1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

The 1999 Open Gaz de France singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1999 Open Gaz de France
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Score6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) against Amélie Mauresmo. It was her first career singles title.

Seeds

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

  1.   Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  2.   Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  3.   Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
  4.   Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  5.   Sandrine Testud (first round)
  6.   Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  7.   Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
  8.   Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6   Amélie Mauresmo 6 77  
3   Dominique Van Roost 0 65  
6   Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 64
    Serena Williams 6 3 77
    Nathalie Dechy 1 4  
    Serena Williams 6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Hingis 6 6  
Q   S Naćuk 6 2 77 Q   S Naćuk 1 1  
    S Pitkowski 4 6 64 1   M Hingis 6 1 3
WC   É Loit 6 4 1 6   A Mauresmo 2 6 6
Q   K Habšudová 3 6 6 Q   K Habšudová 2 1  
LL   L Andretto 2 5   6   A Mauresmo 6 6  
6   A Mauresmo 6 7   6   A Mauresmo 6 77  
3   D Van Roost 0 65  
3   D Van Roost 6 6  
    A Sugiyama 1 6 1     V Ruano Pascual 4 0  
    V Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 3   D Van Roost 7 6  
LL   S Kleinová 6 2 6 8   E Likhovtseva 5 0  
    A Fusai 2 6 0 LL   S Kleinová 4 5  
WC   S Appelmans 64 3   8   E Likhovtseva 6 7  
8   E Likhovtseva 77 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   S Testud 5 2  
    N Dechy 7 6       N Dechy 6 2 6
    E Tatarkova 5 2       I Majoli 2 6 2
    I Majoli 7 6       N Dechy 6 4 6
    A Smashnova 3 3   WC   A Cocheteux 1 6 1
WC   A Cocheteux 6 6   WC   A Cocheteux 6 6  
4   I Spîrlea 4 2  
    N Dechy 1 4  
7   J Halard-Decugis 6 6       S Williams 6 6  
    M Vento 4 0   7   J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
Q   A-G Sidot 6 4 6 Q   A-G Sidot 1 2  
LL   L Courtois 3 6 2 7   J Halard-Decugis 2 3  
Q   Å Carlsson 1 2       S Williams 6 6  
    S Williams 6 6       S Williams 6 6  
2   N Tauziat 1 4  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Miriam Oremans (first round)
  2.   Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
  3.   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
  4.   María Vento (moved to main draw)
  5.   Els Callens (first round)
  6.   Maureen Drake (second round)
  7.   Larisa Neiland (first round, retired)
  8.   Silvija Talaja (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Miriam Oremans 2 7 4
    Laura Golarsa 6 5 6
    Laura Golarsa 5 5  
    Laurence Courtois 7 7  
    Laurence Courtois 6 6  
    Barbara Schwartz 2 3  
    Laurence Courtois 3 2  
    Åsa Carlsson 6 6  
    Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 3  
    Åsa Carlsson 7 6  
    Åsa Carlsson 6 64 6
    Denisa Chládková 0 77 4
    Denisa Chládková 6 6  
8   Silvija Talaja 4 3  

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 7  
    Eugenia Kulikovskaya 1 5  
3   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6  
    Flora Perfetti 2 3  
WC   Eleni Daniilidou 0 6 5
    Flora Perfetti 6 4 7
3   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 2 6
    Laurence Andretto 4 6 1
    Olga Lugina 77 2 5
    Laurence Andretto 62 6 7
    Laurence Andretto 6 7  
6   Maureen Drake 1 5  
    Marlene Weingärtner 3 3  
6   Maureen Drake 6 6  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Els Callens 0 6  
    Petra Begerow 6 77  
    Petra Begerow 0 2  
    Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
    Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
    Miriam Schnitzer 3 1  
    Sandra Kleinová 3 62  
    Sandra Naćuk 6 77  
    Sandra Naćuk 6 6  
    Anca Barna 3 1  
    Sandra Naćuk 77 6  
    Julia Abe 63 4  
    Julia Abe 6 6  
Alt   Germana Di Natale 2 0  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7   Larisa Neiland 6 1 0r
    Adriana Gerši 4 6 1
    Adriana Gerši 77 2 4
    Stéphanie Foretz 63 6 6
    Stéphanie Foretz 6 4 6
    Sophie Georges 0 6 4
    Stéphanie Foretz 3 1  
2   Karina Habšudová 6 6  
    Antonella Serra Zanetti 3 0  
    Sophie Lefèvre 6 6  
    Sophie Lefèvre 4 1  
2   Karina Habšudová 6 6  
    Lea Ghirardi 1 2  
2   Karina Habšudová 6 6  
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