1999 Swisscom Challenge
1999 Swisscom Challenge | |
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Date | 11–17 October |
Edition | 16th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
Venue | Schluefweg |
Champions | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October until 17 October 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
Entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
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Venus Williams | 3 | 2 |
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Mary Pierce | 6 | 3 |
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Amanda Coetzer | 8 | 4 |
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Barbara Schett | 7 | 5 |
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Julie Halard-Decugis | 9 | 6 |
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Dominique Van Roost | 12 | 7 |
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Nathalie Tauziat | 10 | 8 |
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Lisa Raymond
Miriam Oremans
Jennifer Capriati
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Maureen Drake /
Miroslava Vavrinec
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Tatiana Panova
Corina Morariu
Elena Dementieva
Magüi Serna
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Finals[]
Singles[]
Venus Williams defeated
Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4
- It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Doubles[]
Lisa Raymond /
Rennae Stubbs defeated
Nathalie Tauziat /
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2
- It was Raymond's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was also Stubbs' 3rd title of the year, but the 17th of her career.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1999 WTA Tour
- Zurich Open
- 1999 in Swiss tennis
- 1999 in Swiss women's sport