1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Singles

The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival singles was the singles event of the 29th edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis event held in Austria. Patty Schnyder, the defending champion, was upset in the first round by qualifier Lenka Němečková.

Singles
1999 Egger Tennis Festival
Final
ChampionSlovakia Karina Habšudová
Runner-upCroatia Silvija Talaja
Score2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Egger Tennis Festival · 2000 →

Karina Habšudová defeated in the final Silvija Talaja, in three sets, to win her first WTA title after three finals.

Seeds

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  1.   Patty Schnyder (first round)
  2.   Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
  3.   Henrieta Nagyová (semifinals)
  4.   Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  5.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  6.   Magüi Serna (second round)
  7.   Sarah Pitkowski (first round)
  8.   Anna Smashnova (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Karina Habšudová 6 6  
3   Henrieta Nagyová 2 4  
    Karina Habšudová 2 6 6
    Silvija Talaja 6 4 4
Q   Adriana Gerši 6 5 4
    Silvija Talaja 3 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   P Schnyder 3 6 4
Q   L Němečková 6 3 6 Q   L Němečková 6 1 1
WC   Li F 3 4       K Habšudová 4 6 6
    K Habšudová 6 6       K Habšudová 6 6  
    T Panova 0 0   5   A Huber 4 2  
    M Maleeva 6 6       M Maleeva 6 4 3
LL   M Weingärtner 3 3   5   A Huber 3 6 6
5   A Huber 6 6       K Habšudová 6 6  
3   H Nagyová 64 6 6 3   H Nagyová 2 4  
    A Dechaume-Balleret 77 3 2 3   H Nagyová 65 6 6
    J Kruger 4 6 6     J Kruger 77 3 2
WC   P Wartusch 6 2 2 3   H Nagyová 6 6  
    V Ruano Pascual 6 1 77     E Gagliardi 2 2  
    O Barabanschikova 2 6 63     V Ruano Pascual 3 3  
    E Gagliardi 6 6       E Gagliardi 6 6  
7   S Pitkowski 1 1  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   M Serna 6 6  
    A Cocheteux 4 3   6   M Serna 4 3  
    D Chládková 6 4 1 Q   A Gerši 6 6  
Q   A Gerši 4 6 6 Q   A Gerši 2 6 6
Q   A Földényi 6 6   Q   A Földényi 6 3 2
WC   M Maruska 2 4   Q   A Földényi 6 64 6
    P Suárez 6 6       P Suárez 2 77 3
4   S Plischke 0 1   Q   A Gerši 6 5 4
8   A Smashnova 6 77       S Talaja 3 7 6
    B Schwartz 4 63   8   A Smashnova 67 0  
    S Talaja 6 6       S Talaja 79 6  
Q   Á Montolio 3 2       S Talaja 4 6 6
    G León García 65 2   2   S Farina 6 1 3
    M Sánchez Lorenzo 77 6       M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 7 65
    C Torrens Valero 3 2   2   S Farina 7 5 77
2   S Farina 6 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Rita Kuti-Kis (first round)
  2.   Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Elena Wagner (first round)
  4.   Émilie Loit (second round)
  5.   Åsa Carlsson (first round)
  6.   Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
  7.   Ľudmila Cervanová (second round)
  8.   Elena Dementieva (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Rita Kuti-Kis 2 2  
    Ángeles Montolio 6 6  
    Ángeles Montolio 6 6  
Alt   Eva Martincová 4 2  
Alt   Eva Martincová 2 6 6
WC   Nicole Remis 6 1 1
    Ángeles Montolio 6 6  
    Veronika Martinek 2 4  
    Veronika Martinek 6 7  
    Gisela Riera 3 6  
    Veronika Martinek 7 6  
7   Ľudmila Cervanová 6 2  
    Evelyn Fauth 4 3  
7   Ľudmila Cervanová 6 6  

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Émilie Loit 6 6  
WC   Bettina Auer 0 2  
4   Émilie Loit 5 0r
    Adriana Gerši 7 1  
    Adriana Gerši 6 6  
    Katalin Marosi 4 3  
    Adriana Gerši 6 6  
6   Lubomira Bacheva 0 4  
    Samantha Reeves 2 7 6
    Miroslava Vavrinec 6 5 4
    Samantha Reeves 3 2  
6   Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  
WC   Bettina Resch 4 1  
6   Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8   Elena Dementieva 6 6 2
    Katarína Studeníková 1 7 6
    Katarína Studeníková 5 0r
    Anna Földényi 7 1  
    Anna Földényi 2 6 6
    Janette Husárová 6 1 3
    Anna Földényi 6 6  
    Mariam Ramon Climent 1 4  
    Mariam Ramon Climent 6 7  
    Anca Barna 2 6  
    Mariam Ramon Climent 5 6 7
    Tina Pisnik 7 4 6
    Tina Pisnik 7 6  
3   Elena Wagner 6 4  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Åsa Carlsson 3 2  
    Lenka Němečková 6 6  
    Lenka Němečková 3 7 6
    Jelena Kostanić Tošić 6 5 1
WC   Sybille Bammer 6 1  
    Jelena Kostanić Tošić 7 6  
    Lenka Němečková 6 6  
2   Marlene Weingärtner 2 0  
    Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6  
    Sandra Dopfer 1 2  
    Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 3 4
2   Marlene Weingärtner 1 6 6
    Petra Begerow 6 2 5
2   Marlene Weingärtner 0 6 7

References

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