1999 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1999 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.

Singles
1999 Sparkassen Cup
Champion Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up Květa Hrdličková
Score6–1, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

After losing in last year's final, Nathalie Tauziat won the title this year, defeating qualifier Květa Hrdličková, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

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

  1. Mary Pierce (semifinals)
  2. Nathalie Tauziat (champion)
  3. Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
  4. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
  5. Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
  6. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  7. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  8. Anke Huber (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Mary Pierce 6 3 3
Q Květa Hrdličková 1 6 6
Q Květa Hrdličková 1 3  
2 Nathalie Tauziat 6 6  
8 Anke Huber 7 4 3
2 Nathalie Tauziat 5 6 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Pierce 7 6  
  J Dokic 4 5   Q S Kleinová 6 2  
Q S Kleinová 6 7   1 M Pierce 6 6  
  H Nagyová 3 3   6 C Martínez 2 2  
Q T Panova 6 6   Q T Panova 7 3 1
  I Spîrlea 1 6 4 6 C Martínez 5 6 6
6 C Martínez 6 4 6 1 M Pierce 6 3 3
Q K Hrdličková 1 6 6
3 J Halard-Decugis 2 3  
  J Kruger 0 4   WC S Appelmans 6 6  
WC S Appelmans 6 6   WC S Appelmans 2 6 6
WC K Clijsters 5 7 3 Q K Hrdličková 6 2 7
Q K Hrdličková 7 5 6 Q K Hrdličková 6 3 6
WC S Klösel 4 2   7 E Likhovtseva 4 6 4
7 E Likhovtseva 6 6  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 A Huber 6 3 6
  A Smashnova 0 6 3 8 A Huber 5 6 6
  S Talaja 4 7 6   S Talaja 7 4 2
  A Sugiyama 6 5 3 8 A Huber 6 6  
SR M Maleeva 3 6 3   A-G Sidot 4 4  
  A-G Sidot 6 2 6   A-G Sidot 3 6 6
4 D Van Roost 6 2 3
8 A Huber 7 4 3
7 A Kournikova 7 6   2 N Tauziat 5 6 6
  A Kremer 5 4   5 A Kournikova 6 6  
  S Testud 3 6 6   S Testud 2 4  
  P Schnyder 6 1 0 5 A Kournikova 6 5  
  M Serna 4 6   2 N Tauziat 7 7  
Q N Petrova 6 7   Q N Petrova 3 6 3
2 N Tauziat 6 3 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Tatiana Panova (Qualifier)
  2. n.a.
  3. Elena Dementieva (qualifying competition)
  4. Květa Hrdličková (Qualifier)
  5. n.a.
  6. Lubomira Bacheva (first round)
  7. Adriana Gerši (qualifying competition)
  8. Laurence Courtois (second round)
  9. Anastasia Myskina (qualifying competition)
  10. Sandra Kleinová (Qualifier)

Qualifiers
  1. Tatiana Panova
  2. Květa Hrdličková
  3. Nadia Petrova
  4. Sandra Kleinová

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Tatiana Panova 6 6  
  Jelena Kostanić 4 1  
1 Tatiana Panova 6 6  
  Evelyn Fauth 0 4  
  Evelyn Fauth 5 6 6
WC Lydia Steinbach 7 1 1
1 Tatiana Panova 6 6 6
7 Adriana Gerši 4 7 4
  Miroslava Vavrinec 7 6  
  Raluca Sandu 5 4  
  Miroslava Vavrinec 6 3  
7 Adriana Gerši 7 6  
  Katrin Meiss 2 1  
7 Adriana Gerši 6 6  

Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Květa Hrdličková 5 6 6
  Elena Tatarkova 7 4 4
4 Květa Hrdličková 6 6  
  Sandra Načuk 2 4  
  Alexandra Fusai 3 5  
  Sandra Načuk 6 7  
4 Květa Hrdličková 6 6  
9 Anastasia Myskina 1 4  
  Lenka Němečková 6 6  
Alt Svetlana Krivencheva 1 4  
  Lenka Němečková 0 4  
9 Anastasia Myskina 6 6  
  Ľudmila Cervanová 2 6 3
9 Anastasia Myskina 6 2 6

Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Laurence Courtois 6 6  
  Jana Kandarr 4 3  
8 Laurence Courtois 6 2  
  Nadia Petrova 7 6  
  Nadia Petrova 2 6 6
  Martina Suchá 6 4 2
  Nadia Petrova 6 6  
3 Elena Dementieva 4 3  
Alt Adriana Barna 2 4  
  Petra Mandula 6 6  
  Petra Mandula 1 2  
3 Elena Dementieva 6 6  
  Janette Husárová 7 1 0
3 Elena Dementieva 6 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Lubomira Bacheva 7 3 4
WC Mia Buric 6 6 6
WC Mia Buric 6 5 2
  Angelika Bachmann 4 7 6
WC Julia Schruff 4 6 2
  Angelika Bachmann 6 3 6
  Angelika Bachmann 0 0  
10 Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
  Anca Barna 6 6  
  Marion Maruska 4 0  
  Anca Barna 3 5  
10 Sandra Kleinová 6 7  
  Patricia Wartusch 6 3  
10 Sandra Kleinová 7 6  
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