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1999 Direct Line International Championships

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Sixth-seeded Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

BLR Natasha Zvereva defeated FRA Nathalie Tauziat, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3

It was Zvereva's only singles title of the year and the fourth of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova defeated CZE Jana Novotná / BLR Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
USA	Monica Seles	4	1
ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	2
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	9	3
RSA	Amanda Coetzer	11	4
RUS	Anna Kournikova	16	5
BLR	Natasha Zvereva	17	6
ROU	Irina Spîrlea	21	7
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	22	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

GBR Samantha Smith
GBR Karen Cross The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
GBR Julie Pullin / GBR Lorna Woodroffe

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

GBR Louise Latimer
UKR Elena Tatarkova
RSA Mariaan de Swardt
FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

CRO Maja Murić / GRE Christína Papadáki

References

(10 June 2011). "Centre court classics".
"Player Bio: Natalia Zvereva". www.itftennis.com.

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