1999 Kremlin Cup
1999 Kremlin Cup | |
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Date | 8–14 November (men) 18–24 October (women) |
Edition | 10th (men) / 4th (women) |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Moscow, Russia |
Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
Women's singles | |
Nathalie Tauziat | |
Men's doubles | |
Justin Gimelstob / Daniel Vacek | |
Women's doubles | |
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs |
The 1999 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999, while the women's tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1999. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nathalie Tauziat won the singles titles.
WTA entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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FRA | Mary Pierce | 6 | 1 |
AUT | Barbara Schett | 8 | 2 |
FRA | Julie Halard-Decugis | 9 | 3 |
FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 10 | 4 |
BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 12 | 5 |
ESP | Conchita Martínez | 13 | 6 |
FRA | Sandrine Testud | 14 | 7 |
RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 16 | 8 |
Other entrants
[edit]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
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
- It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit]Nathalie Tauziat defeated Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
- It was Tauziat's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit]Justin Gimelstob / Daniel Vacek defeated Andriy Medvedev / Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1
- It was Gimelstob's 5th title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Vacek's 4th title of the year and the 24th of his career.
Women's doubles
[edit]Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Anke Huber 6–1, 6–0
- It was Raymond's 4th title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Stubbs's 4th title of the year and the 18th of her career.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)
- ATP Tournament Profile
- WTA Tournament Profile Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine