1999 Tashkent Open – Singles

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Singles
1999 Tashkent Open
Final
Champion Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova
Runner-up Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
Tashkent Open ·  2000  

The 1999 Tashkent Open singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Tashkent Open; a WTA Tier IVb tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Central Asia.

Contents

Anna Smashnova won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Laurence Courtois, to win what was her first WTA Tour title.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova (champion)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (second round)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois (final)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti (second round)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch (second round)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 66 
Q Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 1 3  
1 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 66 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois 3 3  
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois 66 
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik 0 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 76 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood 5 3  1 Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg L Biktyakova 2 5  Q Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatomi 2 0  
Q Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatomi 67 1 Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 7666
  Flag of Romania.svg A Vanc 1 63   Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 5 782
  Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 61 6  Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 0 772
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 66   Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 6656
8 Flag of the United States.svg M Tu 4 3  1 Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 66 
4 Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya 4 4  Q Flag of Germany.svg A Bachmann 1 3  
Q Flag of Germany.svg A Bachmann 66 Q Flag of Germany.svg A Bachmann 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Barna 5 3    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec 2 4  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec 76 Q Flag of Germany.svg A Bachmann 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg G Riera 3 3    Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 1 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 66   Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 64 6
  Flag of Germany.svg J Abe 3 1  6 Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 2 64
6 Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 1 76
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 65 3 5 Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 4 74
  Flag of Spain.svg E Bes-Ostáriz 674    Flag of Romania.svg R Sandu 65 6
  Flag of Romania.svg R Sandu 796   Flag of Romania.svg R Sandu 1 0  
  Flag of Paraguay.svg L Schaerer 1 774 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula 6656  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula 5 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Gerši 64 653 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 76 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 4 6773 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 66 
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander 1 3    Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 0 4  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 66 WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 2 63
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 77647  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 62 6
  Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 63775   Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 4 66
  Flag of Israel.svg H Rosen 5 4    Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 62 3
  Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 76   Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 63  
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg A Zaporozhanova 4 61 2 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 3 0 r
2 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 60 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. n.a.
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Inoue (first round)
  3. Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana (qualifying competition)
  4. Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina (Qualifier)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi (Qualifier)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann (Qualifier)
  9. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Goloviznina (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Goloviznina 65 6
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis 4 71
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Maria Djordjio 1 2  
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WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Maria Djordjio   
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis 6567 
8 Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 7779 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Natalia Nikitina 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Olga Timofeeva 3 0  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Natalia Nikitina 2 0  
8 Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 66 
  Flag of India.svg Archana Venkataraman 2 0  
8 Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 66 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Anna Shchupak 2 2  
3 Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Gulvona Khodjaeva 0 0  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ksenia Gorbunova 0 0  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Gulvona Khodjaeva66 
3 Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana 3 4  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Mossiakova1 63
  Flag of India.svg Arthi Venkataraman 60 6
  Flag of India.svg Arthi Venkataraman 1 1  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Voropaeva 3 2  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna 2 3  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova 66 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 3 0  
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Sysoeva 4 2  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova 677 
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya 1 63 
  Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Paniouchkina 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nargisa Akramova 1 0  
  Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Paniouchkina 3 4  
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 4 5  
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya 67 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Irina Kornienko 1 2  
7 Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 66 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Luiza Biktyakova 3 2  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Alexandra Zadoryn 0 3  
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Luiza Biktyakova 66 
7 Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 677 
  Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider 4 65 
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Furuza Gafurova 2 4  
  Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ishida 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ishida 1 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider 66 
2 Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Inoue 2 2  

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