1999 WTA German Open
1999 WTA German Open | |
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Date | 10 – 16 May |
Edition | 30th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.
Finals[edit]
Singles[edit]
Martina Hingis defeated
Julie Halard-Decugis, 6–0, 6–1
- It was Hingis' 7th title of the year and the 46th of her career.
Doubles[edit]
Alexandra Fusai /
Nathalie Tauziat defeated
Jana Novotná /
Patricia Tarabini, 6–3, 7–5
Entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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![]() | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Jana Novotná | 4 | 2 |
![]() | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 |
![]() | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 |
![]() | Nathalie Tauziat | 9 | 6 |
![]() | Serena Williams | 11 | 7 |
![]() | Patty Schnyder | 12 | 8 |
![]() | Anna Kournikova | 15 | 9 |
![]() | Amanda Coetzer | 16 | 10 |
![]() | Dominique Van Roost | 14 | 11 |
![]() | Amélie Mauresmo | 10 | 12 |
![]() | Irina Spîrlea | 18 | 13 |
![]() | Conchita Martínez | 17 | 14 |
![]() | Natasha Zvereva | 19 | 15 |
![]() | Barbara Schett | 20 | 16 |
Other entrants[edit]
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:
Germana Di Natale
Miriam Schnitzer
Sandra Klösel
Sandra Kleinová
Sandra Cacic
Anca Barna
Sandra Načuk
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers: