 | 14 |
| BLR | Natasha Zvereva | 18 | 15 |
| AUT | Barbara Schett | 19 | 16 |
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- USA Alexandra Stevenson
- USA Mary Joe Fernández
- BLR Olga Barabanschikova
- USA Lilia Osterloh
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- BLR Olga Barabanschikova / ESP Magüi Serna
- GER Steffi Graf / GER Anke Huber
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- AUS Alicia Molik
- USA Brie Rippner
- GER Barbara Rittner
- RUS Tatiana Panova
- JPN Miho Saeki
- ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo
- GER Andrea Glass
- RSA Jessica Steck
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
- NED Kristie Boogert / FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
References
References
- "Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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