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1999 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
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1999 tennis event results

Venus Williams defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Italian Open.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Seeds[edit]

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)

Venus Williams (champion)

Mary Pierce (final)

Patty Schnyder (third round)

Serena Williams (quarterfinals)

Nathalie Tauziat (third round)

Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)

Anna Kournikova (third round)

Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)

Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

Amanda Coetzer (second round)

Irina Spîrlea (third round)

Natasha Zvereva (first round)

Conchita Martínez (third round)

Elena Likhovtseva (first round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Serena Williams	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	4	6	4
								3	Venus Williams	6	1	6
	3	Venus Williams	77	6
	11	Dominique Van Roost	61	2
															3	Venus Williams	6	6
															4	Mary Pierce	4	2
	8	Sandrine Testud	4	5
	4	Mary Pierce	6	7
								4	Mary Pierce	61	6	6
								10	Amélie Mauresmo	77	2	4
	10	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Sylvia Plischke	2	3

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	1	1
		M Oremans	2	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	F Schiavone	4	3												C Morariu	1	4
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	2	3
		C Morariu	6	6					C Morariu	6	6
	16	E Likhovtseva	2	1																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	13	I Spîrlea	6	6																		6	S Williams	2	2
		C Black	3	0				13	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	C Papadáki	77	6				Q	C Papadáki	4	0
		E Tatarkova	64	3											13	I Spîrlea	2	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret	0	5											6	S Williams	6	6
	LL	T Panova	6	7				LL	T Panova	2	1
								6	S Williams	6	6

Section 2[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	V Williams	7	4	6
		G León García	6	6					G León García	5	6	4
		K Habšudová	4	3											3	V Williams	6	6
	Q	M Vento	3	3											9	A Kournikova	2	2
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	4	3
		R Grande	77	3	0r			9	A Kournikova	6	6
	9	A Kournikova	64	6	3																	3	V Williams	77	6
	11	D Van Roost	6	6																		11	D Van Roost	61	2
		N Arendt	1	0				11	D Van Roost	6	62	6
		A Sugiyama	5	4				Q	S Appelmans	4	77	3
	Q	S Appelmans	7	6											11	D Van Roost	6	77
		M Weingärtner	1	4											7	N Tauziat	4	62
	WC	T Garbin	6	6				WC	T Garbin	4	2
								7	N Tauziat	6	6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	S Testud	6	6
		A Kremer	2	6	1				A-G Sidot	1	1
		A-G Sidot	6	3	6										8	S Testud	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	4	6											A Smashnova	5	1
		T Snyder	2	6	3				T Snyder	3	5
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	6	7
	14	N Zvereva	3	1																		8	S Testud	4	5
	15	C Martínez	6	6																		4	M Pierce	6	7
		S Farina	4	1				15	C Martínez	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	3	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	3											15	C Martínez	6	0	62
		A Fusai	2	4											4	M Pierce	4	6	77
		K Hrdličková	6	7					K Hrdličková	3	4
								4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 4[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Schnyder	6	7
	WC	Ad Serra Zanetti	7	7				WC	Ad Serra Zanetti	2	5
		M de Swardt	5	5											5	P Schnyder	7	2	4
	Q	E Dementieva	7	7											10	A Mauresmo	5	6	6
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	5	5				Q	E Dementieva	6	3	5
		M Drake	2	1				10	A Mauresmo	1	6	7
	10	A Mauresmo	6	6																		10	A Mauresmo	6	6
	12	A Coetzer	6	6																			S Plischke	2	3
	Q	G Di Natale	3	0				12	A Coetzer	4	6	1
	WC	F Lubiani	2	3					S Plischke	6	2	6
		S Plischke	6	6												S Plischke	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	4	2											2	A Sánchez Vicario	4	1
		K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	0	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Qualifying[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Tatiana Panova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

María Vento (qualifier)

Christína Papadáki (qualifier)

Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Miho Saeki (first round)

Sabine Appelmans (qualifier)

Laura Golarsa (qualifying competition)

Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

Qualifiers[edit]

Sabine Appelmans

María Vento

Francesca Schiavone

Sandra Cacic

Elena Dementieva

Christína Papadáki

Antonella Serra Zanetti

Lucky losers[edit]

1. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw[edit]

Key[edit]

First qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Laura Golarsa
		Bye
								9	Laura Golarsa	4	3
									Germana Di Natale	6	6
		Germana Di Natale	6	7
		Elena Makarova	2	5

Second qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Maria Elena Camerin	78	3	6
		Larissa Schaerer	66	6	2
								WC	Maria Elena Camerin	2	2
								8	Sabine Appelmans	6	6
		Vanessa Menga	2	5
	8	Sabine Appelmans	6	7

Third qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	María Vento	6	6
		Marijana Kovačević	0	2
								4	María Vento	6	7
									Nadia Petrova	2	5
		Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Lea Ghirardi	3	0

Fourth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Bye
	WC	Francesca Schiavone
								WC	Francesca Schiavone	6	7
								6	Seda Noorlander	3	5
		Barbara Mulej	0	6	1
	6	Seda Noorlander	6	4	6

Fifth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Miho Saeki	6	5	64
		Sandra Cacic	2	7	77
									Sandra Cacic	2	6	6
									Flora Perfetti	6	3	4
		Flora Perfetti	6	6
		Liezel Horn	2	1

Sixth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Roberta Vinci
		Bye
								WC	Roberta Vinci	2	6	2
									Elena Dementieva	6	4	6
		Elena Dementieva	3	77	6
	10	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	63	2

Seventh qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Christína Papadáki	7	6
		Florencia Labat	5	1
								5	Christína Papadáki	6	77
									Jill Craybas	4	64
		Jana Kandarr	6	4	3
		Jill Craybas	3	6	6

Eighth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	2	6	6
	WC	Flavia Pennetta	6	2	3
									Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	3	77
								2	Tatiana Panova	2	6	65
		Samantha Reeves	2	5
	2	Tatiana Panova	6	7

External links[edit]

• ITF tournament draws