1999 WTA German Open – Singles

1999 WTA German Open
Champion		Martina Hingis
Runner-up		Julie Halard-Decugis
Final score		6–0, 6–1
Events
Singles		Doubles

The 1999 WTA German Open – Singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Central Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Conchita Martínez as the defending champion; Martínez lost in the third round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

World No. 1 Martina Hingis won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against the unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (Champion)
Jana Novotná (Second Round)
Steffi Graf (Quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
n.a.
Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
Serena Williams (Quarterfinals, retired)
Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
Anna Kournikova (First Round)
Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
Dominique Van Roost (Second Round)
Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
Irina Spîrlea (First Round, retired)
Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
Barbara Schett (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	7	7
16	Barbara Schett	5	5
					1	Martina Hingis	6	6

					4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	0
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3

7	Serena Williams	3	2	r
									1	Martina Hingis	6	6
										Julie Halard-Decugis	0	1
	Julie Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
3	Steffi Graf	7	4	4
						Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6

						Ruxandra Dragomir	2	2
8	Patty Schnyder	6	1	1

	Ruxandra Dragomir	3	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals


					1	M Hingis	6	6
	G León García	6	6			G León García	3	2
	A Sugiyama	1	2						1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	G Di Natale	2	2							E Likhovtseva	4	1
	E Likhovtseva	6	6			E Likhovtseva	6	7
WC	J Kandarr	2	1		11	D Van Roost	3	5
11	D Van Roost	6	6											1	M Hingis	7	7
16	B Schett	6	5	6										16	B Schett	5	5
	M de Swardt	4	7	2	16	B Schett	6	6
LL	M Díaz-Oliva	4	2		Q	M Schnitzer	0	3
Q	M Schnitzer	6	6						16	B Schett	6	4	7⁷
	T Snyder	4	1						6	N Tauziat	1	6	6⁵
	S Farina	6	6			S Farina	2	3
					6	N Tauziat	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


					4	A Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	6³	7⁸
	C Morariu	7⁷	6			C Morariu	6⁰	7⁷	6⁶
Q	S Klösel	6⁴	4							4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	0	7
Q	S Kleinová	6	6							14	C Martínez	1	6	5
	S Plischke	4	1		Q	S Kleinová	4	0
	A-G Sidot	6⁵	2		14	C Martínez	6	6
14	C Martínez	7⁷	6												4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3
9	A Kournikova	7⁷	4	6⁵											7	S Williams	3	2	r
	MJ Fernandez	6⁴	6	7⁷		MJ Fernandez	6	1	0
	C Rubin	3	6²			L Raymond	3	6	6
	L Raymond	6	7⁷								L Raymond	1	6¹
LL	A Hopmans	4	6	1						7	S Williams	6	7⁷
WC	J Capriati	6	4	6		J Capriati	6³	3
					7	S Williams	7⁷	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals


					LL	P Stoyanova	4	6	6
	A Fusai	4	1			A Huber	6	4	4
	A Huber	6	6							LL	P Stoyanova	1	0
	B Rippner	6⁵	2								J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	J Halard-Decugis	7⁷	6			J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	A Glass	6	2	3	15	N Zvereva	2	0
15	N Zvereva	3	6	6											J Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
13	I Spîrlea	4	0	r										3	S Graf	7	4	4
	C Black	6	1			C Black	6	6
Q	S Cacic	7⁷	6²	6	Q	S Cacic	0	1
Q	A Barna	6²	7⁷	1							C Black	6⁵	2
Q	S Naćuk	6	4	6						3	S Graf	7⁷	6
	E Tatarkova	3	6	3	Q	S Naćuk	6	3	4
					3	S Graf	2	6	6

Section 4

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


				8	P Schnyder	6	6
	B Rittner	6	6		B Rittner	4	4
	K Hrdličková	3	3						8	P Schnyder	2	7⁷	6
	M Weingärtner	0	0							A Smashnova	6	6³	1
	A Smashnova	6	6		A Smashnova	3	6	6
	H Nagyová	6	6		H Nagyová	6	4	0
10	A Coetzer	4	1											8	P Schnyder	6	1	1
12	A Mauresmo	6	6												R Dragomir	3	6	6
Q	E Gagliardi	4	3	12	A Mauresmo	7	4	6
	T Panova	4	6³	WC	J Abe	5	6	2
WC	J Abe	6	7⁷						12	A Mauresmo	2	5
	R Dragomir	6	6							R Dragomir	6	7
LL	F Labat	3	1		R Dragomir	7⁷	6
				2	J Novotná	6⁴	2

Qualifying

Seeds

Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifier)
Amanda Hopmans (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
Mariana Díaz-Oliva (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
Alicia Molik (First Round)
Larisa Neiland (First Round)
Evgenia Kulikovskaya (First Round)
Sandra Kleinová (Qualifier)
Sonya Jeyaseelan (First Round)

Qualifiers

Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Sandra Kleinová
Sandra Naćuk
Sandra Cacic
Germana Di Natale
Sandra Klösel
Miriam Schnitzer
Anca Barna

Lucky Losers

Mariana Díaz-Oliva
Florencia Labat
Pavlina Stoyanova
Amanda Hopmans

Qualifying Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

1	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
	Radka Pelikánová	4	3
				1	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	3	6

					Flora Perfetti	4	6	1
WC	Mia Buric	3	1

	Flora Perfetti	6	6

Second Qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	Adriana Gerši	1	1
	Elena Dementieva	6	6
						Elena Dementieva	3	4

					7	Sandra Kleinová	6	6
WC	Martina Müller	6	3	3

7	Sandra Kleinová	1	6	6

Third Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

3	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	6	6
WC	Angelika Rösch	2	2
				3	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	3	3

					Sandra Naćuk	6	6
	Sandra Naćuk	6	6

	Kerry-Anne Guse	2	1

Fourth Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Sandra Cacic	6	6
	María José Gaidano	3	1
					Sandra Cacic	7	3	6

					Liezel Horn	5	6	3
	Liezel Horn	6	6

5	Larisa Neiland	3	4

Fifth Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

8	Sonya Jeyaseelan	3	1
	Germana Di Natale	6	6
					Germana Di Natale	6	2	7

					Alicia Ortuño	4	6	5
	Samantha Reeves	2	3

	Alicia Ortuño	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Raluca Sandu	3	1
	Florencia Labat	6	6
					Florencia Labat	6	3	2

					Sandra Klösel	3	6	6
	Sandra Klösel	6	6

4	Alicia Molik	4	4

Seventh Qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

6	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	4	4
	Pavlina Stoyanova	6	6
						Pavlina Stoyanova	1	6	1

						Miriam Schnitzer	6	1	6
	Sandra Dopfer	6	4	2

	Miriam Schnitzer	2	6	6

Eighth Qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Anca Barna	6	6
	Aleksandra Olsza	3	4
					Anca Barna	2	6	6

				2	Amanda Hopmans	6	1	2
WC	Syna Schmidle	3	1

2	Amanda Hopmans	6	6

References

1999 WTA German Open Draw

1999 WTA Tour

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