1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships singles was the singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Jana Novotná was the defending champion but did not participate this year, her final on tour before retiring in the fall.

Singles
1999 Direct Line International Championships
Champion	Natasha Zvereva
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Score	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 1999 Direct Line International Championships

Natasha Zvereva won in the final 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (second round)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
3. Nathalie Tauziat (final)
4. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
5. Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
6. Natasha Zvereva (champion)
7. Irina Spîrlea (second round)
8. Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

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							Final
	6	Natasha Zvereva	65	77	10
	4	Amanda Coetzer	77	64	8
								6	Natasha Zvereva	0	7	6
								3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	5	3
	3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	8
	5	Anna Kournikova	4	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Seles	4	4
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	6
	WC	S Smith	4	1												A Kremer	0	1
		A Fusai	5	3											6	N Zvereva	6	6
		M Lučić	7	6					M Lučić	5	1
		T Snyder	3	3				6	N Zvereva	7	6
	6	N Zvereva	6	6																		6	N Zvereva	65	77	10
																						4	A Coetzer	77	64	8
								4	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	L Latimer	4	62				Q	E Tatarkova	3	4
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	77											4	A Coetzer	77	6
	Q	M de Swardt	77	6											Q	M de Swardt	63	3
	Q	A-G Sidot	65	2				Q	M de Swardt	6	6
		A Smashnova	2	6	3			7	I Spîrlea	3	4
	7	I Spîrlea	6	3	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6
		C Morariu	6	4	0			8	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	LL	M Drake	5	1					A Sugiyama	3	4
		A Sugiyama	7	6											8	E Likhovtseva	6	2	1
		S Plischke	6	3	6										3	N Tauziat	0	6	6
	WC	K Cross	2	6	1				S Plischke	3	3
								3	N Tauziat	6	6
																						3	N Tauziat	6	4	8
	5	A Kournikova	6	4	6																	5	A Kournikova	4	6	6
		C Rubin	2	6	4			5	A Kournikova	77	6
		L Raymond	3	78	6				L Raymond	64	4
		M Serna	6	66	4										5	A Kournikova	6	77
		N Dechy	4	6	6											N Dechy	3	65
		A Frazier	6	2	1				N Dechy	7	6
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	5	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Mariaan de Swardt (qualifier)
2. Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
3. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifier)
4. Kimberly Po (first round)
5. Maureen Drake (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Amélie Cocheteux (first round)
7. Elena Tatarkova (qualifier)
8. Katarina Srebotnik (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Mariaan de Swardt
2. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3. Elena Tatarkova
4. Louise Latimer

Lucky loser

1. Maureen Drake

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							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	1	6
		Christína Papadáki	3	6	2
								1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	6
									Laura Golarsa	4	2
	WC	Lucie Ahl	4	6	2
		Laura Golarsa	6	3	6
															1	Mariaan de Swardt	6	6
															5	Maureen Drake	1	1
		Jane Chi	5
		Nicole Arendt	2r
									Jane Chi	6	3	4
								5	Maureen Drake	3	6	6
		Denisa Chládková	1	4
	5	Maureen Drake	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	7	6
		Sandra Naćuk	5	4
								1	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	77
									Brie Rippner	4	63
		Nicole Pratt	5	5
		Brie Rippner	7	7
															1	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	4	78	6
															8	Katarina Srebotnik	6	66	3
		Jolene Watanabe	3	4
		Émilie Loit	6	6
									Émilie Loit	6	3	2
								8	Katarina Srebotnik	1	6	6
	WC	Lorna Woodroffe	5	4
	8	Katarina Srebotnik	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
		Magdalena Grzybowska	2	2
								7	Elena Tatarkova	4	6	6
								Alt	Rachel McQuillan	6	1	1
	Alt	Rachel McQuillan	79	77
		Miho Saeki	67	64
															7	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
																Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	2
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	7	6
		Els Callens	5	2
									Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	78
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	2	66
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	2	77	9
	4	Kimberly Po	6	64	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Amélie Cocheteux	4	2
		Julie Pullin	6	6
									Julie Pullin	77	65	3
									Janet Lee	60	77	6
	Alt	Katie Schlukebir	5	4
		Janet Lee	7	6
																Janet Lee	3	2
															WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
	WC	Joanne Ward	3	4
	WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
								WC	Louise Latimer	6	6
								2	Fabiola Zuluaga	3	3
		Linda Wild	3	4
	2	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6

External links

• 1999 Direct Line International Championships Draw