1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

1999 Generali Ladies Linz FRA Mary Pierce FRA Sandrine Testud 7–6(7–2), 6–1 28 8 singles doubles EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles Linz Open Jana Novotná was the reigning champion, but she retired from tennis earlier in the year.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-novotnas-retirement-hastened-by-defeat-1121747.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-novotnas-retirement-hastened-by-defeat-1121747.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Tennis: Novotna's retirement hastened by defeat The Independent 25 September 1999 15 November 2020 Mary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–1. Seeds 30em FRA Mary Pierce (champion) AUT Barbara Schett (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) FRA Sandrine Testud (final) RUS Anna Kournikova (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) GER Anke Huber (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRA Mary Pierce 7 6   4 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 5 3   5 FRA Sandrine Testud 6 6     FRA Sarah Pitkowski 4 2   1 FRA Mary Pierce 77 6   5 FRA Sandrine Testud 62 1   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals SR BUL M Maleeva 3 3     AUT S Plischke 6 6     LUX A Kremer 63 2     ROU I Spîrlea 77 6   LL ZIM C Black 4 4   6 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   SR RSA J Kruger 2 1     SUI P Schnyder 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 3 6 3   CRO S Talaja 6 4 6 WC AUT B Schwartz 7 6   7 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 1   1 FRA M Pierce 78 6     AUT S Plischke 66 2     ROU I Spîrlea 6 0 6 6 RUS A Kournikova 0 6 1 4 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     SUI P Schnyder 2 2     CRO S Talaja 2 1   WC AUT B Schwartz 6 6   1 FRA M Pierce 3 6 6   ROU I Spîrlea 6 2 3 4 FRA A Mauresmo 3 7 4 WC AUT B Schwartz 6 5 1r 1 FRA M Pierce 7 6   4 FRA A Mauresmo 5 3   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 FRA S Testud 7 6   Q GER B Rittner 5 2     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 0 3   Q CZE S Kleinová 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 3 0   Q NED A Hopmans 6 6   8 GER A Huber 2 3     FRA A-G Sidot 6 6     ITA S Farina Elia 1 0r   FRA S Pitkowski 6 1   Q CZE D Chládková 6 6   WC AUT P Wartusch 3 2   5 FRA S Testud 6 7   Q CZE S Kleinová 3 5   Q NED A Hopmans 5 2   3 FRA N Tauziat 7 6     FRA A-G Sidot 6 4 1   FRA S Pitkowski 4 6 6 Q CZE D Chládková 6 6   2/WC AUT B Schett 2 1   5 FRA S Testud 6 3 6 3 FRA N Tauziat 3 6 3   FRA S Pitkowski 6 6   Q CZE D Chládková 2 0   5 FRA S Testud 6 6     FRA S Pitkowski 4 2   Qualifying Seeds 30em BEL Sabine Appelmans (first round) AUS Jelena Dokic (second round) SVK Karina Habšudová (second round) ZIM Cara Black (qualifying competition, lucky loser) GER Barbara Rittner (qualified) ITA Rita Grande (qualifying competition) AUS Nicole Pratt (qualifying competition) FRA Amélie Cocheteux (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em CZE Denisa Chládková GER Barbara Rittner CZE Sandra Kleinová NED Amanda Hopmans Lucky losers ZIM Cara Black Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 BEL Sabine Appelmans 1 4     CZE Denisa Chládková 6 6     FRA Émilie Loit 6 6     FR Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 3 3     NED Miriam Oremans 6 6     USA Erika deLone 2 3     GER Anca Barna 4 2   8 FRA Amélie Cocheteux 6 6     CZE Denisa Chládková 7 6     FRA Émilie Loit 5 0     NED Miriam Oremans 7 67 1 8 FRA Amélie Cocheteux 5 79 6   CZE Denisa Chládková 7 6   8 FRA Amélie Cocheteux 5 4   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 ZIM Cara Black 6 6   WC AUT Evelyn Fauth 0 2     RUS Anastasia Myskina 6 77     BUL Lubomira Bacheva 3 64   WC GER Angelika Bachmann 3 6 6   SUI Miroslava Vavrinec 6 3 4   SVK Ľudmila Cervanová 4 0   5 GER Barbara Rittner 6 6   4 ZIM Cara Black 6 6     RUS Anastasia Myskina 2 3   WC GER Angelika Bachmann 3 4   5 GER Barbara Rittner 6 6   4 ZIM Cara Black 64 3   5 GER Barbara Rittner 77 6   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 AUS Nicole Pratt 6 6     POL Magdalena Grzybowska 2 2     SLO Tina Pisnik 4 5     HUN Anna Földényi 6 7     CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6     CZE Adriana Gerši 1 4   Alt ROU Cătălina Cristea 2 2   3 SVK Karina Habšudová 6 6   7 AUS Nicole Pratt 6 6     HUN Anna Földényi 4 4     CZE Sandra Kleinová 1     3 SVK Karina Habšudová 4r   7 AUS Nicole Pratt 6 5 1   CZE Sandra Kleinová 2 7 6 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 ITA Rita Grande 6 6     CZE Lenka Němečková 4 0     SWE Åsa Carlsson 0 4   WC AUT Marion Maruska 6 6     NED Amanda Hopmans 6 6   WC AUT Sybille Bammer 1 4     CRO Jelena Kostanić 62 3   2 AUS Jelena Dokic 77 6   6 ITA Rita Grande 6 7   WC AUT Marion Maruska 2 5     NED Amanda Hopmans 4 6 6 2 AUS Jelena Dokic 6 3 3 6 ITA Rita Grande 3 4     NED Amanda Hopmans 6 6   References ITF singles results page https://web.archive.org/web/20160916194454/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000734 2016-09-16 Generali Ladies Linz - Singles