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1999 Direct Line International Championships

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Date
  
June 14 – June 19

Surface
  
Grass

Edition
  
25th

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 June 14 through June 19, 1999.

Contents

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

    • Singles

    Natasha Zvereva def. 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 def. Jana Novotná / Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired

    References

    1999 Direct Line International Championships Wikipedia
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