1999 Direct Line International Championships

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]

1999 Direct Line International Championships
Date14 – 19 June
Edition25th
CategoryTier II
Draw32S / 16D
SurfaceGrass
LocationEastbourne, United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Natasha Zvereva
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
 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:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

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

  1. "Centre court classics". Eastbourne Herald. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Player Bio: Natalia Zvereva". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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