1999 Heineken Trophy – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1999 Heineken Trophy
Final
Champion Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Kristina Brandi
Runner-up Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja
Score6–0, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1998  · Heineken Trophy ·  2000  

The 1999 Heineken Trophy women's singles was the women's singles event of the tenth edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, a WTA Tier III tournament held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands and part of the European grass court season. Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

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Kristina Brandi won in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1, against Silvija Talaja, to win what was her only WTA title.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud (second round)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis (withdrew)
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina (first round)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber (second round)
  8. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black (second round)
  9. Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans 3 2  
  Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 0 61
  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Kristina Brandi 63 6
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva 773 3
  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Kristina Brandi 6466

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg S Testud 61 4
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 677   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 64   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 4 75
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Hopmans 5 1    Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 65 7
  Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 76   Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 6266
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li F 2 2  8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black 774 0
8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black 66   Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 66 
4 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 2 3    Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 3 2  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 1 1    Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 3 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Hrdličková 614    Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 4 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 776   Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 1 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 64 6  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 678 
6 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 3 63

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 2 76
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 65 2 7 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 1 2  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva 1 4    Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66   Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 62 6  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 2 0  
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 3 63   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 62 6
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 5 4  9 Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 4 64
9 Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 76   Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 773 3
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 0 63   Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 6466
  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 62 6  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 67   Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 1 4  
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 3 5    Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander 3 3  2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 3 3  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 4 4  
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 66 

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