1999 WTA Tour Championships
Date	November 15–21
Edition	29th
Category	Year-end championships
Draw	16S/8D
Prize money	$2,000,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	New York City, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
← 1998 · WTA Finals · 2000 →

The 1999 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 21, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles event and earned $500,000 first-prize money.^[1][2] The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final.^[3]

Finals

Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2.

• It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 26th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–4.

Qualified players

Singles

#	Players	Points	Tours
1	Martina Hingis (SUI)	6,153	19(18)
2	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	4,627	18
3	Venus Williams (USA)	4,125	16
4/inj	Serena Williams (USA)	3,021	11
ret	Steffi Graf (GER)	3,000	11
5	Mary Pierce (FRA)	2,649	20(18)
inj	Monica Seles (USA)	2,442	14
6	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	2,100	25(18)
7	Barbara Schett (AUT)	2,086	22(18)
8	Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA)	1,987	23(18)
9	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	1,852	14
10	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	1,816	24(18)
11	Anna Kournikova (RUS)	1,642	19(18)
12	Sandrine Testud (FRA)	1,642	25(18)
13	Dominique Van Roost (BEL)	1,609	25(18)
14	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	1,569	23(18)
15	Anke Huber (GER)	1,452	25(18)
16	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	1,435	18
17/Alt	Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)	1,371	28(18)
DNQ	Amy Frazier (USA)	1,301	20(18)
DNQ	Ruxandra Dragomir (ROU)	1,296	23(18)

Race to the finals

Players with a gold background have enough points to qualify, while players with a blue background did not but could play as alternates. A brown background means a player qualified but was unable to play due to injury or retirement.

Rank	Athlete	Points																		Total points	Tours
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	Martina Hingis	W 828	F 662	F 546	W 429	W 427	W 394	W 382	W 356	W 308	F 243	F 229	W 200	SF 185	SF 167	SF 140	QF 102	QF 52	R128 2	5,654	18
2	Lindsay Davenport	W 840	SF 516	W 417	SF 380	W 365	W 318	W 303	F 201	QF 186	W 179	SF 128	SF 128	QF 115	QF 73	QF 65	R16 27	R32 1		4,242	17
3	Venus Williams	W 483	W 469	W 426	SF 358	W 345	W 336	F 298	QF 228	F 206	W 197	QF 196	R16 158	SF 125	QF 73	R32 1				4,125	15
4	Serena Williams	W 1,046	W 468	W 424	W 418	W 303	R32 98	QF 96	QF 79	R32 60	R16 28	R16 1								3,021	11
5	Steffi Graf	W 1,064	F 520	F 283	QF 204	SF 186	SF 159	SF 121	QF 92	QF 86	R16 1									2,714	10
6	Mary Pierce	W 288	F 283	QF 232	F 229	F 196	QF 190	SF 182	SF 175	F 144	SF 133	R16 116	QF 88	QF 73	QF 65	R16 59	QF 39	R64 34	R16 1	2,529	19
7	Monica Seles	SF 430	SF 358	W 286	F 258	QF 226	SF 194	F 167	SF 156	R32 68	R16 67	R16 59	R16 40	R16 1						2,310	13
8	Barbara Schett	F 244	R16 226	SF 203	QF 196	SF 195	QF 120	R16 116	QF 112	R32 106	QF 93	QF 87	QF 81	QF 69	SF 59	R16 54	R16 49	R16 46	R16 30	2,131	22
9	Nathalie Tauziat	W 344	W 270	QF 216	SF 210	F 201	F 132	SF 120	R32 84	R16 59	QF 54	R16 49	R64 42	R16 40	R16 40	QF 39	R16 36	R16 32	R32 1	1,976	24
10	Julie Halard-Decugis	F 285	F 268	W 234	W 162	R16 112	R16 112	QF 103	R32 98	F 95	QF 87	QF 80	QF 66	SF 60	QF 58	R16 41	R32 32	R64 30	R32 23	1,964	23
11	Amélie Mauresmo	F 766	F 285	SF 172	SF 123	W 110	R16 104	QF 97	QF 54	R64 46	R16 42	R32 32	Q 19	R32 1	R28 1					1,852	14
12	Amanda Coetzer	F 364	SF 155	F 151	SF 128	R16 126	QF 126	SF 108	QF 88	QF 77	QF 73	QF 73	R32 68	QF 62	QF 60	R16 59	R16 38	R16 36	R16 24	1,846	24
13	Anna Kournikova	F 258	SF 216	R16 180	SF 138	R16 108	R16 100	QF 95	QF 90	SF 86	QF 75	R16 67	R16 59	R16 49	R16 34	R16 30	R56 1	R56 1	R28 1	1,589	18
14	Sandrine Testud	F 210	SF 187	SF 178	R16 140	QF 116	QF 93	QF 87	QF 85	QF 81	QF 73	SF 71	R32 68	QF 66	R64 49	R64 42	R64 34	R64 1	R28 1	1,589	24
15	Dominique Van Roost	SF 185	QF 166	R16 134	SF 128	QF 120	F 117	QF 112	F 95	QF 95	R32 80	QF 73	R16 49	QF 39	R16 36	R16 36	R32 24	R16 12	R128 2	1,511	24
16	Conchita Martínez	QF 286	W 191	SF 166	R16 134	QF 83	QF 75	R16 74	R32 68	R32 68	QF 68	QF 60	R16 56	R16 54	R16 50	R16 28	R32 26	R32 23	R28 1	1,516	22
17	Anke Huber	QF 346	SF 156	QF 149	SF 130	R64 96	QF 90	R16 69	R16 59	QF 53	R16 50	R16 36	R16 36	R16 30	R32 30	QF 30	R16 26	R16 22	R16 18	1,434	25
18	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	SF 330	SF 190	W 170	R16 154	SF 123	QF 98	QF 73	QF 65	R16 49	R64 46	R16 44	R64 34	R64 1	R32 1	R16 1	R16 1	R28 1		1,381	17
19	Elena Likhovtseva	SF 156	QF 151	R16 130	F 127	R32 82	R32 82	R16 79	QF 75	R16 73	R32 68	R16 61	QF 56	R16 54	R16 46	R16 41	R32 30	R16 28	R16 22	1,371	28
20	Amy Frazier	W 171	SF 155	QF 139	SF 137	SF 104	R32 90	R64 72	R16 69	SF 69	R16 61	QF 60	SF 58	R64 46	R32 32	R32 32	R128 2	R56 1	R28 1	1,301	20
21	Ruxandra Dragomir	SF 254	F 223	SF 183	R16 132	R16 71	R32 65	R32 60	R64 42	R64 42	R16 41	R16 36	R32 30	R16 28	R32 24	R32 23	R16 18	R16 18	R56 1	1,296	23