Tennis tournament
| 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and Evert Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | March 5–14 | ||||||
| Edition | 26th | ||||||
| Category | Super 9 (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA) | ||||||
| Prize money | $2,200,000 | ||||||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||||||
| Location | Indian Wells, CA, US | ||||||
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden | ||||||
| Champions | |||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||
 Mark Philippoussis | |||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||
 Serena Williams | |||||||
| Men's doubles | |||||||
 Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle | |||||||
| Women's doubles | |||||||
 Martina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova | |||||||
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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 Mark Philippoussis defeated 
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 Serena Williams defeated 
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 Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle defeated 
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach, 7–6, 6–3
Women's doubles
Main article: 1999 Evert Cup – Doubles Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Mary Joe Fernández / 
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:
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Alicia Molik
- Brie Rippner
- Barbara Rittner
- Tatiana Panova
Miho Saeki- María Sánchez Lorenzo
- Andrea Glass
- Jessica Steck
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
References
- "Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
| 1999 ATP Tour « 1998 2000 » | |
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| Grand Slam events | |
| Mercedes Super 9 | |
| ATP Championship Series | |
| ATP World Series |
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| Team events | |
| 1999 WTA Tour « 1998 2000 » | |
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| Grand Slam events | |
| Tier I tournaments | |
| Tier II tournaments | |
| Tier III tournaments |
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| Tier IVa tournaments | |
| Tier IVb tournaments | |
| Team events | |
| WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) | |