1999 Swisscom Challenge

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from October 11 through October 17, 1999.

1999 Swisscom Challenge
DateOctober 11–17
Edition16th
CategoryTier I
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationZurich, Switzerland
VenueSchluefweg
Champions
Singles
Venus Williams
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 USA Venus Williams 3 2
 FRA Mary Pierce 6 3
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 8 4
 AUT Barbara Schett 7 5
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 9 6
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 12 7
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 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 qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Finals

Singles

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Nathalie Tauziat / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Raymond's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was also Stubbs' 3rd title of the year, but the 17th of her career.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.