1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

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1999 Sparkassen Cup
Date1–7 November
Edition10th
Category Tier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Leipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland
←  1998  · Sparkassen Cup ·  2000  →

The 1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 1 November until 7 November 1999. Second-seeded Nathalie Tauziat won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Hrdličková, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland defeated Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 6–3

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Mary Pierce 51
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 72
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 93
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dominique Van Roost 144
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 125
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 156
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 187
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anke Huber 168

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:

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 197–198. ISBN   9780002188623.
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