1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

The 1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Faber Grand Prix; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hannover, Germany. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Elena Likhovtseva.

Singles
1999 Faber Grand Prix
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Jana Novotná won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Venus Williams. This was her first win at the Faber Grand Prix after having lost in the past three finals.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Jana Novotná (Champion)
2. Venus Williams (Final)
3. Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
4. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
5. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
6. n/a
7. Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
8. Barbara Schett (Quarterfinals)
9. Silvia Farina (Second 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná	7^7	6
		Elena Likhovtseva	6^4	4
								1	Jana Novotná	6	6
								2	Venus Williams	4	4
	3	Steffi Graf	3	6	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	3	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	3	3
		S Pitkowski	3	2											1	J Novotná	6	6
		S Plischke	5	6^4											7	S Testud	1	4
		A Huber	7	7^7					A Huber	3	3
	WC	A Glass	6^6	1				7	S Testud	6	6
	7	S Testud	7^8	6																		1	J Novotná	7^7	6
																							E Likhovtseva	6^4	4
								4	P Schnyder	5	3
		H Nagyová	2	2	r				E Likhovtseva	7	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	4												E Likhovtseva	6	6
	Q	É Loit	0	0											LL	M Oremans	2	2
	LL	M Oremans	6	6				LL	M Oremans	6	6
		N Dechy	3	7^10	3			5	N Tauziat	4	4
	5	N Tauziat	6	6^8	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	B Schett	6	6
	WC	J Capriati	4	2				8	B Schett	7	6
		A Fusai	3	2					V Ruano Pascual	5	2
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											8	B Schett	3	2
	WC	S Appelmans	3	4											3	S Graf	6	6
	Q	A-G Sidot	6	6				Q	A-G Sidot	1	3
								3	S Graf	6	6
																						3	S Graf	3	6	3
	9	S Farina	6	6																		2	V Williams	6	3	6
	Q	K Habšudová	3	1				9	S Farina	2	r
	Q	B Rittner	6	5	6			Q	B Rittner	6
		M Serna	4	7	4										Q	B Rittner	2	1
		I Majoli	6	5	3										2	V Williams	6	6
		A Sugiyama	2	7	6				A Sugiyama	4	5
								2	V Williams	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Émilie Loit (Qualifier)
2. Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
3. Miriam Oremans (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
4. Cătălina Cristea (First Round)
5. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
6. María Vento (Qualifying Competition)
7. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
8. Olga Barabanschikova (Qualifying Competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers

1. Émilie Loit
2. Barbara Rittner
3. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
4. Karina Habšudová

Lucky Loser

1. Miriam Oremans

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

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Émilie Loit	6	6
		Flora Perfetti	3	4
								1	Émilie Loit	7^7	0	6
									Laurence Courtois	6^4	6	3
		Laurence Courtois	6	7
		Elena Wagner	1	5
															1	Émilie Loit	6	6
															6	María Vento	4	2
	WC	Jasmin Wöhr	6	6
		Adriana Barna	2	4
								WC	Jasmin Wöhr	2	2
								6	María Vento	6	6
	WC	Sandra Klösel	2	4
	6	María Vento	6	6

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Miriam Oremans	7	6
		Petra Begerow	5	4
								3	Miriam Oremans	6	6
									Lea Ghirardi	4	3
		Lea Ghirardi	6^2	7^7	6
		Laura Golarsa	7^7	6^5	2
															3	Miriam Oremans	4	2
															7	Barbara Rittner	6	6
		Sandra Naćuk	3	7	6
		Eugenia Kulikovskaya	6	5	2
									Sandra Naćuk	6^0	6^0
								7	Barbara Rittner	7^7	7^7
		Laurence Andretto	4	6^4
	7	Barbara Rittner	6	7^7

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
		Adriana Gerši	3	4
								5	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
								WC	Stephanie Gehrlein	2	0
		Sandra Dopfer	6^4	6	0
	WC	Stephanie Gehrlein	7^7	2	6
															5	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
																Maureen Drake	3	2
		Miriam Schnitzer	6	6
		Olga Lugina	2	0
									Miriam Schnitzer	4	3
									Maureen Drake	6	6
		Maureen Drake	5	6	6
	4	Cătălina Cristea	7	3	4

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Olga Barabanschikova	6	6
	WC	Martina Müller	4	4
								8	Olga Barabanschikova	7	2	6
									Åsa Carlsson	5	6	3
		Larisa Neiland	4	6	2
		Åsa Carlsson	6	3	6
															8	Olga Barabanschikova	w/o
															2	Karina Habšudová
		Anca Barna	6^1	6	6
		Julia Abe	7^7	1	2
									Anca Barna	0	1
								2	Karina Habšudová	6	6
		Denisa Chládková	6^5	0
	2	Karina Habšudová	7^7	6

External links

• 1999 Faber Grand Prix Draw