# 1999 Betty Barclay Cup – Singles

The 1999 Betty Barclay Cup singles was the singles event of the fifteenth edition of the Betty Barclay Cup, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the reigning champion but she did not compete that year.
Venus Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3 against Mary Pierce.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (final)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (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 |
| | Barbara Schett | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mary Pierce | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Maruska | 2 | 2 | | | A Kremer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | B Schett | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 1 | | 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schett | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^1$ | | A-G Sidot | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Glass | 6 | 7 | | WC | A Glass | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Abe | 3 | 2 | | 8 | C Martínez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 4 | 0 | 6 | D Van Roost | 6 | 5 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | S Farina | 2 | 7 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Dementieva | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | S Farina | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 6$^4$ | 7 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Nejedly | 2 | 5 | | G León García | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | M Serna | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Maureen Drake (second round)
* Tatiana Panova (second round)
* Květa Hrdličková (qualifying competition)
* Elena Wagner (first round)
* Laura Golarsa (first round)
* Seda Noorlander (second round)
* Jana Nejedly (Qualifier)
* Larisa Neiland (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Anca Barna
* Elena Dementieva
* Jana Nejedly
* Marion Maruska

## 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lydia Steinbach | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lydia Steinbach | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Sandra Naćuk | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Anca Barna | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Anca Barna | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Anca Barna | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 5 | 1 | | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Larisa Neiland | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Gabriela Kučerová | 3 | 1 | | 8 | Larisa Neiland | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Elena Wagner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | WC | Vanessa Henke | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jana Kandarr | 4 | 3 |
| | Jana Kandarr | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | Jana Kandarr | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| WC | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | Jana Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Seda Noorlander | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Lorna Woodroffe | 3 | 5 | | 6 | Seda Noorlander | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Jana Nejedly | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 5 | 4 | | 7 | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandra Dopfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sandra Dopfer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Sandra Dopfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 7 | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Květa Hrdličková | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Květa Hrdličková | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| WC | Martina Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Martina Müller | 6 | 6 | | WC | Martina Müller | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Jasmin Wöhr | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Květa Hrdličková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Laura Golarsa | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Lugina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Lugina | 6 | 7 | | | Olga Lugina | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Radka Pelikánová | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7$^{10}$ | | Radka Pelikánová | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | Olga Lugina | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Marion Maruska | 7 | 6 |
| | Marion Maruska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Marion Maruska | 7 | 6 |
| | Liezel Horn | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 5 | 2 | | | Marion Maruska | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Tatiana Panova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | |
| | Petra Begerow | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | 2 | Tatiana Panova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | |
| 2 | Tatiana Panova | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |