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1999 Family Circle Cup

The 1999 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from March 29 through April 4, 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles

SUI Martina Hingis defeated RUS Anna Kournikova, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 45th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

RUS Elena Likhovtseva / CZE Jana Novotná defeated AUT Barbara Schett / SUI Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
SUIMartina Hingis11
USAMonica Seles32
CZEJana Novotná43
ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario74
RSAAmanda Coetzer95
SUIPatty Schnyder136
RUSAnna Kournikova207
FRAAmélie Mauresmo148
ROUIrina Spîrlea159
ESPConchita Martínez1810
BLRNatasha Zvereva1711
AUTBarbara Schett1912
ITASilvia Farina2513
RUSElena Likhovtseva2214
ESPMagüi Serna2415
SVKHenrieta Nagyová2616

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • USA Meghann Shaughnessy
  • USA Brie Rippner
  • BLR Olga Barabanschikova

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

  • ARG Paola Suárez
  • CZE Adriana Gerši
  • USA Alexandra Stevenson
  • RUS Elena Makarova
  • RUS Tatiana Panova
  • USA Lilia Osterloh
  • USA Sandra Cacic
  • SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

  • LAT Larisa Neiland

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

  • POL Aleksandra Olsza / USA Lilia Osterloh

References

References

  1. (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". [[SportsBusiness Daily]].
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