1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg

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1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Date17–23 May
Edition13th
Category Tier III
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$190,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Strasbourg, France
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
  1998  · Internationaux de Strasbourg ·  2000  

The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, held from 17 until 23 May 1999. Unseeded Jennifer Capriati won the singles title [1] and $27,500 first-prize money. [2]

Contents

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 91
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 222
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ai Sugiyama 273
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 284
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corina Morariu 335
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Cara Black 346
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lisa Raymond 387
Flag of France.svg  FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 428

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 as lucky losers:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati defeated Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1

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References

  1. "ITF tournament profile". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. WTA tournament draw