# 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships singles was the singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Jana Novotná was the reigning champion but did not participate this year, which was her final year on tour before retiring in the fall.
Natasha Zvereva won in the final 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Nathalie Tauziat.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Monica Seles (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (final)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (champion)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 10 | | | | | |
| 4 | Amanda Coetzer | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 8 | | | | | |
| 4 | Amanda Coetzer | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 8 | 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Anna Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Smith | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | A Kremer | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 7 | 6 | | | M Lučić | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 3 | 3 | | 6 | N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 8 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Latimer | 4 | 6$^2$ | | Q | E Tatarkova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Tatarkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M de Swardt | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | M de Swardt | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A-G Sidot | 6$^5$ | 2 | | Q | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | I Spîrlea | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Drake | 5 | 1 | | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Cross | 2 | 6 | 1 | | S Plischke | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | A Kournikova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Rubin | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | A Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | L Raymond | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | 5 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | N Dechy | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 2 | 1 | | N Dechy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mariaan de Swardt (qualifier)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifier)
* Kimberly Po (first round)
* Maureen Drake (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Amélie Cocheteux (first round)
* Elena Tatarkova (qualifier)
* Katarina Srebotnik (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Mariaan de Swardt
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
* Elena Tatarkova
* Louise Latimer

### Lucky loser

* Maureen Drake

## 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christína Papadáki | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christína Papadáki | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laura Golarsa | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Lucie Ahl | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Laura Golarsa | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 1 |
| | Jane Chi | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 1 |
| | Nicole Arendt | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Arendt | 2$^r$ | | | | Jane Chi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Maureen Drake | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 1 | 4 | | 5 | Maureen Drake | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 5 | 4 | 1 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Brie Rippner | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Pratt | 5 | 5 | | Brie Rippner | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | Jolene Watanabe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | | Émilie Loit | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lorna Woodroffe | 5 | 4 | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Grzybowska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Grzybowska | 2 | 2 | | 7 | Elena Tatarkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | Rachel McQuillan | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | Alt | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki | 6$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki | 6$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 7 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 |
| | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 |
| | Els Callens | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 5 | 2 | | | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 9 | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Kimberly Po | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Amélie Cocheteux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | Julie Pullin | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Janet Lee | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Katie Schlukebir | 5 | 4 | | Janet Lee | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Janet Lee | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Joanne Ward | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 | WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Linda Wild | 3 | 4 | 2 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |