Launches her first Official Website on AthletesDirect.
Wins her second Ericsson Cup title in Miami, FL, and ended her 5th straight losing streak to Lindsay Davenport.
Named World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Polio Eradication
Her three-year stranglehold on the Australian Open -- she hadn't lost a match since 1996, winning 27 in a row including three straight titles -- came to an end when she lost to Lindsay Davenport, 6-1, 7-5. She had been vying to become the first woman since 1966 to win four consecutive championships Down Under.
1999
Five of her seven singles titles came at Grand Slam (Australian Open) or Tier I events. She tied for most titles and reached the finals at 13 of the 20 tournaments she played in, including three Grand Slam finals (Australian, French, U.S. Open).
With her win over Venus Williams in the semifinals of the Chase Championships, became the youngest player (19 years, 51 days) to win 300 pro matches.
Finished with 71 match wins, leading the tour and is tied with Lindsay Davenport for 16th place on the Open Era titles list with 26.
At the Australian Open, became the only player in history to win the same Grand Slam tournament in singles and doubles three consecutive years with three different doubles partners.
Won second straight title of year in Tokyo, reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking which she had relinquished to Davenport.
Reached the French Open final and came within three points of the title, the only Grand Slam singles title she hasn't won, before falling to Steffi Graf.
Reached her third Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open with a third-set rally over No. 3 Venus Williams in the semifinals before falling to Williams' sister, Serena, in the final, where she saved two match points at 5-3 in the second set and rallied to force a tie-break before losing.
In August, defeated No. 10 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, No. 6 Mary Pierce and stopped four-time defending champion and world No. 5 Monica Seles to claim her first Canadian Open, ending Seles' 24-match winning streak at the event.
Won at least one title (singles or doubles) in seven straight Grand Slam tournaments from 1997 Wimbledon through 1999 Australian Open.
1998
Ended the year by defeating No. 1 Lindsay Davenport to win the Chase Championships for the first time, becoming the only player to win two major tournaments in 1998 (Australian Open, Chase).
Completed a Grand Slam in doubles, winning titles at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, French Open and Australian Open.
Reign at No. 1 ended after 80 weeks on October 11 when she lost in the quarterfinals of Filderstadt to Dominique Van Roost. Lindsay Davenport replaced her.
Became the youngest player to successfully defend a Grand Slam title in the Open Era when she won the 1998 Australian Open at 17 years, four months and one day, her fourth Grand Slam singles title (second-youngest in tennis history, going back to Lottie Dod's defense of Wimbledon in 1888); also successfully defended her doubles title there with first-time partner Mirjana Lucic entered as a wildcard team, they defeated the Nos. 1, 2, 8 and 9 seeds en route to the title.
During the 1998 Australian Open, became the youngest player to earn $5 million in career prize money at 17 years, four months
Won titles at the Evert Cup, International Damen Grand Prix and Italian Open.
In June, became the third woman in the Open Era to hold the No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously (joining Navratilova and Sanchez Vicario).
1997
By winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, joined Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only teenagers (in the Open era) to win three or more Grand Slam singles titles in one year.
She won 37 straight matches to start the season -- including six traight tournaments to open the year -- the second-best start in the Open era and won 75 matches total, best on the Tour, including 11 titles.
Became the youngest player in the Open Era to win the singles title at Wimbledon when she won in 1997 at age 16 years, nine months and five days; was the first Swiss woman ever to win Wimbledon.
Fell off a horse in Switzerland on April 21, 1997 and underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee on April 23, 1997 which revealed a slight tear of the posterior cruciate ligament; was off the tour for seven weeks.
By winning the 1997 U.S. Open, became second-youngest U.S. Championships winner at 16 years, 11 months and eight days (Tracy Austin was 16 years, nine months in 1979), defeating unseeded Venus Williams in the final; the final against 17-year-old Williams was the youngest Grand Slam final in the Open era; became one of six players to win three or more Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year in the Open era (Graf, Court, Navratilova, King and Seles); became the first woman to earn over $3 million in prize money in one season with the victory
Defeated former world No. 1 Monica Seles in all four matches they've played on the year.
Overtook Steffi Graf as the world's No. 1 player following her straight-sets victory over Monica Seles to win the Lipton Championships. Becoming the youngest No. 1-ranked player (since the Tour's computer rankings began in 1975) at age 16 years, 6 months and one day; joined an elite group of six other players to hold the No. 1 ranking in that time (Evert, Navratilova, Austin, Graf, Seles and Sanchez Vicario)
Won first career Grand Slam singles title at the 1997 Australian Open, becoming the youngest player in the open era (beginning in 1968) and in the 20th century to win a Grand Slam singles title at 16 years, 3 months, 26 days of age (youngest was Charlotte "Lottie" Dod who won the 1887 Wimbledon title at 15 years, 10 months old); also first Swiss woman to win a Grand Slam singles title; also won doubles title, becoming the first woman to win both titles at the Australian Open since Martina Navratilova in 1985
1996
Ranked No. 10, won first major-tour singles title at 1996 Filderstadt, defeating three Top 10 players - No. 2 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, No. 5 Anke Huber and No. 6 Lindsay Davenport - for the title and the champion's Porsche and she also captured the Bank of the West Classic title.
Moved into the world's Top 10 at No. 10 in the COREL WTA TOUR singles rankings for first time on October 7, 1996, just one week after her 16th birthday, becoming the fifth-youngest player in the Open Era to crack the Top 10 in the world rankings after Jennifer Capriati (1990- 14 years, 235 days), Tracy Austin (1978- 15 years), Andrea Jaeger (1980- 15 years) and Monica Seles (15 years, nine months)
Advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open and reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open by stunning third-seeded Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and No. 7 seed Jana Novotna.
Became youngest ever to win a senior title at Wimbledon by capturing the 1996 doubles title with Helena Sukova at 15 years, 282 days old, breaking the record set in 1887 by Charlotte "Lottie" Dod who won the singles title when she was 15 years, 285 days old; also became first Swiss woman to win a Wimbledon crown
Won more than $1.3 million on the year, becoming the youngest man or woman to reach the $1 million mark in earnings(16 years, one month, 10 days).
Reached the final of the 1996 season-ending Chase Championships, becoming the second-youngest Championships finalist at 16 years, one month and 24 days (Andrea Jaeger was 15 in 1981); lost to No. 1 Steffi Graf in five sets.
In reaching her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 1996 Australian Open, became youngest player ever to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals at 15 years, 3 months and 22 days
1995
Became the youngest player to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament when she advanced to the second round at the Australian Open (14 years, four months).
1994
Turned pro in October, two weeks after her 14th birthday.
Won 1994 Wimbledon and Roland Garros junior singles titles(becoming youngest Wimbledon junior champion at 13 years, 276 days)and Roland Garros junior doubles; was a finalist at 1994 U.S. Open juniors.
1993
At age 12, became youngest-ever Grand Slam junior titlist at 1993 Roland Garros, replacing prior record-holder Jennifer Capriati.
Singles Winner(26 WTA Tour)
1999 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Hilton Head, German Open, San Diego, Canadian Open, Filderstadt
1998 - Australian Open, Chase Championships, Indian Wells, Hamburg, Italian Open
1997 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Paris Indoors, Lipton, Hilton Head, Stanford, San Diego, Filderstadt, Philadelphia
1996 - Filderstadt, Oakland, ITF/Prostejov-CZE
1993 - Futures/Langenthal-SUI
Doubles Winners (26 WTA Tour)
Australian Open (w/Kournikova), Chase Championships (w/Kournikova), Indian Wells (w/Kournikova), Lipton (w/Novotna), Italian Open (w/Kournikova), Eastbourne (w/Kournikova)
1998 - Australian Open (w/Lucic), Roland Garros (w/Novotna), Wimbledon (w/Novotna), US Open (w/Novotna), Sydney (w/Sukova), Pan Pacific (w/Lucic), Lipton (w/Novotna), Los Angeles (w/Zvereva), Canadian Open (w/Novotna)
1997 - Australian Open (w/Zvereva), Paris Indoors (w/Novotna), Hilton Head (w/M.J. Fernandez), Stanford (w/Davenport), San Diego (w/Sanchez Vicario), Leipzig (w/Novotna), Filderstadt (w/Sanchez Vicario), Zurich (w/Sanchez Vicario)
1996 - Wimbledon (w/Sukova), Zurich (w/Sukova)
1995 - Hamburg (w/G. Fernandez)
Mixed Doubles Semifinalist (1)
1996 - U.S. Open (w/Van Rensberg)
Quarterfinalist (2)
1997 - Wimbledon (w/De Jager)
1996 - Roland Garros (w/Philippoussis)
Additional Highlights
Swiss Fed Cup Team 1996-98, Swiss Olympic Team 1996