1999 WTA German Open – Singles

The 1999 WTA German Open singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Central Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Conchita Martínez was the defending champion; Martínez lost in the third round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Singles
1999 WTA German Open
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Julie Halard-Decugis
Final score6–0, 6–1

World No. 1 Martina Hingis won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against the unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis.

Seeds

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

  1. Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. Jana Novotná (second round)
  3. Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  5. n.a.
  6. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  7. Serena Williams (quarterfinals, retired)
  8. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  9. Anna Kournikova (first round)
  10. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
  11. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
  12. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
  13. Irina Spîrlea (first round, retired)
  14. Conchita Martínez (third round)
  15. Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  16. 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 2r
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 2r
  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 0r 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
  1. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
  2. Amanda Hopmans (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Alicia Molik (first round)
  5. Larisa Neiland (first round)
  6. Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
  7. Sandra Kleinová (qualifier)
  8. Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  2. Sandra Kleinová
  3. Sandra Naćuk
  4. Sandra Cacic
  5. Germana Di Natale
  6. Sandra Klösel
  7. Miriam Schnitzer
  8. Anca Barna

Lucky losers
  1. Mariana Díaz Oliva
  2. Florencia Labat
  3. Pavlina Stoyanova
  4. Amanda Hopmans

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  

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