1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

The 1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 1 November 1 until 7 November 1999. Second-seeded Nathalie Tauziat won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.[1]

For the figure skating competition, see 1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice.
1999 Sparkassen Cup
Date1–7 November
Edition10th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Nathalie Tauziat
Doubles
Mary Pierce / Larisa Neiland

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Mary Pierce 5 1
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 7 2
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 9 3
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 14 4
 RUS Anna Kournikova 12 5
 ESP Conchita Martínez 15 6
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 18 7
 GER Anke Huber 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 singles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1999 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Nathalie Tauziat defeated Květa Hrdličková, 6–1, 6–3

  • This was Tauziat's sixth WTA title of her career, and second of the year.

Doubles
Main article: 1999 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Mary Pierce / Larisa Neiland defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 6–3

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References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9780002188623.
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