The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999. Fifth-seeded Nicolas Kiefer and second-seeded Amy Frazier won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Wayne Ferreira, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's singles
Amy Frazier defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–2, 6–2 It was Frazier's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Men's doubles
Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek defeated Wayne Black / Brian MacPhie, 4–3, retired
Women's doubles
Corina Morariu / Kimberly Po defeated Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse, 6–3, 6–2
Entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank SeedAi Sugiyama271Amy Frazier352Corina Morariu363Kimberly Po584Kristina Brandi655Meghann Shaughnessy686Jane Chi757Wang Shi-ting778
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Saori Obata Shinobu Asagoe
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Haruka Inoue / Maiko Inoue
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Katie Schlukebir Misumi Miyauchi Cho Yoon-jeong Hannah Collin
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Wynne Prakusya
References
External links Official website ATP tournament profile