1999 Kremlin Cup

The 1999 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 8 November through 14 November 1998, while the women's tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1999. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nathalie Tauziat won the singles titles.

1999 Kremlin Cup
Date8–14 November (men)
18–24 October 24 (women)
Edition10th (men) / 4th (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's Singles
Nathalie Tauziat
Men's Doubles
Justin Gimelstob / Daniel Vacek
Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

WTA Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Mary Pierce 6 1
 AUT Barbara Schett 8 2
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 9 3
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 10 4
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 12 5
 ESP Conchita Martínez 13 6
 FRA Sandrine Testud 14 7
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 16 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 qualifying draw:

Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles Qualifying

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Nathalie Tauziat defeated Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Tauziat's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles

Justin Gimelstob / Daniel Vacek defeated Andriy Medvedev / Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Gimelstob's 5th title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Vacek's 4th title of the year and the 24th of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Anke Huber 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Raymond's 4th title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Stubbs's 4th title of the year and the 18th of her career.
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