WTA Indian Wells 1999 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Serena Williams won the 1999 Indian Wells, defeating Steffi Graf 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 5 to March 11, 1999.

Champion
Serena Williams
def. Steffi Graf , 6-3 3-6 7-5
Dates
Mar 5 — Mar 11
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Mar 11, 1999* F Serena Williams #21 6-3 3-6 7-5 Steffi Graf #7 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Mar 10, 1999* SF Serena Williams #21 7-5 6-0 Sandrine Testud #14 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1999* SF Steffi Graf #7 2-6 6-4 6-2 Chanda Rubin #26 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Mar 10, 1999* QF Chanda Rubin #26 6-3 7-6 Martina Hingis #1 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1999* QF Steffi Graf #7 6-2 6-0 Jana Novotna #4 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1999* QF Sandrine Testud #14 6-1 6-3 Henrieta Nagyova #27 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1999* QF Serena Williams #21 7-5 7-6 Mary Pierce #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Serena Williams #21 6-0 7-5 Cara Black #36 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Mary Pierce #8 6-1 6-0 Rita Grande #54 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Martina Hingis #1 6-1 6-3 Patty Schnyder #12 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Chanda Rubin #26 6-4 6-4 Amanda Coetzer #9 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Henrieta Nagyova #27 6-2 6-4 Monica Seles #3 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Sandrine Testud #14 7-6 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #10 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Steffi Graf #7 6-0 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #25 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1999* R16 Jana Novotna #4 6-1 6-4 Brie Rippner #81 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Sandrine Testud #14 7-6 6-0 Olga Barabanschikova #79 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-4 Alexandra Stevenson #126 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Henrieta Nagyova #27 6-2 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #22 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Serena Williams #21 6-4 6-2 Lindsay Davenport #2 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Brie Rippner #81 6-4 6-4 Barbara Rittner #53 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #10 6-1 6-7 6-3 Miho Saeki #107 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Amanda Coetzer #9 6-4 6-7 7-6 Julie Halard-Decugis #20 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Jana Novotna #4 6-0 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #48 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Chanda Rubin #26 6-3 6-4 Conchita Martínez #17 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Ai Sugiyama #25 7-6 7-5 Lisa Raymond #28 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Patty Schnyder #12 3-6 6-1 6-3 Alicia Molik #131 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Steffi Graf #7 6-1 6-2 Kveta Peschke #61 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Monica Seles #3 7-6 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #23 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Cara Black #36 6-7 6-4 7-5 Irina Spirlea #16 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Mary Pierce #8 6-0 6-3 Amy Frazier #33 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1999* R32 Rita Grande #54 6-4 6-4 Lilia Osterloh #85 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Sandrine Testud #14 6-1 6-1 Maria Vento-Kabchi #66 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Chanda Rubin #26 6-4 6-3 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Lisa Raymond #28 6-4 6-4 Natasha Zvereva #18 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Miho Saeki #107 4-6 7-6 6-2 Magui Serna #24 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Irina Spirlea #16 7-6 7-6 Andrea Glass #67 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #20 6-2 7-6 Fang Li #42 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Alexandra Stevenson #126 7-5 6-4 Tara Snyder #35 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Silvia Farina Elia #22 7-6 1-6 7-5 Anna Kournikova #11 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Ai Sugiyama #25 2-6 6-2 7-5 Anne-Gaelle Sidot #49 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Elena Likhovtseva #23 6-4 6-3 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #52 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Cara Black #36 4-6 6-3 6-2 Anke Huber #29 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Alicia Molik #131 6-2 6-3 Alexandra Fusai #41 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Barbara Rittner #53 0-6 6-4 6-3 Dominique Monami #13 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Conchita Martínez #17 6-2 4-6 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #94 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Kveta Peschke #61 6-4 6-1 Tatiana Panova #71 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Serena Williams #21 6-1 7-5 Jessica Steck #230 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Lilia Osterloh #85 6-4 6-4 Barbara Schett #19 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Olga Barabanschikova #79 5-7 6-1 6-2 Anna Smashnova #40 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Rita Grande #54 5-7 6-4 7-6 Mariaan De Swardt H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Brie Rippner #81 6-4 6-2 Sylvia Plischke #43 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Amy Frazier #33 4-6 6-3 6-2 María Sánchez Lorenzo #39 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Patty Schnyder #12 6-3 6-4 Tamarine Tanasugarn #55 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Mary Joe Fernandez #48 6-4 6-3 Elena Tatarkova #45 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1999* R64 Henrieta Nagyova #27 7-5 7-5 Corina Morariu #34 H2H Match data

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Indian Wells is held in Indian Wells, United States.
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