1999 Wismilak International Explained

The 1999 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999. Unseeded Åsa Carlsson won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.[1] Kevin Livensey was the Tournament Director, The Tournament Referee was Fadilah Ghani and the Event Coordinator was Mon S Sudesh and A.Lourdesamy.

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
FranceSarah Pitkowski331
AustriaSylvia Plischke362
Silvija Talaja313
LuxembourgAnne Kremer394
Russian FederationTatiana Panova445
Kristina Brandi566
AustraliaNicole Pratt587
Katarina Srebotnik628

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 Wismilak International – Singles. Åsa Carlsson defeated Erika deLone, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

See main article: 1999 Wismilak International – Doubles. Jelena Kostanić / Tina Pisnik defeated Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. 2000. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002189460. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 185, 201.