1999 Swisscom Challenge

1999 Swisscom Challenge
Date	October 11 – October 17
Edition	16th
Category	Tier I
Surface	Hard / Indoor
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Venue	Hallenstadion
Champions
Singles
Venus Williams
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from October 11 through October 17, 1999.

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	1	1
USA	Venus Williams	3	2
FRA	Mary Pierce	6	3
RSA	Amanda Coetzer	8	4
AUT	Barbara Schett	7	5
FRA	Julie Halard-Decugis	9	6
BEL	Dominique Van Roost	12	7
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	10	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Lisa Raymond
• Miriam Oremans
• Jennifer Capriati

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Maureen Drake / Miroslava Vavrinec

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Tatiana Panova
• Corina Morariu
• Elena Dementieva
• Magüi Serna

• Jelena Kostanić / Tara Snyder

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Henrieta Nagyová

Champions

Singles

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4

• It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Nathalie Tauziat / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

• It was Raymond's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was also Stubbs' 3rd title of the year, but the 17th of her career.