1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Singles
	1999 Swisscom Challenge
Champions	Venus Williams
Runners-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles was the singles event of the sixteenth edition of the Swisscom Challenge; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Switzerland. Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

Venus Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against home player and World No. 1 Martina Hingis.

Seeds

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

Martina Hingis (Final)
Venus Williams (Champion)
Mary Pierce (Semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
Barbara Schett (Second Round)
Julie Halard-Decugis (Quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (Quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

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

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

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 Elia	6	6			S Farina Elia	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

Seeds

Henrieta Nagyová (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
Magüi Serna (Qualifier)
Corina Morariu (Qualifier)
María Sánchez Lorenzo (Second Round)
Karina Habšudová (Second Round)
Maureen Drake (Second Round)
Tatiana Panova (Qualifier)
Tara Snyder (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky Loser

Henrieta Nagyová

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

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

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

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

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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