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
Date7–13 June
Edition1st
CategoryTier IVb
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$112,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
VenueTashkent Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Israel Anna Smashnova
Doubles
Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Austria Patricia Wartusch
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Finals

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Singles

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  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

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

Entrants

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Seeds

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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

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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 from the doubles qualifying draw:

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