1999 Wismilak International

1999 Wismilak International
Date	8–14 November
Edition	5th
Category	Tier III
Draw	30S / 16D
Prize money	$180,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Singles
Åsa Carlsson
Doubles
Jelena Kostanić / Tina Pisnik
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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

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
FRA	Sarah Pitkowski	33	1
AUT	Sylvia Plischke	36	2
CRO	Silvija Talaja	31	3
LUX	Anne Kremer	39	4
RUS	Tatiana Panova	44	5
PUR	Kristina Brandi	56	6
AUS	Nicole Pratt	58	7
SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	62	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Wynne Prakusya
• Joannette Kruger
• Tina Križan

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Anastasia Myskina / Sarah Pitkowski

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Annabel Ellwood
• Katalin Marosi
• Jelena Kostanić
• Janet Lee

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

• Evelyn Fauth / Miroslava Vavrinec

Finals

Singles

Åsa Carlsson defeated Erika deLone, 6–2, 6–4

• This was Carlsson's first WTA title of her career.

Doubles

Jelena Kostanić / Tina Pisnik defeated Rika Hiraki / Yuka Yoshida, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

References

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Tournament draws