1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Spîrlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.

Singles
1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Champion Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up Elena Likhovtseva
Final score6–1, 6–3
Seeds8

Entering as the World No. 113 and a former World No. 6 from 1991, Jennifer Capriati won her first tournament since 1993 without losing a set, defeating Russian second seed Elena Likhovtseva in the final.

Seeds

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

  1. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
  2. Elena Likhovtseva (Final)
  3. Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
  4. Nathalie Dechy (Quarterfinals)
  5. Corina Morariu (Quarterfinals)
  6. Cara Black (Second Round)
  7. Lisa Raymond (First Round)
  8. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Jennifer Capriati 6 7  
Q Denisa Chládková 4 5  
  Jennifer Capriati 6 6  
2 Elena Likhovtseva 1 3  
  Mary Joe Fernández 65 3  
2 Elena Likhovtseva 77 6  

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 N Tauziat 6 6  
  É Loit 1 6 3   Wang S-t 2 4  
  Wang S-t 6 4 6 1 N Tauziat 1 0  
  T Tanasugarn 66 1     J Capriati 6 6  
  J Capriati 78 6     J Capriati 77 6  
  A Molik 5 4   6 C Black 62 4  
6 C Black 7 6     J Capriati 6 7  
3 A Sugiyama 6 6   Q D Chládková 4 5  
  M Oremans 3 1   3 A Sugiyama 6 6  
Q A Gerši 2 3   WC L Andretto 2 2  
WC L Andretto 6 6   3 A Sugiyama 63 2  
  Li F 62 3   Q D Chládková 77 6  
  M Maleeva 77 6     M Maleeva 4 6 3
Q D Chládková 6 6   Q D Chládková 6 2 6
7 L Raymond 1 3  

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 A-G Sidot 2 6 1
  MJ Fernández 6 3 6   MJ Fernández 7 6  
WC S Foretz 4 77 7 WC S Foretz 5 1  
  Å Carlsson 6 64 5   MJ Fernández 7 6  
Q J Lee 3 6 3 4 N Dechy 5 3  
  J Kruger 6 4 6   J Kruger 4 0  
  K Boogert 4 4   4 N Dechy 6 6  
4 N Dechy 6 6     MJ Fernández 65 3  
5 C Morariu 6 6   2 E Likhovtseva 77 6  
  M Vento 1 2   5 C Morariu 6 6  
  A Fusai 60 6 3   A Cocheteux 3 3  
  A Cocheteux 77 3 6 5 C Morariu 4 4  
LL J Watanabe 4 3   2 E Likhovtseva 6 6  
Q L Bacheva 6 6   Q L Bacheva 3 3  
2 E Likhovtseva 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. n.a.
  2. Denisa Chládková (Qualifier)
  3. Janet Lee (Qualifier)
  4. Sonya Jeyaseelan (Second Round)
  5. Jolene Watanabe (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  6. Lubomira Bacheva (Qualifier)
  7. n.a.
  8. Meilen Tu (Second Round)
  9. Adriana Gerši (Qualifier)
  10. Samantha Reeves (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers
  1. Lubomira Bacheva
  2. Janet Lee
  3. Adriana Gerši
  4. Denisa Chládková

Lucky Loser
  1. Jolene Watanabe

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
10 Samantha Reeves 7 6  
  Amanda Grahame 5 3  
10 Samantha Reeves 6 7  
  Louise Latimer 1 5  
  Jean Okada 2 3  
  Louise Latimer 6 6  
10 Samantha Reeves 2 0  
6 Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  
  Irina Selyutina 0 6 6
  Karen Cross 6 2 1
  Irina Selyutina 3 2  
6 Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  
  Magda Mihalache 1 3  
6 Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  

Second qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
3 Janet Lee 6 6  
  Nirupama Vaidyanathan 1 3  
3 Janet Lee 6 6  
WC Virginie Buisson 3 3  
  Francesca Lubiani 3 6 3
WC Virginie Buisson 6 1 6
3 Janet Lee 62 6 6
  Sybille Bammer 77 0 3
  Sybille Bammer 6 77  
WC Mihaela Vulpeş 1 64  
  Sybille Bammer 6 77  
8 Meilen Tu 2 60  
  Angelika Rösch 1 0  
8 Meilen Tu 6 6  

Third qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
9 Adriana Gerši 6 6  
  Maria Jose Gaidano 4 3  
9 Adriana Gerši 77 6  
Alt Adriana Barna 64 1  
Alt Adriana Barna 6 1 6
  Mashona Washington 3 6 3
9 Adriana Gerši 6 6  
  Tina Pisnik 3 3  
  Tina Pisnik 6 6  
Alt Eva Martincová 3 3  
  Tina Pisnik 6 6  
4 Sonya Jeyaseelan 4 1  
  Catherine Barclay 7 64 0
4 Sonya Jeyaseelan 5 77 6

Fourth qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
               
5 Jolene Watanabe 6 6  
  Bahia Mouhtassine 3 4  
5 Jolene Watanabe 6 6  
WC Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 1 4  
WC Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 6 6  
WC Anne-Laure Heitz 2 1  
5 Jolene Watanabe 65 3  
2 Denisa Chládková 77 6  
  Patty Van Acker 5 77 6
  Jasmin Wöhr 7 62 4
  Patty Van Acker 3 67  
2 Denisa Chládková 6 79  
  Radka Pelikánová 4 1  
2 Denisa Chládková 6 6  
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