1999 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

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

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 Hanover, Germany. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Elena Likhovtseva.

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. Dominique Van Roost (withdrew)
7. Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
8. Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
9. Silvia Farina (second round)

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
	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

• 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	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

External links

• 1999 Faber Grand Prix Draw