1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

The 1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Faber Grand Prix; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hannover, Germany. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Elena Likhovtseva.

Singles
1999 Faber Grand Prix
Champion Jana Novotná
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score6–4, 6–4

Jana Novotná won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Venus Williams. This was her first win at the Faber Grand Prix after having lost in the past three finals.

Seeds

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

  1. Jana Novotná (Champion)
  2. Venus Williams (Final)
  3. Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
  4. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
  5. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  6. n/a
  7. Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
  8. Barbara Schett (Quarterfinals)
  9. Silvia Farina (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Jana Novotná 77 6  
  Elena Likhovtseva 64 4  
1 Jana Novotná 6 6  
2 Venus Williams 4 4  
3 Steffi Graf 3 6 3
2 Venus Williams 6 3 6

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 6 6  
  R Dragomir 6 6     R Dragomir 3 3  
  S Pitkowski 3 2   1 J Novotná 6 6  
  S Plischke 5 64   7 S Testud 1 4  
  A Huber 7 77     A Huber 3 3  
WC A Glass 66 1   7 S Testud 6 6  
7 S Testud 78 6   1 J Novotná 77 6  
  E Likhovtseva 64 4  
4 P Schnyder 5 3  
  H Nagyová 2 2 r   E Likhovtseva 7 6  
  E Likhovtseva 6 4     E Likhovtseva 6 6  
Q É Loit 0 0   LL M Oremans 2 2  
LL M Oremans 6 6   LL M Oremans 6 6  
  N Dechy 3 710 3 5 N Tauziat 4 4  
5 N Tauziat 6 68 6

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 B Schett 6 6  
WC J Capriati 4 2   8 B Schett 7 6  
  A Fusai 3 2     V Ruano Pascual 5 2  
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6   8 B Schett 3 2  
WC S Appelmans 3 4   3 S Graf 6 6  
Q A-G Sidot 6 6   Q A-G Sidot 1 3  
3 S Graf 6 6  
3 S Graf 3 6 3
9 S Farina 6 6   2 V Williams 6 3 6
Q K Habšudová 3 1   9 S Farina 2 r  
Q B Rittner 6 5 6 Q B Rittner 6    
  M Serna 4 7 4 Q B Rittner 2 1  
  I Majoli 6 5 3 2 V Williams 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 2 7 6   A Sugiyama 4 5  
2 V Williams 6 7  

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Émilie Loit (Qualifier)
  2. Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
  3. Miriam Oremans (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  4. Cătălina Cristea (First Round)
  5. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
  6. María Vento (Qualifying Competition)
  7. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
  8. Olga Barabanschikova (Qualifying Competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers
  1. Émilie Loit
  2. Barbara Rittner
  3. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
  4. Karina Habšudová

Lucky Loser
  1. Miriam Oremans

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
1 Émilie Loit 6 6  
  Flora Perfetti 3 4  
1 Émilie Loit 77 0 6
  Laurence Courtois 64 6 3
  Laurence Courtois 6 7  
  Elena Wagner 1 5  
1 Émilie Loit 6 6  
6 María Vento 4 2  
WC Jasmin Wöhr 6 6  
  Adriana Barna 2 4  
WC Jasmin Wöhr 2 2  
6 María Vento 6 6  
WC Sandra Klösel 2 4  
6 María Vento 6 6  

Second qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
3 Miriam Oremans 7 6  
  Petra Begerow 5 4  
3 Miriam Oremans 6 6  
  Lea Ghirardi 4 3  
  Lea Ghirardi 62 77 6
  Laura Golarsa 77 65 2
3 Miriam Oremans 4 2  
7 Barbara Rittner 6 6  
  Sandra Naćuk 3 7 6
  Eugenia Kulikovskaya 6 5 2
  Sandra Naćuk 60 60  
7 Barbara Rittner 77 77  
  Laurence Andretto 4 64  
7 Barbara Rittner 6 77  

Third qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
5 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6  
  Adriana Gerši 3 4  
5 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6  
WC Stephanie Gehrlein 2 0  
  Sandra Dopfer 64 6 0
WC Stephanie Gehrlein 77 2 6
5 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6  
  Maureen Drake 3 2  
  Miriam Schnitzer 6 6  
  Olga Lugina 2 0  
  Miriam Schnitzer 4 3  
  Maureen Drake 6 6  
  Maureen Drake 5 6 6
4 Cătălina Cristea 7 3 4

Fourth qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
8 Olga Barabanschikova 6 6  
WC Martina Müller 4 4  
8 Olga Barabanschikova 7 2 6
  Åsa Carlsson 5 6 3
  Larisa Neiland 4 6 2
  Åsa Carlsson 6 3 6
8 Olga Barabanschikova w/o    
2 Karina Habšudová      
  Anca Barna 61 6 6
  Julia Abe 77 1 2
  Anca Barna 0 1  
2 Karina Habšudová 6 6  
  Denisa Chládková 65 0  
2 Karina Habšudová 77 6  
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