1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships

The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999. Nicolas Kiefer and Amy Frazier won the singles titles.

1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date12–18 April
Edition26th
CategoryChampionship Series
Tier III
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Germany Nicolas Kiefer[1][2]
Women's singles
United States Amy Frazier[3]
Men's doubles
United States Jeff Tarango / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek[1][4]
Women's doubles
United States Corina Morariu / United States Kimberly Po[3]
← 1998 · Japan Open · 2000 →

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
  JPN Ai Sugiyama 27 1
  USA Amy Frazier 35 2
  USA Corina Morariu 36 3
  USA Kimberly Po 58 4
  PUR Kristina Brandi 65 5
  USA Meghann Shaughnessy 68 6
  USA Jane Chi 75 7
  TPE Wang Shi-ting 77 8

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Nicolas Kiefer defeated   Wayne Ferreira, 7–6(7–5), 7–5.[1]

  • It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's singles

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  Amy Frazier defeated   Ai Sugiyama, 6–2, 6–2.[3]

  • It was Frazier's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Men's doubles

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  Jeff Tarango /   Daniel Vacek defeated   Wayne Black /   Brian MacPhie, 4–3, retired.[1]

Women's doubles

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  Corina Morariu /   Kimberly Po defeated   Catherine Barclay /   Kerry-Anne Guse, 6–3, 6–2.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Men's - 1999 Tokyo Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ "1999 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ a b c d "Women's - 1999 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "1999 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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