1999 WTA German Open

1999 WTA German Open
Date	May 10 – May 16
Edition	28th
Category	Tier I
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Berlin, Germany
Venue	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
	Martina Hingis
Doubles
	Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat
	← 1998; WTA German Open; 2000 →;

The 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from May 10 to May 16, 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open.

Champions

Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Julie Halard-Decugis, 6–0, 6–1

It was Hingis' 7th title of the year and the 46th of her career.

Doubles

Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat defeated Jana Novotná / Patricia Tarabini, 6–3, 7–5

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	1	1
CZE	Jana Novotná	4	2
GER	Steffi Graf	6	3
ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	4
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	9	6
USA	Serena Williams	11	7
SUI	Patty Schnyder	12	8
RUS	Anna Kournikova	15	9
RSA	Amanda Coetzer	16	10
BEL	Dominique Van Roost	14	11
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	10	12
ROU	Irina Spîrlea	18	13
ESP	Conchita Martínez	17	14
BLR	Natasha Zvereva	19	15
AUT	Barbara Schett	20	16