1999 Lipton Championships

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The 1999 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Miami 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 events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 15 through March 29, 1999.

1999 Lipton Championships
DateMarch 15–29
Edition15th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationKey Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
VenueTennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Women's singles
United States Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Australia Sandon Stolle
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
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WTA entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
   SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
  USA Lindsay Davenport 2 2
  USA Monica Seles 3 3
  CZE Jana Novotná 4 4
  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 5
  USA Venus Williams 6 6
  GER Steffi Graf 7 7
  FRA Mary Pierce 8 8
  RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 9
  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 10 10
  FRA Sandrine Testud 11 11
   SUI Patty Schnyder 12 12
  RUS Anna Kournikova 13 13
  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 14 14
  ROU Irina Spîrlea 15 15
  USA Serena Williams 16 16
  BEL Dominique Van Roost 17 17
  ESP Conchita Martínez 18 18
  BLR Natasha Zvereva 19 19
  AUT Barbara Schett 20 20
  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 21 21
  ITA Silvia Farina 22 22
  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 23 23
  USA Chanda Rubin 24 24
  ESP Magüi Serna 25 25
  SVK Henrieta Nagyová 26 26
  GER Anke Huber 29 27
  ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 30 28
  ZIM Cara Black 31 29
  CRO Iva Majoli 32 30
  FRA Nathalie Dechy 33 31
  USA Amy Frazier 34 32

Other entrants

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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:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Richard Krajicek defeated   Sébastien Grosjean, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Krajicek's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career. It was his 1st Super 9 title of the year and his 2nd overall.

Women's singles

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  Venus Williams defeated   Serena Williams, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall. It was her 2nd title at the event having also won in 1998.

Men's doubles

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  Wayne Black /   Sandon Stolle defeated   Boris Becker /   Jan-Michael Gambill, 6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles

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  Martina Hingis /   Jana Novotná defeated   Mary Joe Fernández /   Monica Seles, 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

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