1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor

The 1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 18 October until 24 October 1999. First-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.[1]

1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor
Date18–24 October
Edition1st
CategoryTier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$112,500
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationBratislava, Slovakia
Champions
Singles
France Amélie Mauresmo
Doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Belgium Laurence Courtois

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 11 1
 FRA Nathalie Dechy 28 2
 SVK Henrieta Nagyová 33 3
 BEL Sabine Appelmans 35 4
 USA Corina Morariu 38 5
 SVK Karina Habšudová 43 6
 AUT Barbara Schwartz 50 7
 BEL Kim Clijsters 54 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor – Singles

France Amélie Mauresmo defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters, 6–3, 6–3

  • This was Mauresmo's first WTA singles title of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor – Doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters / Belgium Laurence Courtois defeated Belarus Olga Barabanschikova / United States Lilia Osterloh, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 201. ISBN 9780002189460.
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