# 1999 WTA German Open – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Julie Halard-Decugis in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 WTA German Open.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Jana Novotná (second round)
* Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (withdrew)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals, retired)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Anna Kournikova (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round, retired)
* Conchita Martínez (third round)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Barbara Schett (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Barbara Schett | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Barbara Schett | 5 | 5 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | Serena Williams | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Serena Williams | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Julie Halard-Decugis | 0 | 1 |
| | Julie Halard-Decugis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Julie Halard-Decugis | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 4 | 4 | | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ruxandra Dragomir | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 1 | | Ruxandra Dragomir | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ruxandra Dragomir | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | G León García | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Di Natale | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kandarr | 2 | 1 | | 11 | D Van Roost | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | B Schett | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Schett | 5 | 5 |
| | M de Swardt | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Schnitzer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Schnitzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Morariu | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Klösel | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | C Martínez | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 4 | 1 | | Q | S Kleinová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 14 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | A Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 3 | 2$^r$ |
| | M J Fernández | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M J Fernández | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | L Raymond | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| LL | A Hopmans | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Capriati | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | P Stoyanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 4 | 1 | | | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | P Stoyanova | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | N Zvereva | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Zvereva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | C Black | 6 | 1 | | | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | Q | S Cacic | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | C Black | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | S Naćuk | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | S Naćuk | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | B Rittner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | A Smashnova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | H Nagyová | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Coetzer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 4 | 3 | 12 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 4 | 6$^3$ | WC | J Abe | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Abe | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 12 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| LL | F Labat | 3 | 1 | | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
* Amanda Hopmans (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alicia Molik (first round)
* Larisa Neiland (first round)
* Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
* Sandra Kleinová (qualifier)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Emmanuelle Gagliardi
* Sandra Kleinová
* Sandra Naćuk
* Sandra Cacic
* Germana Di Natale
* Sandra Klösel
* Miriam Schnitzer
* Anca Barna

### Lucky losers

* Mariana Díaz Oliva
* Florencia Labat
* Pavlina Stoyanova
* Amanda Hopmans

## 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 4 | 3 | 1 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | Flora Perfetti | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| WC | Mia Buric | 3 | 1 | | Flora Perfetti | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Martina Müller | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Angelika Rösch | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Angelika Rösch | 2 | 2 | 3 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 |
| | Kerry-Anne Guse | 2 | 1 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 3 | 1 | Sandra Cacic | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | Liezel Horn | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | Liezel Horn | 6 | 6 | Liezel Horn | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Larisa Neiland | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Germana Di Natale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Germana Di Natale | 6 | 6 | Germana Di Natale | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | Alicia Ortuño | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Samantha Reeves | 2 | 3 | Alicia Ortuño | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Raluca Sandu | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Florencia Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Florencia Labat | 6 | 6 | Florencia Labat | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | Sandra Klösel | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Sandra Klösel | 6 | 6 | Sandra Klösel | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Alicia Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 6 | | Pavlina Stoyanova | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Sandra Dopfer | 6 | 4 | 2 | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 3 | 4 | | Anca Barna | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| WC | Syna Schmidle | 3 | 1 | 2 | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |