1999 Faber Grand Prix

The 1999 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts in Hannover, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 February until 21 February 1999. First-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.

1999 Faber Grand Prix
Date	15–21 February
Edition	7th
Category	Tier II
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$520,000
Location	Hannover, Germany
Champions
Singles
Jana Novotná
Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Novotná's 1st singles title of the year and the 24th and last of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Faber Grand Prix – Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
CZE	Jana Novotná	3	1
USA	Venus Williams	6	2
GER	Steffi Graf	7	3
SUI	Patty Schnyder	8	4
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	10	5
FRA	Sandrine Testud	15	7
AUT	Barbara Schett	19	8
ITA	Silvia Farina	20	9

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Andrea Glass
• Jennifer Capriati
• Sabine Appelmans

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Jennifer Capriati / Steffi Graf

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Émilie Loit
• Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
• Karina Habšudová
• Barbara Rittner

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Miriam Oremans

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Tournament draws