1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Kremlin Cup
Champion France Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up Austria Barbara Schett
Final 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.

  1. France Mary Pierce (Second Round)
  2. Austria Barbara Schett (Final)
  3. France Julie Halard-Decugis (Quarterfinals)
  4. France Nathalie Tauziat (Champion)
  5. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (Semifinals)
  6. Spain Conchita Martínez (First Round)
  7. France Sandrine Testud (First Round)
  8. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
     United States Lisa Raymond 4 2    
4  France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6    
  4  France Nathalie Tauziat 2 6 6
  2  Austria Barbara Schett 6 4 1
5  Belgium Dominique Van Roost 5 66  
  2  Austria Barbara Schett 7 78    

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Canada Maureen Drake (First Round)
  2. Russia Elena Dementieva (Qualifier)
  3. Russia Anastasia Myskina (Qualifier)
  4. Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec (First Round)
  5. replaced by Belarus Tatiana Poutchek (First Round)
  6. Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (Qualifier)
  7. Romania Cătălina Cristea (Second Round)
  8. United States Kimberly Po (Qualifying Competition Lucky Loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky Loser

  1. United States Kimberly Po

Qualifying Draw

Key

First Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  1  Canada Maureen Drake 2 1    
   Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6    
     Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6    
     Italy Germana Di Natale 2 0    
   Germany Caroline Schneider 6 4 2
     Italy Germana Di Natale 3 6 6  
       Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
  8  United States Kimberly Po 3 3  
     Russia Irina Kornienko 4 4    
   Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva 6 6    
     Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva 4 2  
  8  United States Kimberly Po 6 6    
   Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 78 3 1
  8  United States Kimberly Po 66 6 6  

Second Qualifier

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

Third Qualifier

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

Fourth Qualifier

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

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