1999 WTA German Open – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Julie Halard-Decugis in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 WTA German Open.

Singles
1999 WTA German Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Julie Halard-Decugis
Score	6–0, 6–1

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

Martina Hingis (champion)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
n.a.
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals, retired)
Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
Anna Kournikova (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)
Dominique Van Roost (second round)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (first round, retired)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Martina Hingis	7	7

	16	Barbara Schett	5	5
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6

								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	0
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3

	7	Serena Williams	3	2^r
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6

																Julie Halard-Decugis	0	1
		Julie Halard-Decugis	5	6	6

	3	Steffi Graf	7	4	4
									Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6

									Ruxandra Dragomir	2	2
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	1	1

		Ruxandra Dragomir	3	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	M Hingis	6	6
		G León García	6	6					G León García	3	2
		A Sugiyama	1	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	G Di Natale	2	2												E Likhovtseva	4	1
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	7
	WC	J Kandarr	2	1				11	D Van Roost	3	5
	11	D Van Roost	6	6																		1	M Hingis	7	7
	16	B Schett	6	5	6																	16	B Schett	5	5
		M de Swardt	4	7	2			16	B Schett	6	6
	LL	M Díaz Oliva	4	2				Q	M Schnitzer	0	3
	Q	M Schnitzer	6	6											16	B Schett	6	4	7⁷
		T Snyder	4	1											6	N Tauziat	1	6	6⁵
		S Farina	6	6					S Farina	2	3
								6	N Tauziat	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								4	A Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	6³	7⁸
		C Morariu	7⁷	6					C Morariu	6⁰	7⁷	6⁶
	Q	S Klösel	6⁴	4											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	0	7
	Q	S Kleinová	6	6											14	C Martínez	1	6	5
		S Plischke	4	1				Q	S Kleinová	4	0
		A-G Sidot	6⁵	2				14	C Martínez	6	6
	14	C Martínez	7⁷	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3
	9	A Kournikova	7⁷	4	6⁵																	7	S Williams	3	2^r
		M J Fernández	6⁴	6	7⁷				M J Fernández	6	1	0
		C Rubin	3	6²					L Raymond	3	6	6
		L Raymond	6	7⁷												L Raymond	1	6¹
	LL	A Hopmans	4	6	1										7	S Williams	6	7⁷
	WC	J Capriati	6	4	6				J Capriati	6³	3
								7	S Williams	7⁷	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								LL	P Stoyanova	4	6	6
		A Fusai	4	1					A Huber	6	4	4
		A Huber	6	6											LL	P Stoyanova	1	0
		B Rippner	6⁵	2												J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		J Halard-Decugis	7⁷	6					J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		A Glass	6	2	3			15	N Zvereva	2	0
	15	N Zvereva	3	6	6																		J Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
	13	I Spîrlea	4	0^r																		3	S Graf	7	4	4
		C Black	6	1					C Black	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	7⁷	6²	6			Q	S Cacic	0	1
	Q	A Barna	6²	7⁷	1											C Black	6⁵	2
	Q	S Naćuk	6	4	6										3	S Graf	7⁷	6
		E Tatarkova	3	6	3			Q	S Naćuk	6	3	4
								3	S Graf	2	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								8	P Schnyder	6	6
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	4	4
		K Hrdličková	3	3											8	P Schnyder	2	7⁷	6
		M Weingärtner	0	0												A Smashnova	6	6³	1
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	3	6	6
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	6	4	0
	10	A Coetzer	4	1																		8	P Schnyder	6	1	1
	12	A Mauresmo	6	6																			R Dragomir	3	6	6
	Q	E Gagliardi	4	3				12	A Mauresmo	7	4	6
		T Panova	4	6³				WC	J Abe	5	6	2
	WC	J Abe	6	7⁷											12	A Mauresmo	2	5
		R Dragomir	6	6												R Dragomir	6	7
	LL	F Labat	3	1					R Dragomir	7⁷	6
								2	J Novotná	6⁴	2

Qualifying

Seeds

Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
Amanda Hopmans (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Alicia Molik (first round)
Larisa Neiland (first round)
Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
Sandra Kleinová (qualifier)
Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	1	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6

		Radka Pelikánová	4	3
								1	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	3	6

									Flora Perfetti	4	6	1
	WC	Mia Buric	3	1

		Flora Perfetti	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

		Adriana Gerši	1	1

		Elena Dementieva	6	6
									Elena Dementieva	3	4

								7	Sandra Kleinová	6	6
	WC	Martina Müller	6	3	3

	7	Sandra Kleinová	1	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6

	WC	Angelika Rösch	2	2
								3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	3	3

									Sandra Naćuk	6	6
		Sandra Naćuk	6	6

		Kerry-Anne Guse	2	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

		Sandra Cacic	6	6

		María José Gaidano	3	1
									Sandra Cacic	7	3	6

									Liezel Horn	5	6	3
		Liezel Horn	6	6

	5	Larisa Neiland	3	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	8	Sonya Jeyaseelan	3	1

		Germana Di Natale	6	6
									Germana Di Natale	6	2	7

									Alicia Ortuño	4	6	5
		Samantha Reeves	2	3

		Alicia Ortuño	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

		Raluca Sandu	3	1

		Florencia Labat	6	6
									Florencia Labat	6	3	2

									Sandra Klösel	3	6	6
		Sandra Klösel	6	6

	4	Alicia Molik	4	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	6	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	4	4

		Pavlina Stoyanova	6	6
									Pavlina Stoyanova	1	6	1

									Miriam Schnitzer	6	1	6
		Sandra Dopfer	6	4	2

		Miriam Schnitzer	2	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

		Anca Barna	6	6

		Aleksandra Olsza	3	4
									Anca Barna	2	6	6

								2	Amanda Hopmans	6	1	2
	WC	Syna Schmidle	3	1

	2	Amanda Hopmans	6	6

References

1999 WTA German Open Draw

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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