Two-time defending champion

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defeated

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in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her third

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singles title and fifth and last

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singles title overall. With the win, she joined

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, and

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as the only women to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously. This tournament marked future world No. 1 Mauresmo's first major final, and the first time she progressed past the third round of a major. It would be her only major final until

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, despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s. Prior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Seles was undefeated in 33 matches at the Australian Open, dating back to her tournament debut in

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, the longest undefeated winning streak at one tournament by a woman in the

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. This was the last Australian Open appearance for four-time champion Graf, who was defeated by Seles in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Qualifying draw

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

1999 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
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