1999 Family Circle Cup

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1999 Family Circle Cup
DateMarch 29 – April 4
Edition27th
Category Tier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$1,000,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, SC, US
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
Attendance102,743 [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
←  1998  · Family Circle Cup ·  2000  →

The 1999 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from March 29 through April 4, 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis 11
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Monica Seles 32
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jana Novotná 43
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 74
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 95
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 136
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 207
Flag of France.svg  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 148
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina Spîrlea 159
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 1810
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Natasha Zvereva 1711
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 1912
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Silvia Farina 2513
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 2214
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Magüi Serna 2415
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Henrieta Nagyová 2616

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". SportsBusiness Daily. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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