1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Singles
Singles
1999 Swisscom Challenge
Final
Champions	Venus Williams
Runners-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 6–4
Events

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge – Singles was the singles event of the sixteenth edition of the Swisscom Challenge; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Switzerland. Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

Venus Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against home player and World No. 1 Martina Hingis.

Seeds

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

2

Qualifying Draw

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
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	4	6

8	Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	3
					1	Martina Hingis	3	4

					2	Venus Williams	6	6
3	Mary Pierce	4	4

2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	M Hingis	7⁷	6
	E Likhovtseva	3	5		Q	T Panova	6⁴	2
Q	T Panova	6	7							1	M Hingis	7	6
Q	C Morariu	6	6							Q	C Morariu	5	2
Q	E Dementieva	2	2		Q	C Morariu	7⁸	0	6
WC	L Raymond	3	4		5	B Schett	6⁶	6	4
5	B Schett	6	6												1	M Hingis	6	4	6
															8	N Tauziat	3	6	3
					4	A Coetzer	1	6	6
	A Frazier	6	1	4		P Schnyder	6	3	2
	P Schnyder	4	6	6						4	A Coetzer	3	6	2
Q	M Serna	2	6	7						8	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	R Dragomir	6	3	5	Q	M Serna	3	6⁵
	S Testud	5	3		8	N Tauziat	6	7⁷
8	N Tauziat	7	6

Bottom Half

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

7	D Van Roost	3	6	6
	A Sugiyama	6	4	2	7	D Van Roost	6	6
	S Farina Elia	6	6			S Farina Elia	2	2
WC	M Oremans	4	3						7	D Van Roost	2	4
	N Dechy	5	4						3	M Pierce	6	6
	C Rubin	7	6			C Rubin	1	2
					3	M Pierce	6	6
														3	M Pierce	4	4
6	J Halard-Decugis	7⁷	4	7										2	V Williams	6	6
WC	J Capriati	6⁵	6	5	6	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	A Huber	6	6			A Huber	2	4
	N Zvereva	2	2						6	J Halard-Decugis	6	4	3
	I Spîrlea	6	7						2	V Williams	1	6	6
LL	H Nagyová	2	5			I Spîrlea	3	2
					2	V Williams	6	6