1999 Direct Line International Championships

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1999 Direct Line International Championships
Date14 – 19 June
Edition25th
Category Tier II
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
Surface Grass
Location Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Venue Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
Doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
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The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Sixth-seeded Natasha Zvereva won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Monica Seles 41
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 72
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 93
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 114
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 165
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Natasha Zvereva 176
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina Spîrlea 217
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 228

Other entrants

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:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

References

  1. "Centre court classics". Eastbourne Herald . 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Player Bio: Natalia Zvereva". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2010.