title: 1999 Egger Tennis Festival
text: # 1999 Egger Tennis Festival
  
  The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the Austrian Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It took place in Pörtschach, Austria, from July 5 through July 11, 1999.
  
  ## Entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | SUI | Patty Schnyder | 19 | 1 |
  | ITA | Silvia Farina | 24 | 2 |
  | SVK | Henrieta Nagyová | 25 | 3 |
  | AUT | Sylvia Plischke | 27 | 4 |
  | GER | Anke Huber | 30 | 5 |
  | ESP | Magüi Serna | 33 | 6 |
  | FRA | Sarah Pitkowski | 38 | 7 |
  | ISR | Anna Smashnova | 39 | 8 |
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Li Fang
  * Patricia Wartusch
  * Marion Maruska
  
  The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
  
  * Ángeles Montolio
  * Adriana Gerši
  * Anna Földényi
  * Lenka Němečková
  
  The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
  
  * Barbara Schwartz / Patricia Wartusch
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Karina Habšudová defeated Silvija Talaja, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
  
  * It was Habšudová's first career title after losing in three finals.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Silvia Farina / Karina Habšudová defeated Olga Lugina / Laura Montalvo, 6–4, 6–4
  
  