1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

Singles
1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Elena Likhovtseva
Final score	6–1, 6–3

The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Spîrlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.

Entering as the World No. 113 and a former World No. 6 from 1991, Jennifer Capriati won her first tournament since 1993 without losing a set, defeating Russian second seed Elena Likhovtseva in the final.

Seeds

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

1. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
2. Elena Likhovtseva (Final)
3. Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
4. Nathalie Dechy (Quarterfinals)
5. Corina Morariu (Quarterfinals)
6. Cara Black (Second Round)
7. Lisa Raymond (First Round)
8. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (First Round)

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
		Jennifer Capriati	6	7
	Q	Denisa Chládková	4	5
									Jennifer Capriati	6	6
								2	Elena Likhovtseva	1	3
		Mary Joe Fernández	6^5	3
	2	Elena Likhovtseva	7^7	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	N Tauziat	6	6
	É Loit	1	6	3				Wang S-t	2	4
	Wang S-t	6	4	6										1	N Tauziat	1	0
	T Tanasugarn	6^6	1												J Capriati	6	6
	J Capriati	7^8	6					J Capriati	7^7	6
	A Molik	5	4				6	C Black	6^2	4
6	C Black	7	6																			J Capriati	6	7
3	A Sugiyama	6	6																		Q	D Chládková	4	5
	M Oremans	3	1				3	A Sugiyama	6	6
Q	A Gerši	2	3				WC	L Andretto	2	2
WC	L Andretto	6	6											3	A Sugiyama	6^3	2
	Li F	6^2	3											Q	D Chládková	7^7	6
	M Maleeva	7^7	6					M Maleeva	4	6	3
Q	D Chládková	6	6				Q	D Chládková	6	2	6
7	L Raymond	1	3

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
8	A-G Sidot	2	6	1
	MJ Fernández	6	3	6				MJ Fernández	7	6
WC	S Foretz	4	7^7	7			WC	S Foretz	5	1
	Å Carlsson	6	6^4	5											MJ Fernández	7	6
Q	J Lee	3	6	3										4	N Dechy	5	3
	J Kruger	6	4	6				J Kruger	4	0
	K Boogert	4	4				4	N Dechy	6	6
4	N Dechy	6	6																			MJ Fernández	6^5	3
5	C Morariu	6	6																		2	E Likhovtseva	7^7	6
	M Vento	1	2				5	C Morariu	6	6
	A Fusai	6^0	6	3				A Cocheteux	3	3
	A Cocheteux	7^7	3	6										5	C Morariu	4	4
LL	J Watanabe	4	3											2	E Likhovtseva	6	6
Q	L Bacheva	6	6				Q	L Bacheva	3	3
							2	E Likhovtseva	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. n.a.
2. Denisa Chládková (Qualifier)
3. Janet Lee (Qualifier)
4. Sonya Jeyaseelan (Second Round)
5. Jolene Watanabe (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
6. Lubomira Bacheva (Qualifier)
7. n.a.
8. Meilen Tu (Second Round)
9. Adriana Gerši (Qualifier)
10. Samantha Reeves (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. Lubomira Bacheva
2. Janet Lee
3. Adriana Gerši
4. Denisa Chládková

Lucky Loser

1. Jolene Watanabe

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
	10	Samantha Reeves	7	6
		Amanda Grahame	5	3
								10	Samantha Reeves	6	7
									Louise Latimer	1	5
		Jean Okada	2	3
		Louise Latimer	6	6
															10	Samantha Reeves	2	0
															6	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6
		Irina Selyutina	0	6	6
		Karen Cross	6	2	1
									Irina Selyutina	3	2
								6	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6
		Magda Mihalache	1	3
	6	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Janet Lee	6	6
		Nirupama Vaidyanathan	1	3
								3	Janet Lee	6	6
								WC	Virginie Buisson	3	3
		Francesca Lubiani	3	6	3
	WC	Virginie Buisson	6	1	6
															3	Janet Lee	6^2	6	6
																Sybille Bammer	7^7	0	3
		Sybille Bammer	6	7^7
	WC	Mihaela Vulpeş	1	6^4
									Sybille Bammer	6	7^7
								8	Meilen Tu	2	6^0
		Angelika Rösch	1	0
	8	Meilen Tu	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Adriana Gerši	6	6
		Maria Jose Gaidano	4	3
								9	Adriana Gerši	7^7	6
								Alt	Adriana Barna	6^4	1
	Alt	Adriana Barna	6	1	6
		Mashona Washington	3	6	3
															9	Adriana Gerši	6	6
																Tina Pisnik	3	3
		Tina Pisnik	6	6
	Alt	Eva Martincová	3	3
									Tina Pisnik	6	6
								4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	4	1
		Catherine Barclay	7	6^4	0
	4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	5	7^7	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Jolene Watanabe	6	6
		Bahia Mouhtassine	3	4
								5	Jolene Watanabe	6	6
								WC	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	1	4
	WC	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	6	6
	WC	Anne-Laure Heitz	2	1
															5	Jolene Watanabe	6^5	3
															2	Denisa Chládková	7^7	6
		Patty Van Acker	5	7^7	6
		Jasmin Wöhr	7	6^2	4
									Patty Van Acker	3	6^7
								2	Denisa Chládková	6	7^9
		Radka Pelikánová	4	1
	2	Denisa Chládková	6	6

External links

• 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg Draw
• 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg Singles Qualifying Draw