1999 Generali Ladies Linz

The 1999 Generali Ladies Linz was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Linz, Austria. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from October 25 through October 31, 1999.

1999 Generali Ladies Linz
Date25–31 October
Edition13th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLinz, Austria
Champions
Singles
France Mary Pierce
Doubles
Romania Irina Spîrlea / Netherlands Caroline Vis
← 1998 · Generali Ladies Linz · 2000 →

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
  FRA Mary Pierce 6 1
  AUT Barbara Schett 8 2
  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 7 3
  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 12 4
  FRA Sandrine Testud 19 5
  RUS Anna Kournikova 13 6
  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 15 7
  GER Anke Huber 17 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 as lucky losers:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

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Singles

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  Mary Pierce defeated   Sandrine Testud, 7–6(7–2), 6–1

  • This was Pierce's thirteenth WTA title of her career.

Doubles

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  Irina Spîrlea /   Caroline Vis defeated   Tina Križan /   Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–3

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