1999 Swisscom Challenge

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 October until 17 October 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.

1999 Swisscom Challenge
Date10–17 October
Edition16th
CategoryTier I
Draw28S / 16D
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationZurich, Switzerland
VenueSchluefweg
Champions
Singles
United States Venus Williams
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs
← 1998 · Swisscom Challenge · 2000 →

Entrants

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Seeds

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  • Ranking date 4 October 1999
Country Player Rank Seed
   SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
  USA Venus Williams 3 2
  FRA Mary Pierce 6 3
  RSA Amanda Coetzer 7 4
  AUT Barbara Schett 8 5
  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 9 6
  BEL Dominique Van Roost 10 7
  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 8

Other entrants

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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 qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Finals

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Singles

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  Venus Williams defeated   Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

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  Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs defeated   Nathalie Tauziat /   Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Raymond's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was also Stubbs' 3rd title of the year, but the 17th of her career.
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