1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Singles
1999 Direct Line International Championships
Champion	Natasha Zvereva
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	0–6, 7–5, 6–3

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles was the singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Jana Novotná was the defending champion but retired earlier in the year.

Natasha Zvereva won in the final 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (Second Round)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
3. Nathalie Tauziat (Final)
4. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
5. Anna Kournikova (Semifinals)
6. Natasha Zvereva (Champion)
7. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
8. Elena Likhovtseva (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Natasha Zvereva	6^5	7^7	10
	4	Amanda Coetzer	7^7	6^4	8
								6	Natasha Zvereva	0	7	6
								3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	5	3
	3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	8
	5	Anna Kournikova	4	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Seles	4	4
	A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	6
WC	S Smith	4	1												A Kremer	0	1
	A Fusai	5	3											6	N Zvereva	6	6
	M Lučić	7	6					M Lučić	5	1
	T Snyder	3	3				6	N Zvereva	7	6
6	N Zvereva	6	6																		6	N Zvereva	6^5	7^7	10
																					4	A Coetzer	7^7	6^4	8
							4	A Coetzer	6	6
Q	L Latimer	4	6^2				Q	E Tatarkova	3	4
Q	E Tatarkova	6	7^7											4	A Coetzer	7^7	6
Q	M de Swardt	7^7	6											Q	M de Swardt	6^3	3
Q	A-G Sidot	6^5	2				Q	M de Swardt	6	6
	A Smashnova	2	6	3			7	I Spîrlea	3	4
7	I Spîrlea	6	3	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
8	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6
	C Morariu	6	4	0			8	E Likhovtseva	6	6
LL	M Drake	5	1					A Sugiyama	3	4
	A Sugiyama	7	6											8	E Likhovtseva	6	2	1
	S Plischke	6	3	6										3	N Tauziat	0	6	6
WC	K Cross	2	6	1				S Plischke	3	3
							3	N Tauziat	6	6
																					3	N Tauziat	6	4	8
5	A Kournikova	6	4	6																	5	A Kournikova	4	6	6
	C Rubin	2	6	4			5	A Kournikova	7^7	6
	L Raymond	3	7^8	6				L Raymond	6^4	4
	M Serna	6	6^6	4										5	A Kournikova	6	7^7
	N Dechy	4	6	6											N Dechy	3	6^5
	A Frazier	6	2	1				N Dechy	7	6
							2	A Sánchez Vicario	5	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Mariaan de Swardt (Qualifier)
2. Fabiola Zuluaga (Second Round)
3. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
4. Kimberly Po (First Round)
5. Maureen Drake (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
6. Amélie Cocheteux (First Round)
7. Elena Tatarkova (Qualifier)
8. Katarina Srebotnik (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. Mariaan de Swardt
2. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3. Elena Tatarkova
4. Louise Latimer

Lucky Loser

1. Maureen Drake

Qualifying Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	1	6
		Christína Papadáki	3	6	2
								1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	6
									Laura Golarsa	4	2
	WC	Lucie Ahl	4	6	2
		Laura Golarsa	6	3	6
															1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	6
															5	Maureen Drake	1	1
		Jane Chi	5
		Nicole Arendt	2	r
									Jane Chi	6	3	4
								5	Maureen Drake	3	6	6
		Denisa Chládková	1	4
	5	Maureen Drake	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	7	6
		Sandra Naćuk	5	4
								1	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	7^7
									Brie Rippner	4	6^3
		Nicole Pratt	5	5
		Brie Rippner	7	7
															1	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	4	7^8	6
															8	Katarina Srebotnik	6	6^6	3
		Jolene Watanabe	3	4
		Émilie Loit	6	6
									Émilie Loit	6	3	2
								8	Katarina Srebotnik	1	6	6
	WC	Lorna Woodroffe	5	4
	8	Katarina Srebotnik	7	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
		Magdalena Grzybowska	2	2
								7	Elena Tatarkova	4	6	6
								Alt	Rachel McQuillan	6	1	1
	Alt	Rachel McQuillan	7^9	7^7
		Miho Saeki	6^7	6^4
															7	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
																Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	2
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	7	6
		Els Callens	5	2
									Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	7^8
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	2	6^6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	2	7^7	9
	4	Kimberly Po	6	6^4	7

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Amélie Cocheteux	4	2
		Julie Pullin	6	6
									Julie Pullin	7^7	6^5	3
									Janet Lee	6^0	7^7	6
	Alt	Katie Schlukebir	5	4
		Janet Lee	7	6
																Janet Lee	3	2
															WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
	WC	Joanne Ward	3	4
	WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
								WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
								2	Fabiola Zuluaga	3	3
		Linda Wild	3	4
	2	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6

External links

• 1999 Direct Line International Championships Draw