1999 Family Circle Cup

The 1999 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from March 29 through April 4, 1999. Martina Hingis won the singles title.

1999 Family Circle Cup
DateMarch 29 – April 4
Edition27th
CategoryTier I
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, USA
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Attendance102,743 [1]
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
← 1998 · Family Circle Cup · 2000 →

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Martina Hingis defeated   Anna Kournikova, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 45th of her career.

Doubles edit

  Elena Likhovtseva /   Jana Novotná defeated   Barbara Schett /   Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–4

Entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Rank Seed
   SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
  USA Monica Seles 3 2
  CZE Jana Novotná 4 3
  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 4
  RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 5
   SUI Patty Schnyder 13 6
  RUS Anna Kournikova 20 7
  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 14 8
  ROU Irina Spîrlea 15 9
  ESP Conchita Martínez 18 10
  BLR Natasha Zvereva 17 11
  AUT Barbara Schett 19 12
  ITA Silvia Farina 25 13
  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 22 14
  ESP Magüi Serna 24 15
  SVK Henrieta Nagyová 26 16

Other entrants edit

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

References edit

  1. ^ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". SportsBusiness Daily. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

External links edit