1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles qualifying
# 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles qualifying

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a WTA tennis tournament, played on indoor hard courts.

## Players

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

### Second qualifier

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

### Third qualifier

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Maureen Drake | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 6 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Nadia Petrova | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^9$ |
| | Camilla Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^9$ |
| | Sabine Lohmann | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Lohmann | 3 | 2 | | Camilla Kremer | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 3 | Corina Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Corina Morariu | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | 8 | Tara Snyder | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Stephanie Gehrlein | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Gehrlein | 0 | 1 | | | Miroslava Vavrinec | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 2 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Magüi Serna | | | | | | | | | | | | |
