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1999 Toyota Princess Cup

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1999 Toyota Princess Cup
Date20–26 September
Edition3rd
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Champions
Singles
United States Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini
← 1998 · Toyota Princess Cup · 2000 →

The 1999 Toyota Princess Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September through 26 September 1999. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1
 USA Monica Seles 5 2
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 8 3
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 4
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 14 5
 ESP Conchita Martínez 16 6
 USA Amy Frazier 22 7
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 28 8

Other entrants

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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:

Finals

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Singles

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United States Lindsay Davenport defeated United States Monica Seles, 7–5, 7–6(7–1)

  • This was Davenport's fifth singles title of the year and the 24th of her career.

Doubles

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Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini defeated South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Australia Jelena Dokić, 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Toyota Princess Cup - Tokyo". tennistonic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS -- TOYOTA PRINCESS CUP; Top-Seeded Players Advance in Tokyo". The New York Times. 24 September 1999.
  3. ^ "The significance of this tournament". ntv.co. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ Hong, K.P. "Davenport Wins Toyota Princess Cup". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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