1999 Tashkent Open

The 1999 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IVb category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 June through 13 June 1999. First-seeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.

1999 Tashkent Open
Date	7–13 June
Edition	1st
Category	Tier IVb
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$112,500
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Venue	Tashkent Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Anna Smashnova
Doubles
Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Patricia Wartusch

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Tashkent Open – Singles

Anna Smashnova defeated Laurence Courtois, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Smashnova's only singles title of the year and the first of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Tashkent Open – Doubles

Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Patricia Wartusch defeated Eva Bes / Gisela Riera, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
ISR	Anna Smashnova	41	1
RUS	Tatiana Panova	68	2
BEL	Laurence Courtois	94	3
RUS	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	101	4
ITA	Adriana Serra Zanetti	111	5
AUT	Patricia Wartusch	115	6
NED	Seda Noorlander	117	7
USA	Meilen Tu	118	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Lilia Biktyakova
• Iroda Tulyaganova

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Tatiana Perebiynis / Iroda Tulyaganova

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Keiko Nagatomi
• Angelika Bachmann
• Anastasia Myskina
• Anna Zaporozhanova

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

• Ekaterina Paniouchkina / Anastasia Rodionova

External links

• Official website
• ITF tournament profile
• WTA tournament draws