1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

1999 Direct Line International Championships BLR Natasha Zvereva FRA Nathalie Tauziat 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 28 8 singles doubles 1999 Direct Line International Championships 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 reigning champion but did not participate this year, which was her final year on tour before retiring in the fall. 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. 30em USA Monica Seles (second round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (final) RSA Amanda Coetzer (semifinals) RUS Anna Kournikova (semifinals) BLR Natasha Zvereva (champion) ROU Irina Spîrlea (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 6 BLR Natasha Zvereva 65 77 10 4 RSA Amanda Coetzer 77 64 8 3 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 8 5 RUS Anna Kournikova 4 6 6 6 BLR Natasha Zvereva 0 7 6 3 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 5 3 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   LUX A Kremer 6 6   WC GBR S Smith 4 1     FRA A Fusai 5 3     CRO M Lučić 7 6     USA T Snyder 3 3   6 BLR N Zvereva 6 6   Q GBR L Latimer 4 62   Q UKR E Tatarkova 6 77   Q RSA M de Swardt 77 6   Q FRA A-G Sidot 65 2     ISR A Smashnova 2 6 3 7 ROU I Spîrlea 6 3 6 1 USA M Seles 4 4     LUX A Kremer 6 6     CRO M Lučić 5 1   6 BLR N Zvereva 7 6   4 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q UKR E Tatarkova 3 4   Q RSA M de Swardt 6 6   7 ROU I Spîrlea 3 4     LUX A Kremer 0 1   6 BLR N Zvereva 6 6   4 RSA A Coetzer 77 6   Q RSA M de Swardt 63 3   6 BLR N Zvereva 65 77 10 4 RSA A Coetzer 77 64 8 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 6 6   USA C Morariu 6 4 0 LL CAN M Drake 5 1     JPN A Sugiyama 7 6     AUT S Plischke 6 3 6 WC GBR K Cross 2 6 1 5 RUS A Kournikova 6 4 6 USA C Rubin 2 6 4   USA L Raymond 3 78 6   ESP M Serna 6 66 4   FRA N Dechy 4 6 6 USA A Frazier 6 2 1 8 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 3 4     AUT S Plischke 3 3   3 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   5 RUS A Kournikova 77 6     USA L Raymond 64 4     FRA N Dechy 7 6   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 5 2   8 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 2 1 3 FRA N Tauziat 0 6 6 5 RUS A Kournikova 6 77     FRA N Dechy 3 65   3 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 8 5 RUS A Kournikova 4 6 6 Qualifying Seeds 30em RSA Mariaan de Swardt (qualifier) COL Fabiola Zuluaga (second round) FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifier) USA Kimberly Po (first round) CAN Maureen Drake (qualifying competition, lucky loser) FRA Amélie Cocheteux (first round) UKR Elena Tatarkova (qualifier) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em RSA Mariaan de Swardt FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot UKR Elena Tatarkova GBR Louise Latimer Lucky loser CAN Maureen Drake Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 RSA Mariaan de Swardt 6 1 6   GRE Christína Papadáki 3 6 2 WC GBR Lucie Ahl 4 6 2   ITA Laura Golarsa 6 3 6   USA Jane Chi 5       USA Nicole Arendt 2r     CZE Denisa Chládková 1 4   5 CAN Maureen Drake 6 6   1 RSA Mariaan de Swardt 6 6     ITA Laura Golarsa 4 2     USA Jane Chi 6 3 4 5 CAN Maureen Drake 3 6 6 1 RSA Mariaan de Swardt 6 6   5 CAN Maureen Drake 1 1   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 7 6     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 5 4     AUS Nicole Pratt 5 5     USA Brie Rippner 7 7     USA Jolene Watanabe 3 4     FRA Émilie Loit 6 6   WC GBR Lorna Woodroffe 5 4   8 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 7 6   1 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 77     USA Brie Rippner 4 63     FRA Émilie Loit 6 3 2 8 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 1 6 6 1 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4 78 6 8 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6 66 3 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 UKR Elena Tatarkova 6 6     POL Magdalena Grzybowska 2 2   Alt AUS Rachel McQuillan 79 77     JPN Miho Saeki 67 64     THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 7 6     BEL Els Callens 5 2     CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 2 77 9 4 USA Kimberly Po 6 64 7 7 UKR Elena Tatarkova 4 6 6 Alt AUS Rachel McQuillan 6 1 1   THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 78     CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 2 66   7 UKR Elena Tatarkova 6 6     THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 2   Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 FRA Amélie Cocheteux 4 2     GBR Julie Pullin 6 6   Alt USA Katie Schlukebir 5 4     TPE Janet Lee 7 6   WC GBR Joanne Ward 3 4   WC GBR Louise Latimer 6 6     USA Linda Wild 3 4   2 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6     GBR Julie Pullin 77 65 3   TPE Janet Lee 60 77 6 WC GBR Louise Latimer 6 6   2 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 3 3     TPE Janet Lee 3 2   WC GBR Louise Latimer 6 6   External links https://archive.today/20130127002221/http://beta.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000507 1999 Direct Line International Championships Draw el Category:1999 WTA Tour 1999 Singles