# 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Singles

The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic singles was the singles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won it, defeating Irina Spîrlea, 6–1, 6–0, in the final.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Irina Spîrlea (final)
* Magüi Serna (first round)
* Anna Smashnova (second round)
* Barbara Rittner (second 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 |
| 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 5 | 0 | 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Irina Spîrlea | 1 | 0 |
| | Maureen Drake | 3 | 0 | 5 | Irina Spîrlea | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Irina Spîrlea | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 6 | 6 | | | P Begerow | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M El Wany | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 0 | | | | | | WC | J Dokić | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 2 | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Dokić | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Serna | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | N Zvereva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 5 | 0 |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ramón Climent | 3 | 3 | | | N Pratt | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | Q | L Courtois | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Courtois | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mouhtassine | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Smashnova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Smashnova | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | B Rittner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 2 | 5 | | 8 | B Rittner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 2 | | | M Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Drake | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | E Bes Ostariz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | Q | Á Montolio | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 3 | 3 | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Drake | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 |
| | S-t Wang | 4 | 2 | | 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sandu | 3 | 5 | | | K Boogert | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | M Pierce | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6 | 2 | 6 | | S Noorlander | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Pierce | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Laurence Courtois (qualifier)
* Conchita Martínez Granados (second round)
* Flora Perfetti (second round)
* Eva Bes Ostariz (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Mariam Ramón Climent (qualifier)
* Maria Paola Zavagli (second round)
* Katalin Marosi (second round)
* Andreea Vanc (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Laurence Courtois
* Mariam Ramón Climent
* Ángeles Montolio
* Bahia Mouhtassine

### Lucky losers

* Eva Bes Ostariz

## 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Laurence Courtois | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tina Pisnik | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | Tina Pisnik | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Sara Abaza | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sara Abaza | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Laurence Courtois | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Andreea Vanc | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | Mira Radu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Andreea Vanc | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | Riei Otakeyama | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Riei Otakeyama | 2 | 4 | | | Mira Radu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Andreea Vanc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Hana Šromová | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Andreea Vanc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andreea Vanc | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Flora Perfetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tzipora Obziler | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tzipora Obziler | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Flora Perfetti | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Fruzsina Siklosi | 5 | 6$^8$ | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mariam Ramón Climent | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Anastasia Myskina | 5 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mariam Ramón Climent | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Nataly Cahana | 7 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nataly Cahana | 7 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | Nataly Cahana | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Maria Goloviznina | 3 | 6$^8$ | | 5 | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| 7 | Katalin Marosi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Celeste Contín | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Celeste Contín | 2 | 1 | 7 | Katalin Marosi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Ángeles Montolio | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ángeles Montolio | 6 | 6 | | Ángeles Montolio | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Caroline Dhenin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dhenin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Ángeles Montolio | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Dalia El Sheikh | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 3 | 4 |
| | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | Selima Sfar | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | María Fernanda Landa | 1 | 2 | 4 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Maria Paola Zavagli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Milena Nekvapilová | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Milena Nekvapilová | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Maria Paola Zavagli | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 6 | | | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Camilla Kremer | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Alt | Lydia Steinbach | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Camilla Kremer | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Camilla Kremer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Camilla Kremer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Camilla Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Yomna Farid | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |