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1999 Italian Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1999 Italian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upFrance Mary Pierce
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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.

  1.   Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
  3.   Venus Williams (champion)
  4.   Mary Pierce (final)
  5.   Patty Schnyder (third round)
  6.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
  7.   Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  8.   Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  9.   Anna Kournikova (third round)
  10.   Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  11.   Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  12.   Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  13.   Irina Spîrlea (third round)
  14.   Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  15.   Conchita Martínez (third round)
  16.   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

  1. n.a.
  2.   Tatiana Panova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. n.a.
  4.   María Vento (qualifier)
  5.   Christína Papadáki (qualifier)
  6.   Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Miho Saeki (first round)
  8.   Sabine Appelmans (qualifier)
  9.   Laura Golarsa (qualifying competition)
  10.   Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

Qualifiers edit

  1.   Germana Di Natale
  2.   Sabine Appelmans
  3.   María Vento
  4.   Francesca Schiavone
  5.   Sandra Cacic
  6.   Elena Dementieva
  7.   Christína Papadáki
  8.   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

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