1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 European Indoor Championships.

Singles
1999 Swisscom Challenge
Champions	Venus Williams
Runners-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Lindsay Davenport was the two-time reigning champion, but she did not compete this year.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (final)
Venus Williams (champion)
Mary Pierce (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
Barbara Schett (second round)
Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6

	8	Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	3
								1	Martina Hingis	3	4

								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	3	Mary Pierce	4	4

	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

								1	M Hingis	7⁷	6
		E Likhovtseva	3	5				Q	T Panova	6⁴	2
	Q	T Panova	6	7											1	M Hingis	7	6
	Q	C Morariu	6	6											Q	C Morariu	5	2
	Q	E Dementieva	2	2				Q	C Morariu	7⁸	0	6
	WC	L Raymond	3	4				5	B Schett	6⁶	6	4
	5	B Schett	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	4	6
																						8	N Tauziat	3	6	3
								4	A Coetzer	1	6	6
		A Frazier	6	1	4				P Schnyder	6	3	2
		P Schnyder	4	6	6										4	A Coetzer	3	6	2
	Q	M Serna	2	6	7										8	N Tauziat	6	3	6
		R Dragomir	6	3	5			Q	M Serna	3	6⁵
		S Testud	5	3				8	N Tauziat	6	7⁷
	8	N Tauziat	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	7	D Van Roost	3	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	4	2			7	D Van Roost	6	6
		S Farina Elia	6	6					S Farina Elia	2	2
	WC	M Oremans	4	3											7	D Van Roost	2	4
		N Dechy	5	4											3	M Pierce	6	6
		C Rubin	7	6					C Rubin	1	2
								3	M Pierce	6	6
																						3	M Pierce	4	4
	6	J Halard-Decugis	7⁷	4	7																	2	V Williams	6	6
	WC	J Capriati	6⁵	6	5			6	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		A Huber	6	6					A Huber	2	4
		N Zvereva	2	2											6	J Halard-Decugis	6	4	3
		I Spîrlea	6	7											2	V Williams	1	6	6
	LL	H Nagyová	2	5					I Spîrlea	3	2
								2	V Williams	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Henrieta Nagyová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Magüi Serna (qualifier)
Corina Morariu (qualifier)
María Sánchez Lorenzo (second round)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Maureen Drake (second round)
Tatiana Panova (qualifier)
Tara Snyder (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Henrieta Nagyová

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

								1	Henrieta Nagyová	5	7	6
		Anna Żarska	3	2					Sandra Kleinová	7	5	1
		Sandra Kleinová	6	6											1	Henrieta Nagyová	3	6⁵
		Elena Dementieva	6	7⁷												Elena Dementieva	6	7⁷
		Olga Barabanschikova	2	6⁴					Elena Dementieva	6	6
								5	Karina Habšudová	2	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

								4	María Sánchez Lorenzo	3	7⁹	2
		Denisa Chládková	6	6					Denisa Chládková	6	6⁷	6
		Angelika Bachmann	0	1												Denisa Chládková	5	6	1
		Zuzana Ondrášková	w/o												7	Tatiana Panova	7	4	6
		Jana Kandarr							Zuzana Ondrášková	1	2
								7	Tatiana Panova	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

								6	Maureen Drake	1	3
		Nadia Petrova	6	6					Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Lilia Osterloh	1	3												Nadia Petrova	6⁴	6	6⁷
		Camilla Kremer	6	6											3	Corina Morariu	7⁷	1	7⁹
		Sabine Lohmann	3	2					Camilla Kremer	1	2
								3	Corina Morariu	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	8	Tara Snyder	4	6	6
		Miriam Schnitzer	6	3	4			8	Tara Snyder	6	6
		Jelena Kostanić	6	6⁵	6				Jelena Kostanić	4	4
		Adriana Gerši	1	7⁷	4										8	Tara Snyder	3	6	3
		Miroslava Vavrinec	6	6											2	Magüi Serna	6	0	6
		Stephanie Gehrlein	0	1					Miroslava Vavrinec	3	5
								2	Magüi Serna	6	7

External links

1999 WTA Tour « 1998 2000 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Munich (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Paris (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Cairo (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch Sopot (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Tier IVa tournaments	Bogota (S, D) Knokke-Zoute (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Palermo (S, D)
Tier IVb tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Prostějov (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Pörtschach (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

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