Serena Williams vs Martina Hingis Full Match | 1999 US Open Final

[@mwelb5251]

Try as they might, you cannot erase history. Thanks to videos like this, Serena's legacy lives on for the next generation to witness her incredible talent

[@carrerau7138]

We could ban all Serena videos!

[@Empy003]

Serena at 17: Wins a freakin grandslam. Me at 17: What are these weird structures when I look up to the sky?

[@thrshwll1526]

Watching this in 2022 after watching Serena win her Doubles match with partner Jabeur at Wimbledon at the age of 40 and after not playing for 12 months. She is still amazing

[@SSR3010]

Talk about longevity and greatness, Serena is still dormantly active on tour and none of this years finalists were born then.

[@nikitasharma1754]

True

[@roytabuds8710]

so true and thats only serenas beast

[@ryanletemi]

"dormantly active"

[@jamesl9539]

I am surprised that she has not been affected by all the years' of steriod use. "It" is bigger than Mike Tyson. What a beast!!!

[@makamurphy]

Thats how long I've been watching the William sisters... absolutely great legends in tennis!

[@nieshikoto]

Venus and Serena are the only players in the draw of this US Open who are still active. Amazing!

[@sfebon]

More importantly they are only prodigies of that era that didn’t fall to drugs or breakdown

[@authenticsshay0165]

Clijsters

[@sfebon]

@@authenticsshay0165 fyi I don’t consider Davenport as she started later than the other prodigies of that era. The prodigies were Hingis, both Williams, Henin, kournikova, Clijsters, Dementieva, Myskina, Hantuchova, Mauresmo and of course capriati. I don’t necessarily include Sharapova oR Kuznetsova as They came later than those from the 90s

[@cartoon4191]

Kim

[@authenticsshay0165]

@@sfebon Huh? I was adding Clijsters to the OP’s list of players who are still active

[@doksh5740]

Serena is a star by all means, she is one of a kind

[@lynnelaine594]

I was watching this at work at a hospital on line and cried like a baby when Serena won

[@Paakid]

This is when I fell in love with tennis because of both Serena and Venus. I saw myself in them and I've followed them ever since. I was 8 years old!! Wow thank you so much Williams sisters for all you have done in tennis but mostly for inspiring us to believe

[@justincartwright252]

1999 was such an epic women's sports year. The USWNT won the WWC, New York & Houston played a WNBA finals series for the ages with "the shot" by T Spoon - and then this. 8th grade me had the best summer ever watching all these amazing events.

[@el.aye.bee.4477]

And contrary to what was projected, it was Brianna Scurry that was the heroine of that 1999 Final against China (as she also was in the semifinal, against Brazil), not Brandi Chastain.

[@carrerau7138]

And Man United beat up Bayern Munich!

[@jayoh4542]

So the US Open women's singles trophy remained in the Williams household 5 consecutive years? That's pretty awesome!

[@rahil5989]

4 years 1999-02.

[@oyamadyosiba2938]

Feels like yesterday when I watched this live on tv. Now we have Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez

[@MH-vw9ni]

Only the have in common is they were teens. Neither have the talent Serena and Martina had at 17 yo.

[@markpeter4304]

@@MH-vw9ni thank you

[@doksh5740]

You can't compare those novice players to the great Serena. When they have won 20 titles, then we can start the comparison.

[@shaukatali4007]

and we still have serena williams

[@carrerau7138]

Who are they, Raducanu and Fernandez?

[@lolitvelasco4585]

Se23na, won in usa open gs in thr year 1999 at the age of 17.until now over 2 d3cades still playing at the age of 39 that's unbelievable and amazing player that i've ever seen in my life.perfect indeed!

[@ezrakiiza8024]

And also adding to that, a 17 yo winning a GS after defeating Seles, Davenport and Hingis back to back?? Wow She was a Legend at the age of 17 tbh, just amazing

[@rudraprashad]

She is my all time favourite. Those were less digital era when i used to wait for new paper to read about Serena's result. He father made an announcement that his both kids are going to play final but Serena made it and win it.

[@Natural10Disaster]

Just finished watching coco win US open at a sold out stadium sized arena and it truly shows the magnificent difference the sisters made in tennis😅 looking at this court of just only a few thousands ppl I couldn't believe it's the same event

[@lolitvelasco4585]

This is the moment that we can't forget, this is the moment that we are witnessing the GOAT se23na the queen.

[@carrerau7138]

The GGG is the GOAT. Golden Girl from Germany that is.

[@Dark0blivion]

Thanks USO for posting this match! It feels like yesterday that I watched it live. I was 19 then...now I'm 41. What happened?!

[@amoloamolo8138]

Time happened 😂

[@tlatsipinker]

I was 16. Time flew by like the Summer of '99! 😩🤣

[@zidesce7961]

I was 10, now I'm 33

[@thicndawst368]

Days turns in to weeks, into months, years and decades 😘

[@dhayden]

I was 12 I’m now 35

[@dropshot118]

This was the acension of a legend. She worked so hard for this dream.

[@jes8072]

Wish that wouldve kept going at 1:22:04. Best points in this all-teen slam final and the arrival of Williams all come in the second set 37:58 42:46 56:45 1:09:02 1:13:45.

[@jameshampton5659]

Thank you US Open!!! Love this match

[@Sjblock89]

Aww young Serena the beginning stages of one of the greatest tennis players ever! I said what I said!

[@dukesmj]

You're right. Didn't need to punctuated with that last remark. Always with attitude. Ridiculous.

[@myrtlebenjamin7618]

Patrice f

[@carlliu6927]

Neither of this year’s US Open finalists was born then…

[@Wowietalks]

I was

[@Wowietalks]

On the dot

[@sakhaswain]

@@Wowietalks weird flex but ok...

[@shreya1100]

@@Wowietalks man you're old

[@Wowietalks]

@@shreya1100 22

[@DM-bk9mn]

23 years later and it’s all coming to an end right where it started. We love you Serena!

[@OSB1111]

This was when WTA was at its best 99-04!!

[@jonnas275]

This comment about 99-2004 as the best wta players I challenge you to agree to 1988 to 1995 as the best. Serena and Hingis would have struggled against Novotna, Vicario, Seles, Graff, Capriati, Fernandez,and Martina because those were still in their prime . Also played a clever style of tennis tournament. Same as Edberg, Chang, Becker and Johnny McEnroe. Those guys were the real box office. Like you say Serena was blockbuster alongside Venus, Hingis, Henin and Davenport but in my opinion played the final curtain in the debate of entertainment.

[@MrBjorn6]

This was the 2nd all teenager final in 3 years involving Hingis and Williams sister.

[@crystalrobin7873]

What's up Michael

[@MrBjorn6]

@@crystalrobin7873 what's up who is this?

[@crystalrobin7873]

Am cool,this is Crystal by name,,I was open to speak a conversation with right man for better future

[@raydology]

@@MrBjorn6 your always one hundred Michael

[@MrBjorn6]

@@raydology best way to be 😉

[@makamurphy]

That was the beginning of a Tennis GOAT life....

[@carrerau7138]

No, that was in 1982.

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

This was Serena's second time playing at the us open and 7th time playing at the majors, yet she beat 4 players consecutively who had won majors. She was far from her peak and lacked so much experience. This was actually the first time she went past the 4th round in a slam. Her talent is just undeniable.

[@paulthomas281]

@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Exactly. She was a relatively inexperienced player but beat Monica Seles in the quarters, Davenport in the semis and Hingis in the final to win her first Grand Slam. Her talent and athleticism and heart and determination were out of this world!

[@michelez715]

Bliss to have no commentary, and excellent editing, too. Wish all matches could be shown like this.

[@doksh5740]

Serena looks extremely beautiful. She is a rare beauty

[@steffanjennyburrup5801]

Are you blind lol

[@jimmyejamerson5371]

@@steffanjennyburrup5801 are you?

[@jvm-tv]

She never was. Great player though

[@jimmyejamerson5371]

@@jvm-tv TO YOU! But I’m sure whatever you find to be beautiful is relative to where you come from and are traditionally accustomed to. And while we’re here…let’s see what you look like!

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

She used to be attractive in the early 2000’s. More recently it was quite the opposite though as she looked much more like something you would see grazing in the Serengeti.

[@cola7up43]

Now this is when women tennis was at its' greatest. Unfortunately, the WTA has been destroyed. I miss these days.

[@MH-vw9ni]

I feel the same way. This was mental toughness at its best.

