1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
| 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 April |
| Edition | 26th |
| Category | Championship Series Tier III |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Germany Nicolas Kiefer [1] [2] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Amy Frazier [3] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Jeff Tarango / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek [1] [4] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Corina Morariu / United States Kimberly Po [3] | |
The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999. Nicolas Kiefer and Amy Frazier won the singles titles.
Entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 27 | 1 |
| USA | Amy Frazier | 35 | 2 |
| USA | Corina Morariu | 36 | 3 |
| USA | Kimberly Po | 58 | 4 |
| PUR | Kristina Brandi | 65 | 5 |
| USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 68 | 6 |
| USA | Jane Chi | 75 | 7 |
| TPE | Wang Shi-ting | 77 | 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 singles qualifying draw:
- United States Katie Schlukebir
- Japan Misumi Miyauchi
- South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong
- United Kingdom Hannah Collin
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Germany Nicolas Kiefer defeated South Africa Wayne Ferreira, 7–6(7–5), 7–5.[1]
- It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's singles
[edit ]United States Amy Frazier defeated Japan Ai Sugiyama, 6–2, 6–2.[3]
- It was Frazier's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit ]United States Jeff Tarango / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek defeated Zimbabwe Wayne Black / United States Brian MacPhie, 4–3, retired.[1]
Women's doubles
[edit ]United States Corina Morariu / United States Kimberly Po defeated Australia Catherine Barclay / Australia Kerry-Anne Guse, 6–3, 6–2.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Men's - 1999 Tokyo Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "1999 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b c d "Women's - 1999 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "1999 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
[edit ]- Official website Archived 2020年05月13日 at the Wayback Machine
- ATP tournament profile