1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1999 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Anna Kournikova
Final score	6–4, 6–3

The 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles was the singles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Henrieta Nagyová.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Anna Kournikova.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	77
	11	Natasha Zvereva	0	60
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								3	Jana Novotná	2	3
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
	16	Henrieta Nagyová	2	4
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
															7	Anna Kournikova	4	3
	7	Anna Kournikova	6	2
		Andrea Glass	2	1	r
								7	Anna Kournikova	65	6	6
								6	Patty Schnyder	77	0	3
	6	Patty Schnyder	6	4	77
	14	Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	63

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	7
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	3	5
		B Rittner	3	2											1	M Hingis	7	6
		S Smith	4	3											10	C Martínez	5	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6					A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0
		A Fusai	0	0				10	C Martínez	6	6
	10	C Martínez	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	77
	11	N Zvereva	7	6																		11	N Zvereva	0	60
		K Hrdličková	5	1				11	N Zvereva	6	6
	Q	P Suárez	5	7	6			Q	P Suárez	3	1
		M Vento	7	5	1										11	N Zvereva	6	77
		N Dechy	6	6												N Dechy	3	64
	WC	M Shaughnessy	2	4					N Dechy	6	0	6
								8	A Mauresmo	4	6	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Novotná	6	6
		C Cristea	77	6					C Cristea	4	4
	Q	A Gerši	65	2											3	J Novotná	5	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											13	S Farina	7	5	3
		E Tatarkova	2	4					V Ruano Pascual	5	6	3
		K Po	2	5				13	S Farina	7	4	6
	13	S Farina	6	7																		3	J Novotná	6	6
	16	H Nagyová	63	6	6																	16	H Nagyová	2	4
		F Zuluaga	77	4	4			16	H Nagyová	6	6
		R Grande	2	6	7				R Grande	1	2
	Q	A Stevenson	6	4	5										16	H Nagyová	6	6
	LL	L Neiland	4	0											5	A Coetzer	2	3
	Q	E Makarova	6	6				Q	E Makarova	3	5
								5	A Coetzer	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Kournikova	2	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	1
	Q	T Panova	6	4	3										7	A Kournikova	78	6
	WC	B Rippner	6	6											12	B Schett	66	4
		M de Swardt	2	2				WC	B Rippner	3	6	2
		A Kremer	1	63				12	B Schett	6	4	6
	12	B Schett	6	77																		7	A Kournikova	6	2
	15	M Serna	0	6	3																		A Glass	2	1	r
		A Glass	6	3	6				A Glass	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	3	4
	Q	L Osterloh	2	0												A Glass	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	3	3												G León García	4	3
		G León García	6	6					G León García	6	6
								4	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	P Schnyder	6	6
		C Black	4	2					L Raymond	4	2
		L Raymond	6	6											6	P Schnyder	77	6
		I Majoli	7	5	6											I Majoli	62	3
	Q	E Gagliardi	5	7	4				I Majoli	1	6	6
		A Smashnova	5	3				9	I Spîrlea	6	4	2
	9	I Spîrlea	7	6																		6	P Schnyder	6	4	77
	14	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		14	E Likhovtseva	3	6	63
		T Snyder	0	3				14	E Likhovtseva	6	6
		C Morariu	6	3	4				A-G Sidot	1	1
		A-G Sidot	2	6	6										14	E Likhovtseva	77	6
		K Brandi	5	5											2	M Seles	64	2
	WC	O Barabanschikova	7	7				WC	O Barabanschikova	3	0
								2	M Seles	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Lucky Loser

1. Larisa Neiland

Qualifying Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
		Eugenia Kulikovskaya	1	3
								9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
									Mashona Washington	4	3
		Mashona Washington	6	6
		Radka Zrubáková	4	1

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	WC	Jessica Steck	3	64
		Elena Makarova	6	77
									Elena Makarova	3	6	6
								5	Larisa Neiland	6	3	4
		Samantha Reeves	5	5
	5	Larisa Neiland	7	7

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Nicole Pratt	3	2
		Paola Suárez	6	6
									Paola Suárez	6	6
									Karin Miller	0	1
		Karin Miller	6	2	77
		Lori McNeil	2	6	62

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Mariana Díaz-Oliva	62	5
		Alexandra Stevenson	77	7
									Alexandra Stevenson	6	4	6
								WC	Irina Selyutina	3	6	4
	WC	Irina Selyutina	77	6
	7	Jana Nejedly	62	1

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Raluca Sandu	2	3
		Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
									Aleksandra Olsza	6	4	4
									Adriana Gerši	3	6	6
		Adriana Gerši	6	6
	WC	Julie Scott	0	1

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jana Kandarr	2	4
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	6	6
									Adriana Serra Zanetti	6	4	5
								3	Tatiana Panova	3	6	7
		Pavlina Stoyanova	3	3
	3	Tatiana Panova	6	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Christína Papadáki	77	1	77
	Alt	Larissa Schaerer	65	6	62
								6	Christína Papadáki	6	4	2
									Sandra Cacic	4	6	6
		Sandra Cacic	6	6
		Tina Križan	3	4

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Sandra Kleinová	3	3
									Nadia Petrova	1	6	1
								2/WC	Lilia Osterloh	6	3	6
		Tathiana Garbin	4	4
	2/WC	Lilia Osterloh	6	6

References

• 1999 Family Circle Cup Draw