1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships

The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999. Nicolas Kiefer and Amy Frazier won the singles titles.

1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date12–18 April
Edition26th
CategoryChampionship Series
Tier III
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's Singles
Nicolas Kiefer[1][2]
Women's Singles
Amy Frazier[3]
Men's Doubles
Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek[1][4]
Women's Doubles
Corina Morariu / Kimberly Po[3]

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 27 1
 USA Amy Frazier 35 2
 USA Corina Morariu 36 3
 USA Kimberly Po 58 4
 PUR Kristina Brandi 65 5
 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 68 6
 USA Jane Chi 75 7
 TPE Wang Shi-ting 77 8

Other entrants

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 singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Wayne Ferreira, 7–6(7–5), 7–5.[1]

  • It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Amy Frazier defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–2, 6–2.[3]

  • It was Frazier's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles

Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek defeated Wayne Black / Brian MacPhie, 4–3, retired.[1]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles

Corina Morariu / Kimberly Po defeated Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse, 6–3, 6–2.[3]

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References
  1. "Men's - 1999 Tokyo Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. "1999 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Women's - 1999 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. "1999 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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