The 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was the 88th edition of the tournament and one of two Tier I events that took place on outdoor red clay courts in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Martina Hingis defeated Julie Halard-Decugis, 6–0, 6–1 It was Hingis' 4th title of the year and the 23rd of her career.
Doubles
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat defeated Jana Novotná / Patricia Tarabini, 6–3, 7–5
Entrants
Seeds Ranking date 3 May 1999 Country Player Rank Seed Martina Hingis 1 1 Jana Novotná 4 2 Steffi Graf 6 3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 4 Nathalie Tauziat 9 6 Serena Williams 10 7 Patty Schnyder 12 8 Anna Kournikova 13 9 Amanda Coetzer 14 10 Dominique Van Roost 15 11 Amélie Mauresmo 16 12 Irina Spîrlea 17 13 Conchita Martínez 18 14 Natasha Zvereva 19 15 Barbara Schett 20 16
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jana Kandarr Jennifer Capriati Julia Abe
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Anca Barna / Marlene Weingärtner Julia Abe / Jana Kandarr
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Germana Di Natale Miriam Schnitzer Sandra Klösel Sandra Kleinová Sandra Cacic Anca Barna Sandra Načuk Emmanuelle Gagliardi
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Mariana Díaz Oliva Amanda Hopmans Pavlina Stoyanova Florencia Labat
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: Germana Di Natale / Flora Perfetti
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Brie Rippner / Tara Snyder
External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws