1999 Wismilak International

The 1999 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999. Unseeded Åsa Carlsson won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.[1] Kevin Livensey was the Tournament Director, The Tournament Referee was Fadilah Ghani and the Event Coordinator was Mon S Sudesh and A.Lourdesamy.

1999 Wismilak International
Date8–14 November
Edition5th
CategoryTier III
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money$180,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Singles
Åsa Carlsson
Doubles
Jelena Kostanić / Tina Pisnik

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 33 1
 AUT Sylvia Plischke 36 2
 CRO Silvija Talaja 31 3
 LUX Anne Kremer 39 4
 RUS Tatiana Panova 44 5
 PUR Kristina Brandi 56 6
 AUS Nicole Pratt 58 7
 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 62 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 from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1999 Wismilak International – Singles

Åsa Carlsson defeated Erika deLone, 6–2, 6–4

  • This was Carlsson's first WTA title of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1999 Wismilak International – Doubles

Jelena Kostanić / Tina Pisnik defeated Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 201. ISBN 9780002189460.
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