# 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Spîrlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.
Entering as the World No. 113 and a former World No. 6 from 1991, Jennifer Capriati won her first tournament since 1993 without losing a set, defeating Russian second seed Elena Likhovtseva in the final.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (final)
* Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
* Corina Morariu (quarterfinals)
* Cara Black (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (first round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Denisa Chládková | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Denisa Chládková | 4 | 5 | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Elena Likhovtseva | 1 | 3 |
| | Mary Joe Fernández | 6$^5$ | 3 | 2 | Elena Likhovtseva | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Elena Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Wang S-t | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wang S-t | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Tauziat | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | J Capriati | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 5 | 4 | | 6 | C Black | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Black | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Chládková | 4 | 5 |
| | M Oremans | 3 | 1 | | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gerši | 2 | 3 | | WC | L Andretto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Andretto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Li F | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | Q | D Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Chládková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Raymond | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 8 | A-G Sidot | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | MJ Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | WC | S Foretz | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | N Dechy | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Kruger | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 4 | 4 | | 4 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 5 | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | M Vento | 1 | 2 | | 5 | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6$^0$ | 6 | 3 | | A Cocheteux | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | C Morariu | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | J Watanabe | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Bacheva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* n.a.
* Denisa Chládková (qualifier)
* Janet Lee (qualifier)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (second round)
* Jolene Watanabe (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier)
* n.a.
* Meilen Tu (second round)
* Adriana Gerši (qualifier)
* Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Lubomira Bacheva
* Janet Lee
* Adriana Gerši
* Denisa Chládková

#### Lucky loser

* Jolene Watanabe

## 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 |
| 10 | Samantha Reeves | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Grahame | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Grahame | 5 | 3 | | 10 | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Louise Latimer | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jean Okada | 2 | 3 | | | Louise Latimer | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Latimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | Samantha Reeves | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 |
| | Irina Selyutina | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 |
| | Karen Cross | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Irina Selyutina | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 1 | 3 | | 3 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Virginie Buisson | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | Virginie Buisson | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Buisson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Buisson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Janet Lee | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sybille Bammer | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 |
| | Sybille Bammer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | Sybille Bammer | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 |
| WC | Mihaela Vulpeş | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mihaela Vulpeş | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | Sybille Bammer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Meilen Tu | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | |
| | Angelika Rösch | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Meilen Tu | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | |
| 8 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 9 | Adriana Gerši | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 4 | 3 | | 9 | Adriana Gerši | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Adriana Barna | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | Adriana Barna | 6 | 1 | 6 | Alt | Adriana Barna | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 9 | Adriana Gerši | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tina Pisnik | 3 | 3 |
| | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Tina Pisnik | 3 | 3 |
| Alt | Eva Martincová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Eva Martincová | 3 | 3 | | | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay | 7 | 6$^4$ | 0 | 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 5 | 7$^7$ | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jolene Watanabe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bahia Mouhtassine | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bahia Mouhtassine | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Jolene Watanabe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | WC | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Anne-Laure Heitz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anne-Laure Heitz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Jolene Watanabe | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Denisa Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Patty Van Acker | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Denisa Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Jasmin Wöhr | 7 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jasmin Wöhr | 7 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | Patty Van Acker | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| 2 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |