The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Sixth-seeded Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Natasha Zvereva defeated Nathalie Tauziat, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 It was Zvereva's only singles title of the year and the fourth of her career.
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Jana Novotná / Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired
Entrants Seeds Country Player Rank SeedMonica Seles41Arantxa Sánchez Vicario72Nathalie Tauziat93Amanda Coetzer114Anna Kournikova165Natasha Zvereva176Irina Spîrlea217Elena Likhovtseva228
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Samantha Smith Karen Cross The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Julie Pullin / Lorna Woodroffe
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Louise Latimer Elena Tatarkova Mariaan de Swardt Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
Maja Murić / Christína Papadáki
References
External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws