1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Singles
1999 Swisscom Challenge
Final
ChampionsUnited States Venus Williams
Runners-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 European Indoor Championships.

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.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (final)
  2. United States Venus Williams (champion)
  3. France Mary Pierce (semifinals)
  4. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  5. Austria Barbara Schett (second round)
  6. France Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
  7. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  8. France Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 4 6
8 France Nathalie Tauziat 3 6 3
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 4  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
3 France Mary Pierce 4 4  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland M Hingis 77 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 3 5   Q Russia T Panova 64 2  
Q Russia T Panova 6 7   1 Switzerland M Hingis 7 6  
Q United States C Morariu 6 6   Q United States C Morariu 5 2  
Q Russia E Dementieva 2 2   Q United States C Morariu 78 0 6
WC United States L Raymond 3 4   5 Austria B Schett 66 6 4
5 Austria B Schett 6 6   1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 4 6
8 France N Tauziat 3 6 3
4 South Africa A Coetzer 1 6 6
  United States A Frazier 6 1 4   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 3 2
  Switzerland P Schnyder 4 6 6 4 South Africa A Coetzer 3 6 2
Q Spain M Serna 2 6 7 8 France N Tauziat 6 3 6
  Romania R Dragomir 6 3 5 Q Spain M Serna 3 65  
  France S Testud 5 3   8 France N Tauziat 6 77  
8 France N Tauziat 7 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Belgium D Van Roost 3 6 6
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 4 2 7 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6  
  Italy S Farina 6 6     Italy S Farina 2 2  
WC Netherlands M Oremans 4 3   7 Belgium D Van Roost 2 4  
  France N Dechy 5 4   3 France M Pierce 6 6  
  United States C Rubin 7 6     United States C Rubin 1 2  
3 France M Pierce 6 6  
3 France M Pierce 4 4  
6 France J Halard-Decugis 77 4 7 2 United States V Williams 6 6  
WC United States J Capriati 65 6 5 6 France J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  Germany A Huber 6 6     Germany A Huber 2 4  
  Belarus N Zvereva 2 2   6 France J Halard-Decugis 6 4 3
  Romania I Spîrlea 6 7   2 United States V Williams 1 6 6
LL Slovakia H Nagyová 2 5     Romania I Spîrlea 3 2  
2 United States V Williams 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Spain Magüi Serna (qualifier)
  3. United States Corina Morariu (qualifier)
  4. Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo (second round)
  5. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  6. Canada Maureen Drake (second round)
  7. Russia Tatiana Panova (qualifier)
  8. United States Tara Snyder (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 5 7 6
  Poland Anna Żarska 3 2     Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 7 5 1
  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 6 6   1 Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 3 65  
  Russia Elena Dementieva 6 77     Russia Elena Dementieva 6 77  
  Belarus Olga Barabanschikova 2 64     Russia Elena Dementieva 6 6  
5 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 2 3  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 3 79 2
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 6 6     Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 6 67 6
  Germany Angelika Bachmann 0 1     Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 5 6 1
  Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková w/o     7 Russia Tatiana Panova 7 4 6
  Germany Jana Kandarr         Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková 1 2  
7 Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
6 Canada Maureen Drake 1 3  
  Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6     Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
  United States Lilia Osterloh 1 3     Russia Nadia Petrova 64 6 67
  Germany Camilla Kremer 6 6   3 United States Corina Morariu 77 1 79
  Germany Sabine Lohmann 3 2     Germany Camilla Kremer 1 2  
3 United States Corina Morariu 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
8 United States Tara Snyder 4 6 6
  Germany Miriam Schnitzer 6 3 4 8 United States Tara Snyder 6 6  
  Croatia Jelena Kostanić 6 65 6   Croatia Jelena Kostanić 4 4  
  Czech Republic Adriana Gerši 1 77 4 8 United States Tara Snyder 3 6 3
  Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec 6 6   2 Spain Magüi Serna 6 0 6
  Germany Stephanie Gehrlein 0 1     Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec 3 5  
2 Spain Magüi Serna 6 7