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defeated

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...

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

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joint-record six US Open titles, and the first of an eventual Open Era record 23 major singles titles. Williams became the first

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woman in the Open Era to win a singles major.

Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Davenport was ranked singles world No. 1 for a total of 98 weeks, and was the year-end singles world No. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) ...

was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Qualifying draw

External links

1999 US Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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