1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–4, 6–2

The 1999 Italian Open – Singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Williams won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

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

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	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	7^7	6
	11	Dominique Van Roost	6^1	2
															3	Venus Williams	6	6
															4	Mary Pierce	4	2
	8	Sandrine Testud	4	5
	4	Mary Pierce	6	7
								4	Mary Pierce	6^1	6	6
								10	Amélie Mauresmo	7^7	2	4
	10	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Sylvia Plischke	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

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	7^7	6				Q	C Papadáki	4	0
	E Tatarkova	6^4	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

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	7^7	3	0^r			9	A Kournikova	6	6
9	A Kournikova	6^4	6	3																	3	V Williams	7^7	6
11	D Van Roost	6	6																		11	D Van Roost	6^1	2
	N Arendt	1	0				11	D Van Roost	6	6^2	6
	A Sugiyama	5	4				Q	S Appelmans	4	7^7	3
Q	S Appelmans	7	6											11	D Van Roost	6	7^7
	M Weingärtner	1	4											7	N Tauziat	4	6^2
WC	T Garbin	6	6				WC	T Garbin	4	2
							7	N Tauziat	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

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	6^2
	A Fusai	2	4											4	M Pierce	4	6	7^7
	K Hrdličková	6	7					K Hrdličková	3	4
							4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 4

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

Seeds

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

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

1. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	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

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	WC	Maria Elena Camerin	7^8	3	6
		Larissa Schaerer	6^6	6	2
								WC	Maria Elena Camerin	2	2
								8	Sabine Appelmans	6	6
		Vanessa Menga	2	5
	8	Sabine Appelmans	6	7

Third Qualifier

	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

	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

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Miho Saeki	6	5	6^4
		Sandra Cacic	2	7	7^7
									Sandra Cacic	2	6	6
									Flora Perfetti	6	3	4
		Flora Perfetti	6	6
		Liezel Horn	2	1

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	WC	Roberta Vinci
		Bye
								WC	Roberta Vinci	2	6	2
									Elena Dementieva	6	4	6
		Elena Dementieva	3	7^7	6
	10	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6^3	2

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Christína Papadáki	7	6
		Florencia Labat	5	1
								5	Christína Papadáki	6	7^7
									Jill Craybas	4	6^4
		Jana Kandarr	6	4	3
		Jill Craybas	3	6	6

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	2	6	6
	WC	Flavia Pennetta	6	2	3
									Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	3	7^7
								2	Tatiana Panova	2	6	6^5
		Samantha Reeves	2	5
	2	Tatiana Panova	6	7

References

• 1999 Italian Open Women's Singles Draw