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
Final
ChampionBelarus Natasha Zvereva
Runner-upFrance Nathalie Tauziat
Score0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Natasha Zvereva won in the final 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  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

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Maureen Drake

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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  
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