1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1999 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Anna Kournikova
Final score	6–4, 6–3

The 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles was the singles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Henrieta Nagyová.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Anna Kournikova.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Monica Seles (Third Round)
3. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
5. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
6. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
7. Anna Kournikova (Final)
8. Amélie Mauresmo (Second Round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
10. Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
11. Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
12. Barbara Schett (Third Round)
13. Silvia Farina (Third Round)
14. Elena Likhovtseva (Quarterfinals)
15. Magüi Serna (First Round)
16. Henrieta Nagyová (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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	7^7
	11	Natasha Zvereva	0	6^0
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								3	Jana Novotná	2	3
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
	16	Henrieta Nagyová	2	4
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
															7	Anna Kournikova	4	3
	7	Anna Kournikova	6	2
		Andrea Glass	2	1	r
								7	Anna Kournikova	6^5	6	6
								6	Patty Schnyder	7^7	0	3
	6	Patty Schnyder	6	4	7^7
	14	Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	6^3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Hingis	6	7
	S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	3	5
	B Rittner	3	2											1	M Hingis	7	6
	S Smith	4	3											10	C Martínez	5	1
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6					A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0
	A Fusai	0	0				10	C Martínez	6	6
10	C Martínez	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	7^7
11	N Zvereva	7	6																		11	N Zvereva	0	6^0
	K Hrdličková	5	1				11	N Zvereva	6	6
Q	P Suárez	5	7	6			Q	P Suárez	3	1
	M Vento	7	5	1										11	N Zvereva	6	7^7
	N Dechy	6	6												N Dechy	3	6^4
WC	M Shaughnessy	2	4					N Dechy	6	0	6
							8	A Mauresmo	4	6	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	J Novotná	6	6
	C Cristea	7^7	6					C Cristea	4	4
Q	A Gerši	6^5	2											3	J Novotná	5	7	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6											13	S Farina	7	5	3
	E Tatarkova	2	4					V Ruano Pascual	5	6	3
	K Po	2	5				13	S Farina	7	4	6
13	S Farina	6	7																		3	J Novotná	6	6
16	H Nagyová	6^3	6	6																	16	H Nagyová	2	4
	F Zuluaga	7^7	4	4			16	H Nagyová	6	6
	R Grande	2	6	7				R Grande	1	2
Q	A Stevenson	6	4	5										16	H Nagyová	6	6
LL	L Neiland	4	0											5	A Coetzer	2	3
Q	E Makarova	6	6				Q	E Makarova	3	5
							5	A Coetzer	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	A Kournikova	2	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	1
Q	T Panova	6	4	3										7	A Kournikova	7^8	6
WC	B Rippner	6	6											12	B Schett	6^6	4
	M de Swardt	2	2				WC	B Rippner	3	6	2
	A Kremer	1	6^3				12	B Schett	6	4	6
12	B Schett	6	7^7																		7	A Kournikova	6	2
15	M Serna	0	6	3																		A Glass	2	1	r
	A Glass	6	3	6				A Glass	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	3	4
Q	L Osterloh	2	0												A Glass	6	6
Q	S Cacic	3	3												G León García	4	3
	G León García	6	6					G León García	6	6
							4	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	P Schnyder	6	6
	C Black	4	2					L Raymond	4	2
	L Raymond	6	6											6	P Schnyder	7^7	6
	I Majoli	7	5	6											I Majoli	6^2	3
Q	E Gagliardi	5	7	4				I Majoli	1	6	6
	A Smashnova	5	3				9	I Spîrlea	6	4	2
9	I Spîrlea	7	6																		6	P Schnyder	6	4	7^7
14	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		14	E Likhovtseva	3	6	6^3
	T Snyder	0	3				14	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	C Morariu	6	3	4				A-G Sidot	1	1
	A-G Sidot	2	6	6										14	E Likhovtseva	7^7	6
	K Brandi	5	5											2	M Seles	6^4	2
WC	O Barabanschikova	7	7				WC	O Barabanschikova	3	0
							2	M Seles	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. n.a.
2. Lilia Osterloh (Qualifier)
3. Tatiana Panova (Qualifier)
4. Nicole Pratt (First Round)
5. Larisa Neiland (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
6. Christína Papadáki (Qualifying Competition)
7. Jana Nejedly (First Round)
8. Raluca Sandu (First Round)
9. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
2. Elena Makarova
3. Paola Suárez
4. Alexandra Stevenson
5. Adriana Gerši
6. Tatiana Panova
7. Sandra Cacic
8. Lilia Osterloh

Lucky Loser

1. Larisa Neiland

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							Qualifying Competition
	9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
		Eugenia Kulikovskaya	1	3
								9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
									Mashona Washington	4	3
		Mashona Washington	6	6
		Radka Zrubáková	4	1

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	WC	Jessica Steck	3	6^4
		Elena Makarova	6	7^7
									Elena Makarova	3	6	6
								5	Larisa Neiland	6	3	4
		Samantha Reeves	5	5
	5	Larisa Neiland	7	7

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Nicole Pratt	3	2
		Paola Suárez	6	6
									Paola Suárez	6	6
									Karin Miller	0	1
		Karin Miller	6	2	7^7
		Lori McNeil	2	6	6^2

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Mariana Díaz-Oliva	6^2	5
		Alexandra Stevenson	7^7	7
									Alexandra Stevenson	6	4	6
								WC	Irina Selyutina	3	6	4
	WC	Irina Selyutina	7^7	6
	7	Jana Nejedly	6^2	1

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Raluca Sandu	2	3
		Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
									Aleksandra Olsza	6	4	4
									Adriana Gerši	3	6	6
		Adriana Gerši	6	6
	WC	Julie Scott	0	1

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jana Kandarr	2	4
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	6	6
									Adriana Serra Zanetti	6	4	5
								3	Tatiana Panova	3	6	7
		Pavlina Stoyanova	3	3
	3	Tatiana Panova	6	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Christína Papadáki	7^7	1	7^7
	Alt	Larissa Schaerer	6^5	6	6^2
								6	Christína Papadáki	6	4	2
									Sandra Cacic	4	6	6
		Sandra Cacic	6	6
		Tina Križan	3	4

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Sandra Kleinová	3	3
									Nadia Petrova	1	6	1
								2/WC	Lilia Osterloh	6	3	6
		Tathiana Garbin	4	4
	2/WC	Lilia Osterloh	6	6

References

• 1999 Family Circle Cup Draw