1999 Swisscom Challenge
1999 Swisscom Challenge | |
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Date | 10–17 October |
Edition | 16th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
Venue | Schluefweg |
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 Schluefweg 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 10 October until 17 October 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]- Ranking date 4 October 1999
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
USA | Venus Williams | 3 | 2 |
FRA | Mary Pierce | 6 | 3 |
RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 7 | 4 |
AUT | Barbara Schett | 8 | 5 |
FRA | Julie Halard-Decugis | 9 | 6 |
BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 10 | 7 |
FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 8 |
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4
- It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]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.