1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Filderstadt, Germany. that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title, her third at the event after 1996 and 1997, and earned $80,000 first prize money.[1][2]
1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
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Date | 4–10 October |
Edition | 22nd |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $520,000 |
Surface | Hard / Indoor |
Location | Filderstadt, Germany |
Venue | Filderstadt Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Martina Hingis | |
Doubles | |
Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud |
Entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
USA | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 2 |
USA | Serena Williams | 4 | 3 |
FRA | Mary Pierce | 6 | 4 |
RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 7 | 5 |
AUT | Barbara Schett | 8 | 6 |
FRA | Julie Halard-Decugis | 9 | 7 |
BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 10 | 8 |
Other entrants
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:
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles | $80,000 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $3,700 |
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Finals
Doubles
Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Larisa Neiland, 6–3, 6–4
References
- "1999". www.40love.de. Porsche.
- John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 183, 185, 196–197. ISBN 9780002189460.