[@kukulroukul4698]

my feel is not the same

[@kukulroukul4698]

they had so litel brains back in the day :) tactics , VISION , athletic preparation .... JUST FAITH and HOPES ?

[@Empy003]

Wta was alive because of Serena. She had the most match views after 2012 so your opinion is biased and also, Serena is the most popular. She gave life to wta and the year she retires would be the biggest loss to wta.

[@MH-vw9ni]

@@Empy003 I think there are a few players that will bring in views but not like Serena, Venus, Maria, Hingis and Anna K. I think people aren't as interested in the WTA with all the unknown name players winning GS Titles. The average person isn't even familiar with some of the new names.

[@markpeter4304]

Golden era of womens tennis. None of todays top 10 womens players would have even been in the top 30 back then...

[@nmuzaic]

Osaka

[@markpeter4304]

@@nmuzaic osaka??? Really?? If Osaka was playing during that era I don't think she would have been in the top 50..

[@marekxyz5066]

Wspaniale czasy gwiazdy tenisa ! SERENA FOREVER NR 1 ! 🎈🎾🎈🎾⚘🇵🇱

[@AbulBeka]

Oh the memories! It was the Williams sisters' beads era, which caused some drama at the Australian Open

[@trommelbiel]

Serena caused many players to retire early. Including the talented and colourful Martina.

[@doksh5740]

Great match Serena, watching you is like admiring a piece of ART.,🌹

[@carrerau7138]

It is more like Heavy Metal. I prefer Beethoven.

[@tennis7865]

And now we have two teenagers once again in the final!!

[@jdmrchem5]

This is the birth of the legend in Serena Williams. It feels like long ago after she won so many grand slams. The next day, Andre Agassi won the final. It's a great day for American tennis. The calls of "Game, Set, Championship" were present in both the ladies and men's finals in 1999. Great memories.

[@alancosta4760]

No one who arrives a GS final isn't there undeserved, this match is an example Serena beat Seles and Davenport both favorites.

[@darkangelsu2108]

stillll entertaining than all today matches

[@roytabuds8710]

loving to watch this,,,,i love my serena williams forever

[@PamelaMoore-k5d]

Serena was so raw here. Hingis game plan was to just get the ball in play and wait for Serena to make the error. It worked, but not enough. The making of a GOAT!

[@leobertoalbano]

Serena Williams Vs. Martina Hingis In The 1999 U.S. Open Tennis Women's Singles Finals Which Serena Williams Won And The Last All-Teen U.S. Open Tennis Women's Singles Final Before 2021. Total Nostalgia Kids!

[@suanelmer9930]

Great player

[@alejandrovelasquez6625]

who's here after watching King Richard??

[@lynnelaine594]

Me😊

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great performance by Serena 👏❤️

[@sanctuary70]

It's 2022 and my eyes become watery over the beginning of the many,special, exhilarating, historical moments of SERENA GOAT. Martina Hingis was ,i believe #1 in the world here and by the expressions of amazement on her face ,she knows SERENA is to be taken seriously.

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Likewise!!

[@robert-df3ng]

Just at 17 Serena had the movement the athletic iusm. Poise mental toughness...grit and stamina to win her first of 23 slams....forever the goat Serena star Williams

[@Davoch89]

When the women’s tennis was fantastic, i think that was the gold era of women tennis 🎾

[@humblebeans5511]

Im so used to being able to quickly reference the score. Not having it constantly viewable is actually driving me insane

[@kwansikkim8712]

great serve already.

[@Tommy-xt6st]

Serena played an even better match against Hingis in Semi-Finals of US Open 2001. Please upload that.

[@ikramulfaruque4662]

Serena absolutely dominated women's tennis. She was unbeatable in 2012-16.

[@marcusgraham5084]

And now, it's COCO GAUFF 2.0's turn to continue that legacy of dominance.

[@JonJon-s6i]

@@marcusgraham5084yeah but coco guaff is playing against easy players not like Serena or Venus playing against tennis players who have been playing for ages with many grandslams under their names

[@marcusgraham5084]

@@JonJon-s6i So basically, when Coco when wins in Mexico and achieves a CALENDAR SLAM next year, you're still going to hold on to your narative about her. OK then. Thank you to the people who didn't believe in me. You thought you were putting water to my fire, but really all you are doing is adding fuel; and now I'm shining so bright. ~ COCO GAUFF 2.0

[@JonJon-s6i]

@@marcusgraham5084 in this era of tennis for all the female players if they where to play all the woman I mentioned including Serena and Venus and I’m 90s none of These today era female tennis players would survive them. If Serena Williams was 17 and we brought her back to this era of tennis coco guaff wouldn’t even be winning

[@marcusgraham5084]

@@JonJon-s6i Maybe so. If that Coco was the OLD COCO. After what she display at Washington, at Cincinnati and then went on to win her first grandslam over the Summer. I would say with this new version of Coco, that match would be a hard fought one, which could go either way. The others would be beaten easily.

[@tawill9518]

Serena had Martina on skates all game 💪🏾

[@mgsee]

The start of a legendary career.

[@adrianonline69]

One of the biggest sports stories that year

[@antoniosinisterra6807]

❤️❤️👏👏👏👏como olvidar esta final ..

[@pvaughn7908]

This is when Serena was just beginning to be known. People were still saying, wow, this is Venus's sister.

[@DiversityJackson]

True, But people remember that the dad predicted serena would be the better of the two. Obviously he was dead on accurate.

[@Prayer-blessings]

I am crying seeing her victory, and I saw it when it happened, lol

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Me too!

[@adrianjones5239]

SAME!!!

[@hellorg]

lets not forget the match between Hingis and Venus. One can argue that big sister played a role in helping little sister win. Martini was not the same player as she was against Venus. just a fact

[@kukulroukul4698]

im NOT arguing that but im pretty sure that i like and respect ONLY Serena :)

[@monar6837]

Very insightful 👏

[@leighwright3450]

Sounds like an excuse to me!

[@NiMohr-e1w]

Hingis beat Venus a couple of days before this. Quarter finals

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

Serena also played grueling 3 set matches against Conchita Martinez, Monica Seles and Lindsay Davenport back to back. She also beat Martina Hingis twice in 1999 before this match, so I don't really get the point you are trying to make.

[@steffistar1835]

She blew Martina away with her Power!

[@moviestargirl50s]

Who came here after seeing king Richard trailer 😅

[@anthonyuzimaki3838]

Who's here after king Richard ?

[@adrianonline69]

The start of the end for Martina Hingis

[@broncoguy4862]

Probably began at the French Open this same year, in the infamous final against Graf in which Hingis behaved horribly and turned the entire crowd against her. A few weeks later she went out in the 1st round at Wimbledon, and would never win another Major.

[@mardigonzalez3106]

Ese coraje que se le veía a serena en ese entonces, hambre de gloria😔😔😔

[@Khristian_Kiichtelisvaara]

That's great! Especially with what burning eyes two legends of world tennis look at each other when one is 19 years old and the other is 17 years old. Bravo! Women are Women in everything!

[@JorgeLuisHaroceverino]

Hoy hacen 25 años de esta magnífica final . Y con esto se terminaba la mejor década del tenis femenino . Con rivalidades . De graf. Seles . Sabatini. Aranza. Conchita .navratilova. capriati. Mery joe f.. zvereva. Gigi Fernández. IVA majoli. Davenport..novotna. zukova.. las maleva..las Williams. Kournikova.. anke Huber. Mauresmo.spirlea... tasua.garrizon..chaiver.. garrochategui. Tarabini.. luci.brenda mccartney.. y muchas más recordar es vivir❤❤

[@got2bjosh]

Hingis was so pressed during this final! Serena was not letting up even with the unforced errors. No love lost between these two. In the end, Serena would dominate women's singles tennis with 23 GS while Hingis (5) was relegated success in doubles and mixed doubles.

[@mardigonzalez3106]

El primero de 23🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🏆🎾🎾

[@BennyShala]

I was young and crazy the twins are legends!!

[@kukulroukul4698]

Serena has the TIMING of Răducanu at times :) im such a sucker for executions with timing !

[@minavamp2811]

this version of serena us open 1999 would beat raducanu us open 2021.

[@natashastewart5610]

No, Raducanu has the timing of Serena at times. Get it right. 😆

[@johnieting]

What A match! Luv them both. THIS is the match that made me fall in luv for tennis.

[@sharonmorgan171]

Baby serena ❤️ ♥️ 😍 💕

[@sharonmorgan171]

Who's in here when serena won her first grandslam title.

