1999 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

1999 Sparkassen Cup FRA Nathalie Tauziat CZE Květa Hrdličková 6–1, 6–3 28 8 singles doubles The 1999 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year. After losing in last year's final, Nathalie Tauziat won the title this year, defeating qualifier Květa Hrdličková, 6–1, 6–3. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em FRA Mary Pierce (semifinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (champion) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (second round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (second round) RUS Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (second round) GER Anke Huber (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRA Mary Pierce 6 3 3 Q CZE Květa Hrdličková 1 6 6 8 GER Anke Huber 7 4 3 2 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 5 6 6 Q CZE Květa Hrdličková 1 3   2 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   AUS J Dokic 4 5   Q CZE S Kleinová 6 7     SVK H Nagyová 3 3   Q RUS T Panova 6 6     ROU I Spîrlea 1 6 4 6 ESP C Martínez 6 4 6   RSA J Kruger 0 4   WC BEL S Appelmans 6 6   WC BEL K Clijsters 5 7 3 Q CZE K Hrdličková 7 5 6 WC GER S Klösel 4 2   7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   1 FRA M Pierce 7 6   Q CZE S Kleinová 6 2   Q RUS T Panova 7 3 1 6 ESP C Martínez 5 6 6 3 FRA J Halard-Decugis 2 3   WC BEL S Appelmans 6 6   Q CZE K Hrdličková 6 3 6 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 4 1 FRA M Pierce 6 6   6 ESP C Martínez 2 2   WC BEL S Appelmans 2 6 6 Q CZE K Hrdličková 6 2 7 1 FRA M Pierce 6 3 3 Q CZE K Hrdličková 1 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 GER A Huber 6 3 6   ISR A Smashnova 0 6 3   CRO S Talaja 4 7 6   JPN A Sugiyama 6 5 3 SR BUL M Maleeva 3 6 3   FRA A-G Sidot 6 2 6 7 RUS A Kournikova 7 6     LUX A Kremer 5 4     FRA S Testud 3 6 6   SUI P Schnyder 6 1 0   ESP M Serna 4 6   Q RUS N Petrova 6 7   8 GER A Huber 5 6 6   CRO S Talaja 7 4 2   FRA A-G Sidot 3 6 6 4 BEL D Van Roost 6 2 3 5 RUS A Kournikova 6 6     FRA S Testud 2 4   Q RUS N Petrova 3 6 3 2 FRA N Tauziat 6 3 6 8 GER A Huber 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 4 4   5 RUS A Kournikova 6 5   2 FRA N Tauziat 7 7   8 GER A Huber 7 4 3 2 FRA N Tauziat 5 6 6 Qualifying Seeds 30em RUS Tatiana Panova (Qualifier) n.a. RUS Elena Dementieva (qualifying competition) CZE Květa Hrdličková (Qualifier) n.a. BUL Lubomira Bacheva (first round) CZE Adriana Gerši (qualifying competition) BEL Laurence Courtois (second round) RUS Anastasia Myskina (qualifying competition) CZE Sandra Kleinová (Qualifier) Qualifiers 30em RUS Tatiana Panova CZE Květa Hrdličková RUS Nadia Petrova CZE Sandra Kleinová Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 RUS Tatiana Panova 6 6     CRO Jelena Kostanić 4 1     AUT Evelyn Fauth 5 6 6 WC GER Lydia Steinbach 7 1 1   SUI Miroslava Vavrinec 7 6     ROU Raluca Sandu 5 4     GER Katrin Meiss 2 1   7 CZE Adriana Gerši 6 6   1 RUS Tatiana Panova 6 6     AUT Evelyn Fauth 0 4     SUI Miroslava Vavrinec 6 3   7 CZE Adriana Gerši 7 6   1 RUS Tatiana Panova 6 6 6 7 CZE Adriana Gerši 4 7 4 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 CZE Květa Hrdličková 5 6 6   UKR Elena Tatarkova 7 4 4   FRA Alexandra Fusai 3 5     SCG Sandra Načuk 6 7     CZE Lenka Němečková 6 6   Alt BUL Svetlana Krivencheva 1 4     SVK Ľudmila Cervanová 2 6 3 9 RUS Anastasia Myskina 6 2 6 4 CZE Květa Hrdličková 6 6     SCG Sandra Načuk 2 4     CZE Lenka Němečková 0 4   9 RUS Anastasia Myskina 6 6   4 CZE Květa Hrdličková 6 6   9 RUS Anastasia Myskina 1 4   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 8 BEL Laurence Courtois 6 6     GER Jana Kandarr 4 3     RUS Nadia Petrova 2 6 6   SVK Martina Suchá 6 4 2 Alt GER Adriana Barna 2 4     HUN Petra Mandula 6 6     SVK Janette Husárová 7 1 0 3 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 6 6 8 BEL Laurence Courtois 6 2     RUS Nadia Petrova 7 6     HUN Petra Mandula 1 2   3 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 6     RUS Nadia Petrova 6 6   3 RUS Elena Dementieva 4 3   Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 BUL Lubomira Bacheva 7 3 4 WC GER Mia Buric 6 6 6 WC GER Julia Schruff 4 6 2   GER Angelika Bachmann 6 3 6   GER Anca Barna 6 6     AUT Marion Maruska 4 0     AUT Patricia Wartusch 6 3   10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 7 6   WC GER Mia Buric 6 5 2   GER Angelika Bachmann 4 7 6   GER Anca Barna 3 5   10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 7     GER Angelika Bachmann 0 0   10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6   External links 1999 Sparkassen Cup draw Main draw (WTA) Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:1999 WTA Tour