1999 WTA German Open
Date10 – 16 May
Edition30th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBerlin, Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat

The 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated France Julie Halard-Decugis, 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Hingis' 7th title of the year and the 46th of her career.

Doubles

France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Argentina Patricia Tarabini, 6–3, 7–5

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 CZE Jana Novotná 4 2
 GER Steffi Graf 6 3
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 4
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 9 6
 USA Serena Williams 11 7
  SUI Patty Schnyder 12 8
 RUS Anna Kournikova 15 9
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 16 10
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 14 11
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 10 12
 ROU Irina Spîrlea 18 13
 ESP Conchita Martínez 17 14
 BLR Natasha Zvereva 19 15
 AUT Barbara Schett 20 16

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 as lucky losers:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

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