[@pomerlain8924]

According to Serena in her ESPN documentary, at the coin toss, Martina elected to receive, and she said "Are you sure?" and it startled Martina. And she won the first 3 games because Martina was so taken aback.

[@RFN22]

How it take y’all this long

[@onyedikaemmanuelokpala6889]

What a star

[@apoorvaarora8926]

So so much excited for Leylah Fernandez - Emma Raducanu match!! 🔥🔥

[@crystalrobin7873]

Glad to see this 😁😁

[@kamyagupta4030]

amazing ❤️🤩🔥

[@aadipatel1599]

SERENA IS MY ROLE MODEL

[@dayanaorellana2495]

Lo máximo Serena Williams estuvisteis espectacular 🤗🤗🤗 fanática 100% ya eres una leyenda del tenis , para mí la mejor 🙈👏👏👏🥰🥰

[@kennethfajardo1984]

People here are being amazed by the longevity of the Williams sisters. I am more amazed by the longevity of their parents 😂

[@jaydubb2005]

what do you mean the longevity of their parents?

[@blossomsnow]

it's not the same final, they already somebody, Hingis 1st and Serena 7th, tomorrow final, both of them are nobody at beginning of the US Open

[@chinwenwanke2765]

Two girls playing wonderful tennis, Serena and Matina H

[@docgb5990]

Love it 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@robert-df3ng]

Its 2023 and coco guaff just beat number 1 player sabalenka from Russia in 3 sets to win her first slam at the age of 19 ... I think Serena here was a more complete player....at 17.... but coco is on her way to become a legend too...

[@supway1113]

(39:07) (43:36) 이게 테니스지~!! 🇨🇭❤🇨🇭

[@jacksonvillejohn9462]

Compare this draw to the draw Emma radacanu had come on man looool

[@natashastewart5610]

Why are people even mentioning Raducanu??? She has nothing to do with this video. Keep it focused people

[@crackingwithSwizzle]

Serving speed 114 mph

[@keeblerholleyrealtorkeller7350]

Princess Serena on her way to eventually becoming Queen Serena!!

[@pertjacanape]

Serena = Goat She is also the greatest server, male or female. To serve so precisely as she did with a 100 square inch frame is actually more difficult than doing so with a smaller hoop.

[@dionnegreece]

Anyone knows that what were their rank? Really cool to see both teenagers in us open final!

[@michaelturner4845]

I read that Hingis was ranked no1 & Serena was ranked no7 for that tournament.

[@dionnegreece]

@@michaelturner4845 thank you so much!

[@michaelturner4845]

@@dionnegreece you’re welcome ☺️

[@minavamp2811]

hingis was ranked #1 and serena was ranked #8 during this match.

[@adrianonline69]

Serenas Serve Sensational

[@deniyahsjourney2748]

Was she smiling or grimacing

[@TeacherAri]

How old were they ? What her raking were in that match ?

[@ms.geegee3904]

Serena was 17yrs old,not sure hingis age nor Ranking

[@dorothygale1104]

@@ms.geegee3904 Hingis was #1. I don’t know her age, but she wasn’t older than 19 because this was the last all-teen final. Serena was 17 and #7.

[@barrioboi14344]

@@ms.geegee3904 really not sure? dnt be ridiculous. u knw how old hingis and rank was at that time.

[@minavamp2811]

@@ms.geegee3904 serena was almost 18 and hingis was almost 19 in this match.

[@derhinko2359]

For me Martina was the most beautiful , charming and smartest player in history......very sad that injuries stopped her and she gets overpowered

[@minavamp2811]

even if she never got injured, she still wouldn't be as successful. the lack of power she has prevented her from winning more grand slams.

[@kukulroukul4698]

Martina was slow at runing AF

[@monar6837]

I absolutely loved Hingis' game style.

[@mikemitchell2958]

@@minavamp2811 Monica Seles

[@pureffm]

She retired when she got convicted of doping if I remember correctly, to avoid the fall out?

[@hectorenlacomunidad1351]

Martina Hingis is very cute. Is beautiful ❤

[@DaNuttt4324]

I remember being locked up in CYA( California Youth Authority) watching this match . It was a room full of gangbangers all tuned in. 😂

[@christabelmlaudzi6061]

Martina was so humble yoooooooh,

[@CelestialGatez]

And so it begins..