1999 Wismilak International – Singles

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Singles
1999 Wismilak International
Champion Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Final score6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Wismilak International ·  2000  

The 1999 Wismilak International singles was the singles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.

Contents

Swede Åsa Carlsson won in the final, 6–2, 6–4, against Erika deLone, to win her first WTA title.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (second round)
  3. Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja (second round)
  4. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer (first round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (first round)
  6. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt (second round)
  8. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson 777 
WC Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger 655  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone 2 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande 2 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 61 5
  Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 67   Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 2 67
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Gerši 3 5    Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 791 1
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 66   Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 6766
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood 2 4    Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 66 
WC Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya 67 WC Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya 3 0  
8 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 3 5    Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 777 
3 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 776 WC Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 655  
Q Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi 631  3 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 73 0
WC Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 64 6WC Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 5 66
  Flag of France.svg É Loit 3 64 WC Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 5 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 4 666 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 74 1
  Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 62 3   Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 63 4
WC Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan 2 64 6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 1 66
6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 677 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 1 3  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 6364 
Q Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 4 63   Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 7777 
  Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 61 6  Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 1 0  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 64 6  Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula 4 63   Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 3 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 62    Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 66 
4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 2 1r  Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 66 
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 776   Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 2 3  
  Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 644  7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 3 65
  Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 776   Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 64 7
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee 644    Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 62 3
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 65 5   Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 0 66
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 1 77  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 66 
2 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 1 3  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida (second round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová (second round)
  4. Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić (Qualifier)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec (first round)
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee (Qualifier)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood (Qualifier)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daphne van de Zande 4 1  
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva 64 4
  Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan 4 66
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mireille Dittmann 3 62
  Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan 64 6
  Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan 1 5  
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 67 
  Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 4 67
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yi Jing-Qian 60 5
  Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 1 0r
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 61  
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova 6464
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 773 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová 5 66
WC Flag of Japan.svg Riei Otakeyama 72 1
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová 4 4  
  Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó 3 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu 0 5  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 67 
  Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc 1 3  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 1 3  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 66 
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec 3 3  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin 3 3  
  Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki 3 4  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 6676
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 4 794
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 3 3  
  Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth 1 64
WC Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott 61 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott 2 4  
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić 66 
Alt Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Sasano 1 1  
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić 66 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 66 
WC Flag of Indonesia.svg Wukirasih Sawondari 3 3  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 72 6
  Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 5 63
  Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 66 
WC Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram 4 1  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 4 76
  Flag of the United States.svg Holly Parkinson 65 4
  Flag of the United States.svg Holly Parkinson 6866
Alt Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Fix 7101 3
  Flag of the United States.svg Holly Parkinson 76 
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida 5 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg Brandis Braverman 1 1  
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida 66 

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