1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 European Indoor Championships.

Singles
1999 Swisscom Challenge
Final
ChampionsUnited States Venus Williams
Runners-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Swisscom Challenge · 2000 →

Lindsay Davenport was the two-time reigning champion, but she did not compete this year.

Seeds

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

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

Qualifying draw

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Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   D Van Roost 3 6 6
    A Sugiyama 6 4 2 7   D Van Roost 6 6  
    S Farina 6 6       S Farina 2 2  
WC   M Oremans 4 3   7   D Van Roost 2 4  
    N Dechy 5 4   3   M Pierce 6 6  
    C Rubin 7 6       C Rubin 1 2  
3   M Pierce 6 6  
3   M Pierce 4 4  
6   J Halard-Decugis 77 4 7 2   V Williams 6 6  
WC   J Capriati 65 6 5 6   J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
    A Huber 6 6       A Huber 2 4  
    N Zvereva 2 2   6   J Halard-Decugis 6 4 3
    I Spîrlea 6 7   2   V Williams 1 6 6
LL   H Nagyová 2 5       I Spîrlea 3 2  
2   V Williams 6 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Henrieta Nagyová

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
8   Tara Snyder 4 6 6
    Miriam Schnitzer 6 3 4 8   Tara Snyder 6 6  
    Jelena Kostanić 6 65 6     Jelena Kostanić 4 4  
    Adriana Gerši 1 77 4 8   Tara Snyder 3 6 3
    Miroslava Vavrinec 6 6   2   Magüi Serna 6 0 6
    Stephanie Gehrlein 0 1       Miroslava Vavrinec 3 5  
2   Magüi Serna 6 7  
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