1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

August 2019 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts SUI Patty Schnyder FRA Mary Pierce 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 30 8 singles doubles The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was the singles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Patty Schnyder. Schnyder won in the final 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Mary Pierce. Seeds The top two seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em FRA Mary Pierce (final) SUI Patty Schnyder (champion) ROM Irina Spîrlea (semifinals) JPN Ai Sugiyama (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) ESP Magüi Serna (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (second round) SVK Henrieta Nagyová (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRA Mary Pierce 4 6 6 3 ROU Irina Spîrlea 6 4 1 4 JPN Ai Sugiyama 0 6 4 2 SUI Patty Schnyder 6 1 6 1 FRA Mary Pierce 6 65 2 2 SUI Patty Schnyder 4 77 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q ARG I Gorrochategui 7 6     ITA T Garbin 5 2     RUS T Panova 1 6 2   FRA N Dechy 6 2 6 WC AUS N Pratt 2 1   7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   3 ROM I Spîrlea 77 6   Q AUS R McQuillan 62 3     LAT L Neiland 0 3     ISR A Smashnova 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 3 6 6 Q AUS A Ellwood 6 4 1   RSA M de Swardt 3 2   5 GER A Huber 6 6   1 FRA M Pierce 6 6   Q ARG I Gorrochategui 2 2     FRA N Dechy 6 3 7 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 5 3 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     ISR A Smashnova 4 1     FRA A-G Sidot 3 6 5 5 GER A Huber 6 4 7 1 FRA M Pierce 6 6     FRA N Dechy 4 3   3 ROM I Spîrlea 6 4 6 5 GER A Huber 4 6 1 1 FRA M Pierce 4 6 6 3 ROM I Spîrlea 6 4 1 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 SVK H Nagyová 6 62 1   CZE K Hrdličková 3 77 6 Q BEL L Courtois 2 4   LL USA B Rippner 6 6   WC AUS A Molik 3 2     FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     USA C Morariu 2 78 3 4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 66 6 6 ESP M Serna 6 3 6   BEL S Appelmans 2 6 3   ROM R Dragomir 6 6     UKR E Tatarkova 1 3     TPE S-t Wang 6 77     AUT S Plischke 4 62     CZE K Hrdličková 2 1   LL USA B Rippner 6 6     FRA S Pitkowski 4 5   4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 7   6 ESP M Serna 6 6     ROM R Dragomir 3 4     TPE S-t Wang 3 4   2 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   LL USA B Rippner 3 3   4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6   6 ESP M Serna 0 6 4 2 SUI P Schnyder 6 1 6 4 JPN A Sugiyama 0 6 4 2 SUI P Schnyder 6 1 6 Qualifying Seeds 30em ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva (second round) ESP Cristina Torrens Valero (second round) USA Brie Rippner (qualifying competition, lucky loser) CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round) USA Samantha Reeves (first round) HUN Rita Kuti-Kis (second round) JPN Nana Miyagi (second round) BEL Laurence Courtois (qualifier) Qualifiers 30em AUS Rachel McQuillan BEL Laurence Courtois ARG Inés Gorrochategui AUS Annabel Ellwood Lucky losers USA Brie Rippner Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 6     JPN Rika Hiraki 4 4     AUT Patricia Wartusch 4 6 6 WC AUS Evie Dominikovic 6 3 1   AUS Cindy Watson 5 3     AUS Rachel McQuillan 7 6     POL Aleksandra Olsza 6 6   5 USA Samantha Reeves 4 2   1 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 2 0     AUT Patricia Wartusch 6 6     AUS Rachel McQuillan 6 6     POL Aleksandra Olsza 4 3     AUT Patricia Wartusch 3 1     AUS Rachel McQuillan 6 6   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 65 4     USA Mashona Washington 77 6     CAN Maureen Drake 6 6     GER Christina Singer 3 1     AUS Amanda Grahame 64 7 4   RSA Liezel Horn 77 5 6   SVK Janette Husárová 3 3   8 BEL Laurence Courtois 6 6     USA Mashona Washington 3 3     CAN Maureen Drake 6 6     RSA Liezel Horn 6 2 3 8 BEL Laurence Courtois 4 6 6   CAN Maureen Drake 4 5   8 BEL Laurence Courtois 6 7   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 HUN Rita Kuti-Kis 6 6   WC AUS Bryanne Stewart 3 1     AUS Trudi Musgrave 3 1     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 6 6     USA Alexandra Stevenson 6 6     USA Erika deLone 3 2     IND Nirupama Vaidyanathan 5 4   3 USA Brie Rippner 7 6   6 HUN Rita Kuti-Kis 4 2     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 6 6     USA Alexandra Stevenson 5 2   3 USA Brie Rippner 7 6     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 6 4 6 3 USA Brie Rippner 4 6 3 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 JPN Nana Miyagi 4 6 77 WC AUS Lisa McShea 6 3 64   FRA Laurence Andretto 2 3     AUS Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6     AUS Annabel Ellwood 6 5 7   ITA Francesca Lubiani 2 7 5   AUS Catherine Barclay 1 63   2 ESP Cristina Torrens Valero 6 77   7 JPN Nana Miyagi 3 4     AUS Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6     AUS Annabel Ellwood 0 77 7 2 ESP Cristina Torrens Valero 6 62 5   AUS Kerry-Anne Guse 6 3 0   AUS Annabel Ellwood 1 6 6 External links https://archive.today/20130126131003/http://beta.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000611 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Draw el Singles