Age: 22
Height: 6'2 1/2"
Weight: 165
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 19
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Lindsay Davenport (1)
Semifinals Result:
Lost to Amelie Mauresmo 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
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Quarterfinals Result:
Defeated Venus Williams 6-4, 6-0
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Maureen Drake 6-1, 6-3
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Karina Habsudova 6-0, 6-4 |
Second Round Result:
Defeated Florencia Labat 6-2, 6-1
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First Round Result:
Defeated Gala Leon Garcia 6-2, 6-2
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Top-ranked player will be the top seed for the first time in a Grand Slam; became the first American-born female since 1985 to hold the No. 1 ranking after displacing Martina Hingis on October 11th of last year; defeated Hingis in the U.S. Open final to win her first Grand Slam singles title; led the WTA Tour with six titles in 1998, including a sweep of all three summer hardcourt events in her native California; lost to Hingis in the final of the season-ending Chase Championships in November; reached the semifinals of the Australian Open last year for the first time, losing to Conchita Martinez, and is 21-6 lifetime in Melbourne; also reached the quarterfinals in 1994 and '95.
Age: 18
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 115
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 19
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Martina Hingis (2)
Finals Result:
Defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-3
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Semifinals Result:
Defeated Monica Seles 6-2, 5-4
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Quarterfinals Result:
Defeated Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-4
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Amanda Coetzer 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Jelena Dokic 6-1, 6-2
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2
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First Round Result:
Defeated Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 6-2
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Will be looking to become the first female since Monica Seles in 1991-93 to win three straight Australian Open titles; went through a title drought of over six months before defeating top-ranked Lindsay Davenport in the final of the season-ending Chase Championships; won only five titles in 1998 after dominating the women's tour with 12 titles the year before; saw her 80-week reign as the No. 1 player come to an end on October 11th of last year; lost to Davenport in the U.S. Open final and fell in the semifinals of both the French Open and Wimbledon; became the youngest player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title with her Australian Open triumph in 1997; became the youngest player to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament when she won her opening-round match at the 1995 Australian Open.
Age: 30
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 139
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 23
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Jana Novotna (3)
Third Round Result:
Lost to Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo 6-3, 6-0
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Henrieta Nagyova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
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First Round Result:
Defeated Anne-Gaelle Sidot 6-4, 6-2
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Will be making her first appearance in Melbourne since 1995, when she reached the fourth round; had taken an early-season hiatus the last three years to concentrate on doing well in the latter part of the schedule; finally won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon; suffered a heartbreaking three-set loss to Martina Hingis in the U.S. Open semifinals and reached the French Open quarterfinals; won four titles in 1998, including three straight spanning June and July, and finished the season ranked third in the world; has compiled a 21-8 record at the Australian Open, including a loss to Monica Seles in the 1991 final.
Age: 27
Height: 5'6 1/2"
Weight: 124
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 26
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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (4)
Second Round Result:
Lost to Barbara Schett 6-2, 6-2
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First Round Result:
Defeated Mariaan De Swardt 6-2, 6-2
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Reigning French Open champion has reached the quarterfinals or better in seven of eight appearances at Melbourne, advancing to the final in 1994-95; after failing to win a singles title in all of 1997, won two events in 1998, including her third French Open title in June; other singles title came at the Sydney International; also reached the final at three other tournaments en route to finishing the season ranked fourth; advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open; first Spanish professional tennis player ever to hold a world No. 1 ranking.
Age: 18
Height: 6'1 1/2"
Weight: 168
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 2
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Venus Williams (5)
Quarterfinals Result:
Lost to Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 6-0
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Chanda Rubin 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Ruxandra Dragomir 6-3, 6-4
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Asa Carlsson 6-2, 6-1
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First Round Result:
Defeated Silvia Talaja 3-6, 6-3, 9-7
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Teenager made headlines in her Australian Open debut last year, defeating younger sister Serena Williams before losing to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals; captured her first two professional titles last year, including the Lipton Championships, and finished the season ranked fifth; also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open and Wimbledon and lost to Davenport in the U.S. Open semifinals; could not compete in the season-ending Chase Championships due to a knee injury; in 1997, became the first unseeded female to reach the U.S. Open final since Pam Shriver in 1978 and the first African-American to play in a U.S. Open final since Ashe in 1972; lost to fellow teenager Martina Hingis in the youngest Grand Slam women's final in the Open Era.
Age: 25
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 145
Plays: Left-handed
Career Titles: 43
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Monica Seles (6)
Semifinals Result:
Lost to Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-4
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Quarterfinals Result:
Defeated Steffi Graf 7-5, 6-1
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Sandrine Testud 6-0, 6-3
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Sabine Appelmans 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6-1, 6-4,
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First Round Result:
Defeated Tina Krizan 6-1, 6-0
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Has never lost a match in four appearances in Melbourne, winning three straight titles from 1991-93 and again in 1996; missed last year's Australian Open to be by the side of her ailing father and coach, Karolj, who passed away just prior to the French Open; however, she captivated the tennis world by advancing to the French Open final before losing to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario; won two tournaments in 1998 and finished the season ranked sixth; advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open; lost a thrilling three-set quarterfinal match to Steffi Graf at the season-ending Chase Championships.
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 143
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 12
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Mary Pierce (7)
Quarterfinals Result:
Lost to Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Anna Kournikova 6-0, 6-4
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Rita Grande 6-2, 6-2
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Anne Kremer 6-2, 6-1
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First Round Result:
Defeated Cindy Watson 6-2, 6-1
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After losing to Martina Hingis in the 1997 Australian Open final, lost to Hingis again in last year's quarterfinals; won her only Grand Slam title at the 1995 Australian Open and is 25-5 lifetime in Melbourne; battled through an injury-plagued 1998 to win four of the 15 tournaments she played and finished the season ranked seventh in the world; however, she did not fare well in Grand Slams, losing in the second round at the French Open, the first round at Wimbledon and the fourth round at the U.S. Open; represents France, but lives most of the year in Florida.
Age: 19
Height: 5'6 1/2"
Weight: 125
Plays: Left-handed
Career Titles: 6
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Patty Schnyder (8)
Second Round Result:
Lost to Amelie Mauresmo 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 6-3
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First Round Result:
Defeated Erika De Lone 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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Had a breakthrough season in 1998, winning as many titles -- five -- as fellow Swiss teenager Martina Hingis and finished the year ranked 11th; although she lost six of her last eight matches last season, reverted to her winning ways last week by capturing the season-opening Australian Women's Hardcourt Championships; has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open each of the last two years; reached the quarterfinals at the French and U.S. Open and the second round at Wimbledon.
Age: 26
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 132
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 30
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Conchita Martinez (9)
Third Round Result:
Lost to Emilie Loit 7-5, 6-1 |
Second Round Result:
Defeated Brie Rippner 6-0, 6-4
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First Round Result:
Defeated Adriana Gersi 6-3, 6-3
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Reached her second career final at last year's Australian Open, losing to Martina Hingis; has compiled a 29-8 record at the Australian Open, also reaching the semifinals in 1995; after failing to win a title in 1997, won two last year and finished the season ranked eighth; reached the fourth round at the French Open, the third round at Wimbledon and the fourth round at the U.S. Open; the 1994 Wimbledon title stands as her only career Grand Slam championship; her best year came in 1995, when she reached the semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments and was named the WTA Tour Player of the Year.
Age: 29
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 132
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 106
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Steffi Graf (10)
Quarterfinals Result:
Lost to Monica Seles 7-5, 6-1
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Barbara Schett 6-1, 6-1
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Barbara Schwartz 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
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First Round Result:
Defeated Paola Suarez 6-0, 6-3
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The four-time Australian Open champion (1988-90, 1994) will be making only her second appearance in Melbourne in five years and first since 1996; suffered through various ailments during her comeback from knee surgery, but managed to win three tournaments and finish the season ranked ninth; missed the French Open due to inflammation of her right ankle, reached the third round at Wimbledon and the fourth round at the U.S. Open; won an exciting three-set match over Monica Seles at the season-ending Chase Championships before losing to top-ranked Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals; has compiled a 43-5 record at Melbourne, also reaching the final in 1993.
Age: 25
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 122
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 4
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Dominique Van Roost (11)
Fifth Round Result:
Lost to Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
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Fourth Round Result:
Defeated Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo 6-2, 6-3
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Jana Nejedly 6-1, 6-1
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Seda Noorlander 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
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First Round Result:
Defeated Nadejda Petrova 6-3, 6-4
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Advanced to five WTA Tour finals last season, winning only one, and qualified for her first season-ending Chase Championships; cracked the top 10 for the first time in her career before finished the season ranked 12th; has compiled a 10-6 record in Melbourne, reaching the quarterfinals in 1997; began 1999 by reaching the final of last week's ASB Bank Classic in Auckland, New Zealand; her victory over Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals in Filderstadt, Germany last October caused the Swiss teenager to lose the No. 1 ranking to Lindsay Davenport; reached the third round at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens and the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Age: 17
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 123
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 0
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Anna Kournikova (12)
Fourth Round Result:
Lost to Mary Pierce 6-0, 6-4
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Andrea Glass 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Miho Saeki 1-6, 6-4, 10-8
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First Round Result:
Defeated Jill Craybas 7-6 (7-1), 7-5
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Teenage starlet lost to Martina Hingis in the third round at last year's Australian Open; still searching for her first WTA Tour title; knocked off four top-10 players en route to her first career final at the Lipton Championships in March before losing to fellow teen Venus Williams; finished 1998 ranked 12th in the world; strained ligaments in her right thumb at the Direct Line Championships in June, forcing her to miss Wimbledon; reached the fourth round at the French and U.S. Opens; qualified for her first season-ending Chase Championships, but lost in the first round to Monica Seles.
Age: 24
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 4
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Irina Spirlea (13)
First Round Result:
Lost to Anke Huber 7-5, 6-4
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Hopes to improve on last year's Australian Open performance, when she was bounced in the first round by Serena Williams; is 8-5 lifetime in Melbourne, reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 1997; claimed only title of the year in Strasbourg, France and ended 1998 ranked 15th; lost in the first round at the French Open and reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open; reached her second straight semifinal of the Chase Championships before losing to eventual champion Martina Hingis; her two previous career titles came at Amelia Island, Florida in 1996 and Palermo, Italy in 1994 and 1995; named WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer in 1994.
Age: 26
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 2
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Sandrine Testud (14)
Fourth Round Result:
Lost to Monica Seles 6-0, 6-3
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 2-6, 9-7
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Els Callens 6-3, 6-1
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First Round Result:
Defeated Tara Snyder 6-3, 6-2
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Reached her second career Grand Slam quarterfinal at last year's Australian Open, losing to eventual runner-up Conchita Martinez; defeated top-ranked Lindsay Davenport to win her lone singles title of the year in Filderstadt, Germany; finished 1998 ranked 14th in the world; reached the fourth round at the French Open and Wimbledon and the third round at the U.S. Open; had a breakout year in 1997, capturing her first career title in Palermo, Italy reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals and clinching the Fed Cup title for her country.
Age: 27
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 138
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 3
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Natasha Zvereva (15)
Third Round Result:
Lost to Chanda Rubin 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Meilen Tu 6-3, 7-5
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First Round Result:
Defeated Katarina Studenikova 6-3, 7-5
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Will be making her 10th Australian Open appearance, with her best showing in 1995 when she reached the quarterfinals; defeated Steffi Graf and Monica Seles at Wimbledon en route to her first Grand Slam singles semifinal in 10 years; known more for her doubles prowess, qualified for her first Chase Championships in singles since 1995; finished as the No. 1 doubles player in the world and 16th in singles; advanced to the third round at the Australian Open and the second round at the French and U.S. Opens; has not won a singles title since Chicago in 1994.
Age: 27
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 122
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 6
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Amanda Coetzer (16)
Fourth Round Result:
Lost to Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1
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Third Round Result:
Defeated Janet Lee 6-3, 7-5
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Second Round Result:
Defeated Julie Halard-Decugis 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
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First Round Result:
Defeated Sandra Kleinova 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
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After reaching the Australian Open semifinals in 1996-97, lost in the fourth round last year; has compiled a 16-6 lifetime record at Melbourne; struggled last year, compiling a 32-23 record and claiming her only singles title of the year at the Family Circle Cup in South Carolina in April; best Grand Slam showing last year was the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open; lost in the first round at the French Open and the second round at Wimbledon; was a giant-killer on tour in 1997, handing Steffi Graf all three of her defeats and becoming the first South African to crack the top 10.
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