# 1999 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1999 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
After losing in last year's final, Nathalie Tauziat won the title this year, defeating qualifier Květa Hrdličková, 6–1, 6–3.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Mary Pierce (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (champion)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Anke Huber (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Květa Hrdličková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Květa Hrdličková | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | Květa Hrdličková | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Anke Huber | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic | 4 | 5 | | Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Panova | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Martínez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Hrdličková | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 0 | 4 | | WC | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Appelmans | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Clijsters | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | Q | K Hrdličková | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | K Hrdličková | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | K Hrdličková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Klösel | 4 | 2 | | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 4 | 7 | 6 | | S Talaja | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| SR | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A-G Sidot | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | A Kournikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kremer | 5 | 4 | | 5 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Testud | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | A Kournikova | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | N Petrova | 6 | 7 | | Q | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tatiana Panova (Qualifier)
* n.a.
* Elena Dementieva (qualifying competition)
* Květa Hrdličková (Qualifier)
* n.a.
* Lubomira Bacheva (first round)
* Adriana Gerši (qualifying competition)
* Laurence Courtois (second round)
* Anastasia Myskina (qualifying competition)
* Sandra Kleinová (Qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Tatiana Panova
* Květa Hrdličková
* Nadia Petrova
* Sandra Kleinová

## 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Evelyn Fauth | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Fauth | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Evelyn Fauth | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Lydia Steinbach | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lydia Steinbach | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Adriana Gerši | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | Miroslava Vavrinec | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Adriana Gerši | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | Raluca Sandu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 5 | 4 | | | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Adriana Gerši | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Katrin Meiss | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Adriana Gerši | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Adriana Gerši | 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 |
| 4 | Květa Hrdličková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandra Načuk | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Fusai | 3 | 5 | | | Sandra Načuk | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 1 | 4 |
| | Lenka Němečková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 1 | 4 |
| Alt | Svetlana Krivencheva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Svetlana Krivencheva | 1 | 4 | | | Lenka Němečková | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 2 | 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 |
| 8 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nadia Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nadia Petrova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Nadia Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 3 |
| Alt | Adriana Barna | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 3 |
| | Petra Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | Petra Mandula | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 |
| 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mia Buric | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mia Buric | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | Mia Buric | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Julia Schruff | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Angelika Bachmann | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 |
| | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 |
| | Marion Maruska | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marion Maruska | 4 | 0 | | | Anca Barna | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 3 | | 10 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 10 | Sandra Kleinová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |