1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up	Barbara Schett
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–1

The 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the fourth WTA edition of the Kremlin Cup; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Russia. Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Ai Sugiyama in the second round.

Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Barbara Schett.

Seeds

The top four 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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Lisa Raymond	4	2
	4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
								4	Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6
								2	Barbara Schett	6	4	1
	5	Dominique Van Roost	5	66
	2	Barbara Schett	7	78

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Pierce	4	6	3
		A Sugiyama	6	3	6				A Sugiyama	6	3	6
		A Kremer	1	6	2											A Sugiyama	3	5
	Q	E Tatarkova	3	60												L Raymond	6	7
		L Raymond	6	77					L Raymond	6	6
	Q	N Petrova	6	6				Q	N Petrova	2	2
	6	C Martínez	1	4																			L Raymond	4	2
																						4	N Tauziat	6	6
								4	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	WC	T Panova	79	1	7			WC	T Panova	3	6	3
	Q	E Dementieva	67	6	5										4	N Tauziat	6	6
	LL	K Po	6	64	4											A Huber	4	3
		A Huber	4	77	6				A Huber	6	4	6
		R Dragomir	6	7					R Dragomir	3	6	3
	8	E Likhovtseva	3	5

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	D Van Roost	7	6
		P Schnyder	5	2				5	D Van Roost	6	2	7
	WC	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	3	6			WC	L Krasnoroutskaya	2	6	5
		S Talaja	1	6	3										5	D Van Roost	6	4	6
		S Plischke	3	4											3	J Halard-Decugis	1	6	1
		A-G Sidot	6	6					A-G Sidot	2	5
								3	J Halard-Decugis	6	7
																						5	D Van Roost	5	66
	7	S Testud	3	4																		2	B Schett	7	78
		S Farina Elia	6	6					S Farina Elia	6	6
		N Zvereva	4	3					S Pitkowski	3	1
		S Pitkowski	6	6												S Farina Elia	6	4	3
		C Rubin	4	3											2	B Schett	1	6	6
	Q	A Myskina	6	6				Q	A Myskina	6	4	2
								2	B Schett	3	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Lucky Loser

1. Kimberly Po

Qualifying Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Maureen Drake	2	1
		Nadia Petrova	6	6
									Nadia Petrova	6	6
									Germana Di Natale	2	0
		Caroline Schneider	6	4	2
		Germana Di Natale	3	6	6
																Nadia Petrova	6	6
															8	Kimberly Po	3	3
		Irina Kornienko	4	4
		Ekaterina Sysoeva	6	6
									Ekaterina Sysoeva	4	2
								8	Kimberly Po	6	6
		Michaela Paštiková	78	3	1
	8	Kimberly Po	66	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Miroslava Vavrinec	4	1
		Elena Makarova	6	6
									Elena Makarova	77	6
									Angelika Bachmann	63	2
		Angelika Bachmann	6	6
	WC	Julia Oussanova	4	2
																Elena Makarova	2	3
															6	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
	WC	Goulnara Fattakhetdinova	3	6	2
		Marketa Kochta	6	3	6
									Marketa Kochta	4	0
								6	Elena Tatarkova	6	6
		Tracy Singian	4	3
	6	Elena Tatarkova	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Cătălina Cristea	6	7
		Milena Nekvapilová	3	5
								7	Cătălina Cristea	711	2	4
								WC	Galina Fokina	69	6	6
		Svetlana Krivencheva	3	1
	WC	Galina Fokina	6	6
															WC	Galina Fokina	4	7	5
															3	Anastasia Myskina	6	5	7
		Nina Nittinger	3	0
		Anna Zaporozhanova	6	6
									Anna Zaporozhanova	3	6	1
								3	Anastasia Myskina	6	4	6
		Vanessa Henke	4	65
	3	Anastasia Myskina	6	77

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Tatiana Poutchek	66	5
		Alina Jidkova	78	7
									Alina Jidkova	3	0
									Maria Goloviznina	6	6
	WC	Natalia Egorova	3	1
		Maria Goloviznina	6	6
																Maria Goloviznina	4	4
															2	Elena Dementieva	6	6
		Nadejda Ostrovskaya	6	6
		Nóra Köves	2	0
									Nadejda Ostrovskaya	3	2
								2	Elena Dementieva	6	6
		Tatiana Perebiynis	0	1
	2	Elena Dementieva	6	6

External links

• Kremlin Cup Draw