1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Amy Frazier[1]
Runner-upJapan Ai Sugiyama
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 19999 Japan Open Tennis Championships women's singles was the women's singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Japan Open; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Amy Frazier.

Seeds

  1. Japan Ai Sugiyama (final)
  2. United States Amy Frazier (champion)
  3. United States Corina Morariu (semifinals)
  4. United States Kimberly Po (second round)
  5. Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi (first round)
  6. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  7. United States Jane Chi (semifinals)
  8. Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 Japan Ai Sugiyama 77 6  
7 United States Jane Chi 65 3  
1 Japan Ai Sugiyama 2 2  
2 United States Amy Frazier 6 6  
3 United States Corina Morariu 4 7 3
2 United States Amy Frazier 6 5 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
LL Indonesia W Prakusya 1 3   1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
  Czech Republic L Němečková 7 6     Czech Republic L Němečková 4 1  
Q United States K Schlukebir 5 4   1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
  United States S Reeves 2 2     Chinese Taipei J Lee 4 0  
  Chinese Taipei J Lee 6 6     Chinese Taipei J Lee 77 6  
  United States J Watanabe 6 6     United States J Watanabe 64 3  
5 Puerto Rico K Brandi 4 2   1 Japan A Sugiyama 77 6  
4 United States K Po 7 6   7 United States J Chi 65 3  
  Japan M Saeki 5 2   4 United States K Po 5 6 3
  South Korea S-h Park 4 2     Czech Republic S Kleinová 7 4 6
  Czech Republic S Kleinová 6 6     Czech Republic S Kleinová 2 0r
Q Japan M Miyauchi 6 3 4 7 United States J Chi 6 3  
  South Africa S de Beer 4 6 6   South Africa S de Beer 4 3  
Q South Korea Y-j Cho 4 1   7 United States J Chi 6 6  
7 United States J Chi 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 6 6  
WC Japan S Obata 4 2   8 Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 6 6  
  Netherlands S Noorlander 4 65     Japan Y Yoshida 1 4  
  Japan Y Yoshida 6 77   8 Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 77 3 4
  United States M Washington 6 6   3 United States C Morariu 63 6 6
Q United Kingdom H Collin 3 4     United States M Washington 2 0  
  Austria M Maruska 3 2   3 United States C Morariu 6 6  
3 United States C Morariu 6 6   3 United States C Morariu 4 7 3
6 United States M Shaughnessy 3 5   2 United States A Frazier 6 5 6
  United States M Tu 6 7     United States M Tu 2 6 6
  United States L Wild 3 1   WC Japan S Asagoe 6 3 3
WC Japan S Asagoe 6 6     United States M Tu 7 4 4
  France L Andretto 4 3   2 United States A Frazier 5 6 6
  Australia K-A Guse 6 6     Australia K-A Guse 63 0  
  Japan H Inoue 0 3   2 United States A Frazier 77 6  
2 United States A Frazier 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Indonesia Wynne Prakusya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. South Korea Kim Eun-ha (second round)
  3. South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong (qualifier)
  4. United States Katie Schlukebir (qualifier)
  5. Japan Misumi Miyauchi (qualifier)
  6. Japan Akiko Morigami (second round)
  7. Japan Tomoe Hotta (first round)
  8. Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Indonesia Wynne Prakusya

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Indonesia Wynne Prakusya 6 6  
  Japan Keiko Tameishi 0 0  
1 Indonesia Wynne Prakusya 6 79  
  Japan Yoshiko Sasano 4 67  
  Japan Yoshiko Sasano 6 7  
  Japan Miyako Ataka 1 5  
1 Indonesia Wynne Prakusya 3 2  
5 Japan Misumi Miyauchi 6 6  
  Japan Shiho Hisamatsu 2    
  Japan Akiko Gunji 1r  
  Japan Shiho Hisamatsu 7 2 1
5 Japan Misumi Miyauchi 5 6 6
  Japan Sachie Umehara 6 4 1
5 Japan Misumi Miyauchi 2 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 6 6  
  Japan Madoka Kuki 2 0  
3 South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 6 6  
  Japan Maiko Inoue 2 4  
  Japan Maiko Inoue 6 6  
  Japan Kazue Takuma 2 0  
3 South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 6 6  
  Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 4 3  
  Japan Keiko Nagatomi 6 6  
WC Japan Yumi Yokoi 3 2  
  Japan Keiko Nagatomi 0 4  
  Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 6 6  
  Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 6 6  
8 Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs 3 2  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Japan Tomoe Hotta 6 2 63
  Japan Akiko Kinebuchi 4 6 77
  Japan Akiko Kinebuchi 6 6  
  Japan Hiroko Mochizuki 1 3  
  Japan Hiroko Mochizuki 1 6 6
  Japan Riei Otakeyama 6 3 4
  Japan Akiko Kinebuchi 5 4  
4 United States Katie Schlukebir 7 6  
  Japan Seiko Okamoto 4 6 6
  Thailand Benjamas Sangaram 6 4 1
  Japan Seiko Okamoto 3 0  
4 United States Katie Schlukebir 6 6  
  Japan Nami Urabe 3 3  
4 United States Katie Schlukebir 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Japan Akiko Morigami 6 6  
  Japan Keiko Ishida 0 2  
6 Japan Akiko Morigami 6 4 1
  United Kingdom Hannah Collin 1 6 6
  United Kingdom Hannah Collin 6 6  
WC Japan Eri Ohmi 0 2  
  United Kingdom Hannah Collin 6 6  
WC Japan Keiko Taguchi 0 2  
  Japan Chiaki Nakajima 1 79 3
WC Japan Keiko Taguchi 6 67 6
WC Japan Keiko Taguchi 6 2 6
2 South Korea Kim Eun-ha 4 6 4
WC Japan Kaori Goto 4 1  
2 South Korea Kim Eun-ha 6 6  

References

  1. ^ a b "1999 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2015.