The 1999 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in the Oeiras Municipality in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 5 April until 12 April 1999. Albert Costa and Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she chose not to compete that year.
Lubomira Bacheva and Cristina Torrens Valero were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Laurence Courtois and Elena Tatarkova.
The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was the singles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Patty Schnyder.
The 1999 Estoril Open women's doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Tour last year, and it was won by Caroline Dhenin and Émilie Loit. They did not compete in the event this year.
The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic singles was the singles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won it, defeating Irina Spîrlea, 6–1, 6–0, in the final.
The 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open singles was the singles event of the second edition of the Budapest Grand Prix; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Hungary. Virginia Ruano Pascual was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Amanda Hopmans.
Venus Williams was the defending champion but lost to her sister, Serena Williams, 2–6, 2–6 in the semifinals. Serena Williams won the title by beating first seeded Jennifer Capriati, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) in the final.
The 1999 Belgian Open singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, where it was won by Radka Bobková. She did not compete this year.
The 1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros singles was the singles event of the fifth edition of the Warsaw Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Warsaw, Poland. Conchita Martínez won the tournament last year when it was a Tier III event. She did not compete this year.
The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Spîrlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.
The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival singles was the singles event of the 29th edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis event held in Austria. Patty Schnyder, the defending champion, was upset in the first round by qualifier Lenka Němečková.
The 1999 Sanex Trophy – Singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.
The 1999 Sanex Trophy – Doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.
The 1999 Eurotel Slovak Open – Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Slovakia. Belgian team Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois won the title, defeating Olga Barabanschikova and Lilia Osterloh in the final.
The 1999 Sparkassen Cup – Singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
Alicia Ortuño and Cristina Torrens Valero were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.
Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Paola Suárez.
Eva Martincová and Elena Wagner were the defending champions, but Wagner did not compete this year. Martincová teamed up with Émilie Loit and lost in first round to Meike Babel and Laurence Courtois.
Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois were the defending champions, but neither competed this year.
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