1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
# 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 European Indoor Championships.

Lindsay Davenport was the two-time reigning champion, but she did not compete this year.

## Seeds

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

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Mary Pierce (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 5 | | Q | T Panova | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Morariu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | E Dementieva | 2 | 2 | | Q | C Morariu | $7^8$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Raymond | 3 | 4 | | 5 | B Schett | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 1 | 4 | | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Serna | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 5 | Q | M Serna | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 5 | 3 | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | D Van Roost | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina Elia | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oremans | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Van Roost | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | C Rubin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Pierce | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | J Halard-Decugis | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Capriati | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | 6 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | A Huber | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | H Nagyová | 2 | 5 | | | I Spîrlea | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Henrieta Nagyová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Magüi Serna (qualifier)
* Corina Morariu (qualifier)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (second round)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Maureen Drake (second round)
* Tatiana Panova (qualifier)
* Tara Snyder (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Elena Dementieva
* Tatiana Panova
* Corina Morariu
* Magüi Serna

### Lucky loser

* Henrieta Nagyová

## 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 | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Henrieta Nagyová | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Anna Żarska | 3 | 2 | | Sandra Kleinová | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Henrieta Nagyová | 3 | $6^5$ |
| Elena Dementieva | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Elena Dementieva | 6 | $7^7$ |
| Olga Barabanschikova | 2 | $6^4$ | | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Karina Habšudová | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 4 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | $7^9$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Denisa Chládková | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Angelika Bachmann | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Zuzana Ondrášková | w/o | | | | | | | 7 | Tatiana Panova | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Jana Kandarr | | | | Zuzana Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 6 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Nadia Petrova | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^7$ |
| Camilla Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^9$ |
| Sabine Lohmann | 3 | 2 | | Camilla Kremer | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Tara Snyder | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | 8 | Tara Snyder | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Stephanie Gehrlein | 0 | 1 | | | Miroslava Vavrinec | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
