1999 Wismilak International – Singles
# 1999 Wismilak International – Singles

The 1999 Wismilak International singles was the singles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.

Swede Åsa Carlsson won in the final, 6–2, 6–4, against Erika deLone, to win her first WTA title.

## Seeds

* Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
* Sylvia Plischke (second round)
* Silvija Talaja (second round)
* Anne Kremer (first round)
* Tatiana Panova (first round)
* Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Pratt (second round)
* Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Åsa Carlsson | $7^7$ | 7 | | | |
| WC | Joannette Kruger | $6^5$ | 5 | | | |
| WC | Joannette Kruger | $6^5$ | 5 | Åsa Carlsson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Erika deLone | 2 | 4 |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | Erika deLone | 2 | 4 |
| | Rita Grande | 2 | 3 | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 6 | 7 | | | A Myskina | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Myskina | $7^9$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Ellwood | 2 | 4 | | | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Prakusya | 6 | 7 | | WC | W Prakusya | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Srebotnik | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | $7^7$ | 7 |
| 3 | S Talaja | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Kruger | $6^5$ | 5 |
| Q | K Marosi | $6^3$ | 1 | | 3 | S Talaja | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kruger | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | J Kruger | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | WC | J Kruger | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | K Brandi | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 6 | 2 | 3 | | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Križan | 2 | $6^4$ | | 6 | K Brandi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Brandi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | T Panova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | L Courtois | $6^3$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | A Cocheteux | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | A Cocheteux | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | E deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 4 | 6 | 3 | | A Molik | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone | 6 | 2 | | | E deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kremer | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | E deLone | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | N Pratt | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 2 | 3 |
| | M Grzybowska | $6^4$ | 4 | | 7 | N Pratt | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | $7^7$ | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | R Grande | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Grande | 1 | 7 | 7 | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Plischke | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Yuka Yoshida (second round)
* Ľudmila Cervanová (second round)
* Jelena Kostanić (Qualifier)
* Miroslava Vavrinec (first round)
* Janet Lee (Qualifier)
* Annabel Ellwood (Qualifier)
* Tathiana Garbin (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Annabel Ellwood
* Katalin Marosi
* Jelena Kostanić
* Janet Lee

## 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 | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Mireille Dittmann | 3 | 6 | 2 | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 7 |
| | Marion Maruska | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 7 |
| | Yi Jing-Qian | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yi Jing-Qian | 6 | 0 | 5 | | Marion Maruska | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Annabel Ellwood | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Ľudmila Cervanová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Riei Otakeyama | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Riei Otakeyama | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 6 | | | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Virág Csurgó | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Virág Csurgó | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Raluca Sandu | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 7 |
| | Andreea Vanc | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 7 |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 6 | 6 | | | Zsófia Gubacsi | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 6 | | | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Miroslava Vavrinec | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Tathiana Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 6 | 6 | | | Rika Hiraki | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Martina Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | Martina Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 4 | $7^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 4 | $7^9$ | 4 | | | | | Martina Suchá | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 |
| | Evelyn Fauth | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Julie Scott | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julie Scott | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | Julie Scott | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Alt | Yoshiko Sasano | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wukirasih Sawondari | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wukirasih Sawondari | 3 | 3 | | | Janet Lee | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cho Yoon-jeong | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6 | 6 | | | Cho Yoon-jeong | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Benjamas Sangaram | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Benjamas Sangaram | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Janet Lee | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Holly Parkinson | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | Holly Parkinson | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Holly Parkinson | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Alt | Wendy Fix | $7^{10}$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Wendy Fix | $7^{10}$ | 1 | 3 | | Holly Parkinson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Yuka Yoshida | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Brandis Braverman | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Yuka Yoshida | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
