1999 Direct Line International Championships
1999 Direct Line International Championships | |
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Date | 14 – 19 June |
Edition | 25th |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
Venue | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Natasha Zvereva | |
Doubles | |
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova |
The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.[1]
Entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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USA | Monica Seles | 4 | 1 |
ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 2 |
FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 9 | 3 |
RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 12 | 4 |
RUS | Anna Kournikova | 18 | 5 |
BLR | Natasha Zvereva | 17 | 6 |
ROU | Irina Spîrlea | 21 | 7 |
RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 22 | 8 |
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Samantha Smith
- Karen Cross
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Julie Pullin / Lorna Woodroffe
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Louise Latimer
- Elena Tatarkova
- Mariaan de Swardt
- Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
Finals[]
Singles[]
Natasha Zvereva defeated Nathalie Tauziat, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3
- It was Zvereva's only singles title of the year and the fourth of her career.[2]
Doubles[]
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Jana Novotná / Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired
References[]
- ^ "Centre court classics". Eastbourne Herald. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Player Bio: Natalia Zvereva". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1999 WTA Tour
- Eastbourne International
- 1999 in English women's sport
- June 1999 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 1999 in English tennis