1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion United States Venus Williams
Runner-up France Mary Pierce
Final score 64, 62

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 64, 62 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

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

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
  3. United States Venus Williams (Champion)
  4. France Mary Pierce (Final)
  5. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
  6. United States Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  7. France Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
  9. Russia Anna Kournikova (Third Round)
  10. France Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
  11. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (Quarterfinals)
  12. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  13. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Third Round)
  14. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
  15. Spain Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
  16. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
   France N Dechy 6 6          France N Dechy 1 1    
   Netherlands M Oremans 2 2         1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
Q  Italy F Schiavone 4 3            United States C Morariu 1 4    
   Romania R Dragomir 6 6          Romania R Dragomir 2 3  
   United States C Morariu 6 6          United States C Morariu 6 6    
16  Russia E Likhovtseva 2 1         1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
13  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6         6  United States S Williams 2 2  
   Zimbabwe C Black 3 0       13  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6    
Q  Greece C Papadáki 77 6       Q  Greece C Papadáki 4 0    
   Ukraine E Tatarkova 64 3         13  Romania I Spîrlea 2 3  
   France A Dechaume-Balleret 0 5         6  United States S Williams 6 6    
LL  Russia T Panova 6 7       LL  Russia T Panova 2 1  
    6  United States S Williams 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States V Williams 7 4 6  
   Spain G León García 6 6          Spain G León García 5 6 4  
   Slovakia K Habšudová 4 3         3  United States V Williams 6 6    
Q  Venezuela M Vento 3 3         9  Russia A Kournikova 2 2    
   Spain M Serna 6 6          Spain M Serna 4 3  
   Italy R Grande 77 3 0r     9  Russia A Kournikova 6 6    
9  Russia A Kournikova 64 6 3       3  United States V Williams 77 6  
11  Belgium D Van Roost 6 6         11  Belgium D Van Roost 61 2  
   United States N Arendt 1 0       11  Belgium D Van Roost 6 62 6  
   Japan A Sugiyama 5 4       Q  Belgium S Appelmans 4 77 3  
Q  Belgium S Appelmans 7 6         11  Belgium D Van Roost 6 77  
   Germany M Weingärtner 1 4         7  France N Tauziat 4 62    
WC  Italy T Garbin 6 6       WC  Italy T Garbin 4 2  
    7  France N Tauziat 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  France S Testud 6 6    
   Luxembourg A Kremer 2 6 1        France A-G Sidot 1 1    
   France A-G Sidot 6 3 6       8  France S Testud 7 6    
   Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 4 6          Israel A Smashnova 5 1    
   United States T Snyder 2 6 3        United States T Snyder 3 5  
   Israel A Smashnova 6 6          Israel A Smashnova 6 7    
14  Belarus N Zvereva 3 1         8  France S Testud 4 5  
15  Spain C Martínez 6 6         4  France M Pierce 6 7  
   Italy S Farina 4 1       15  Spain C Martínez 6 6    
   France S Pitkowski 6 6          France S Pitkowski 3 3    
   Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 3         15  Spain C Martínez 6 0 62
   France A Fusai 2 4         4  France M Pierce 4 6 77  
   Czech Republic K Hrdličková 6 7          Czech Republic K Hrdličková 3 4  
    4  France M Pierce 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 7    
WC  Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 7 7       WC  Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 2 5    
   South Africa M de Swardt 5 5         5  Switzerland P Schnyder 7 2 4  
Q  Russia E Dementieva 7 7         10  France A Mauresmo 5 6 6  
Q  Italy An Serra Zanetti 5 5       Q  Russia E Dementieva 6 3 5
   Canada M Drake 2 1       10  France A Mauresmo 1 6 7  
10  France A Mauresmo 6 6         10  France A Mauresmo 6 6  
12  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6            Austria S Plischke 2 3  
Q  Italy G Di Natale 3 0       12  South Africa A Coetzer 4 6 1  
WC  Italy F Lubiani 2 3          Austria S Plischke 6 2 6  
   Austria S Plischke 6 6            Austria S Plischke 6 6  
Q  United States S Cacic 4 2         2  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 1    
   Puerto Rico K Brandi 6 6          Puerto Rico K Brandi 0 2  
    2  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. n.a.
  2. Russia Tatiana Panova (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  3. n.a.
  4. Venezuela María Vento (Qualifier)
  5. Greece Christína Papadáki (Qualifier)
  6. Netherlands Seda Noorlander (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  7. Japan Miho Saeki (First Round)
  8. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (Qualifier)
  9. Italy Laura Golarsa (Qualifying Competition)
  10. Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan (First Round)

Qualifiers

Lucky Losers

  1. Russia Tatiana Panova

Qualifying Draw

Key

First Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  9  Italy Laura Golarsa        
    Bye        
  9  Italy Laura Golarsa 4 3  
     Italy Germana Di Natale 6 6  
   Italy Germana Di Natale 6 7  
     Russia Elena Makarova 2 5    

Second Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  WC  Italy Maria Elena Camerin 78 3 6  
   Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 66 6 2  
  WC  Italy Maria Elena Camerin 2 2  
  8  Belgium Sabine Appelmans 6 6  
   Brazil Vanessa Menga 2 5  
  8  Belgium Sabine Appelmans 6 7    

Third Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  4  Venezuela María Vento 6 6    
   Croatia Marijana Kovačević 0 2    
  4  Venezuela María Vento 6 7  
     Russia Nadia Petrova 2 5  
   Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
     France Lea Ghirardi 3 0    

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
      Bye        
WC  Italy Francesca Schiavone        
  WC  Italy Francesca Schiavone 6 7  
  6  Netherlands Seda Noorlander 3 5  
   Slovenia Barbara Mulej 0 6 1
  6  Netherlands Seda Noorlander 6 4 6  

Fifth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  7  Japan Miho Saeki 6 5 64  
   United States Sandra Cacic 2 7 77  
     United States Sandra Cacic 2 6 6
     Italy Flora Perfetti 6 3 4
   Italy Flora Perfetti 6 6  
     South Africa Liezel Horn 2 1    

Sixth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  WC  Italy Roberta Vinci        
    Bye        
  WC  Italy Roberta Vinci 2 6 2
     Russia Elena Dementieva 6 4 6
   Russia Elena Dementieva 3 77 6
  10  Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 63 2  

Seventh Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  5  Greece Christína Papadáki 7 6    
   Argentina Florencia Labat 5 1    
  5  Greece Christína Papadáki 6 77  
     United States Jill Craybas 4 64  
   Germany Jana Kandarr 6 4 3
     United States Jill Craybas 3 6 6  

Eighth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
     Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 6 6  
WC  Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 2 3  
     Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti 6 3 77
  2  Russia Tatiana Panova 2 6 65
   United States Samantha Reeves 2 5  
  2  Russia Tatiana Panova 6 7    

References

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