1999 Direct Line International Championships

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Samantha Smith
 * 🇬🇧 Karen Cross
 * 🇬🇧 Julie Pullin / 🇬🇧 Lorna Woodroffe

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


 * 🇬🇧 Louise Latimer
 * 🇺🇦 Elena Tatarkova
 * Mariaan de Swardt
 * 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


 * Maja Murić / Christína Papadáki

Singles
🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva defeated 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3
 * It was Zvereva's only singles title of the year and the fourth of her career.

Doubles
Martina Hingis / 🇷🇺 Anna Kournikova defeated 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná / 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired