1999 Tashkent Open Explained

The 1999 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IVb category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 June through 13 June 1999. First-seeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank Seed
IsraelAnna Smashnova411
Russian FederationTatiana Panova682
BelgiumLaurence Courtois943
Russian FederationEvgenia Kulikovskaya1014
ItalyAdriana Serra Zanetti1115
AustriaPatricia Wartusch1156
Seda Noorlander1177
United StatesMeilen Tu1188

Other entrants

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 singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1999 Tashkent Open – Singles. Anna Smashnova defeated Laurence Courtois, 6–3, 6–3.

Doubles

See main article: 1999 Tashkent Open – Doubles. Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Patricia Wartusch defeated Eva Bes / Gisela Riera, 7–6(7–3), 6–0.

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