1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

August 2012 1999 Open Gaz de France 1999 Open Gaz de France USA Serena Williams FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) 28 8 women 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. 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 The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (semifinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (first round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (final) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 6 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 77   3 BEL Dominique Van Roost 0 65     FRA Nathalie Dechy 1 4     USA Serena Williams 6 6   6 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 64   USA Serena Williams 6 3 77 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q FR Yugoslavia S Naćuk 6 2 77   FRA S Pitkowski 4 6 64 WC FRA É Loit 6 4 1 Q SVK K Habšudová 3 6 6 LL FRA L Andretto 2 5   6 FRA A Mauresmo 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 1 6 1   ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 LL CZE S Kleinová 6 2 6   FRA A Fusai 2 6 0 WC BEL S Appelmans 64 3   8 RUS E Likhovtseva 77 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   Q FR Yugoslavia S Naćuk 1 1   Q SVK K Habšudová 2 1   6 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 4 0   LL CZE S Kleinová 4 5   8 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 7   1 SUI M Hingis 6 1 3 6 FRA A Mauresmo 2 6 6 3 BEL D Van Roost 7 6   8 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 0   6 FRA A Mauresmo 6 77   3 BEL D Van Roost 0 65   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 FRA S Testud 5 2     FRA N Dechy 7 6     UKR E Tatarkova 5 2     CRO I Majoli 7 6     ISR A Smashnova 3 3   WC FRA A Cocheteux 6 6   7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6     VEN 1930 M Vento 4 0   Q FRA A-G Sidot 6 4 6 LL BEL L Courtois 3 6 2 Q SWE Å Carlsson 1 2     USA S Williams 6 6     FRA N Dechy 6 2 6   CRO I Majoli 2 6 2 WC FRA A Cocheteux 6 6   4 ROM I Spîrlea 4 2   7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6   Q FRA A-G Sidot 1 2     USA S Williams 6 6   2 FRA N Tauziat 1 4     FRA N Dechy 6 4 6 WC FRA A Cocheteux 1 6 1 7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 2 3     USA S Williams 6 6     FRA N Dechy 1 4     USA S Williams 6 6   Qualifying Seeds 30em NED Miriam Oremans (first round) SVK Karina Habšudová (Qualifier) FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier) VEN 1930 María Vento (moved to main draw) BEL Els Callens (first round) CAN Maureen Drake (second round) LAT Larisa Neiland (first round, retired) CRO Silvija Talaja (first round) Qualifiers 30em SWE Åsa Carlsson FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk SVK Karina Habšudová Lucky losers 30em BEL Laurence Courtois FRA Laurence Andretto CZE Sandra Kleinová Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 NED Miriam Oremans 2 7 4   ITA Laura Golarsa 6 5 6   BEL Laurence Courtois 6 6     AUT Barbara Schwartz 2 3     ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 3     SWE Åsa Carlsson 7 6     CZE Denisa Chládková 6 6   8 CRO Silvija Talaja 4 3     ITA Laura Golarsa 5 5     BEL Laurence Courtois 7 7     SWE Åsa Carlsson 6 64 6   CZE Denisa Chládková 0 77 4   BEL Laurence Courtois 3 2     SWE Åsa Carlsson 6 6   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 7     RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya 1 5   WC GRE Eleni Daniilidou 0 6 5   ITA Flora Perfetti 6 4 7   UKR Olga Lugina 77 2 5   FRA Laurence Andretto 62 6 7   GER Marlene Weingärtner 3 3   6 CAN Maureen Drake 6 6   3 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6     ITA Flora Perfetti 2 3     FRA Laurence Andretto 6 7   6 CAN Maureen Drake 1 5   3 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 2 6   FRA Laurence Andretto 4 6 1 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 5 BEL Els Callens 0 6     GER Petra Begerow 6 77     CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6     GER Miriam Schnitzer 3 1     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 6 6     GER Anca Barna 3 1     GER Julia Abe 6 6   Alt ITA Germana Di Natale 2 0     GER Petra Begerow 0 2     CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 77 6     GER Julia Abe 63 4     CZE Sandra Kleinová 3 62     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 6 77   Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 LAT Larisa Neiland 6 1 0r   CZE Adriana Gerši 4 6 1   FRA Stéphanie Foretz 6 4 6   FRA Sophie Georges 0 6 4   ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti 3 0     FRA Sophie Lefèvre 6 6     FRA Lea Ghirardi 1 2   2 SVK Karina Habšudová 6 6     CZE Adriana Gerši 77 2 4   FRA Stéphanie Foretz 63 6 6   FRA Sophie Lefèvre 4 1   2 SVK Karina Habšudová 6 6     FRA Stéphanie Foretz 3 1   2 SVK Karina Habšudová 6 6   External links ITF tournament draws Category:Open GDF Suez Open Gaz de France