1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

Singles
1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Elena Likhovtseva
Score	6–1, 6–3
Seeds	8

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Jennifer Capriati	6	7
	Q	Denisa Chládková	4	5
									Jennifer Capriati	6	6
								2	Elena Likhovtseva	1	3
		Mary Joe Fernández	65	3
	2	Elena Likhovtseva	77	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	66	1												J Capriati	6	6
		J Capriati	78	6					J Capriati	77	6
		A Molik	5	4				6	C Black	62	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	63	2
		Li F	62	3											Q	D Chládková	77	6
		M Maleeva	77	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	77	7			WC	S Foretz	5	1
		Å Carlsson	6	64	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	65	3
	5	C Morariu	6	6																		2	E Likhovtseva	77	6
		M Vento	1	2				5	C Morariu	6	6
		A Fusai	60	6	3				A Cocheteux	3	3
		A Cocheteux	77	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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	62	6	6
																Sybille Bammer	77	0	3
		Sybille Bammer	6	77
	WC	Mihaela Vulpeş	1	64
									Sybille Bammer	6	77
								8	Meilen Tu	2	60
		Angelika Rösch	1	0
	8	Meilen Tu	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Adriana Gerši	6	6
		María José Gaidano	4	3
								9	Adriana Gerši	77	6
								Alt	Adriana Barna	64	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	64	0
	4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	5	77	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	65	3
															2	Denisa Chládková	77	6
		Patty Van Acker	5	77	6
		Jasmin Wöhr	7	62	4
									Patty Van Acker	3	67
								2	Denisa Chládková	6	79
		Radka Pelikánová	4	1
	2	Denisa Chládková	6	6

External links

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