1999 Italian Open (tennis)

August 2015 1999 Italian Open 3–9 May (women) 10–16 May (men) 56th Clay / outdoor Rome, Italy Foro Italico BRA Gustavo Kuerten1999 Rome – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1999/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) USA Venus Williams RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach1999 Rome – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1999/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's field was led by ATP No. 2, Rotterdam, Australian Open titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Wimbledon, Vienna winner, Paris runner-up Pete Sampras and Sydney champion, Masters Cup winner Àlex Corretja. Also competing were US Open defending champion Patrick Rafter, London titlist Richard Krajicek, Carlos Moyá, Tim Henman and Marcelo Ríos. The women's draw was headlined by the WTA No. 1, Australian Open, Tokyo winner, and Sydney finalist Martina Hingis; the Cairo titlist, and Hamburg semi-finalist Arantxa Sánchez Vicario; and the Key Biscayne, Oklahoma, Hamburg champion Venus Williams. Other top seeds were Gold Coast runner-up Mary Pierce, Gold Coast champion Patty Schnyder, Indian Wells champion Serena Williams, and Frenchwomen Nathalie Tauziat and Sandrine Testud. Finals Men's singles 1999 Italian Open – Men's singles BRA Gustavo Kuerten defeated AUS Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) It was Gustavo Kuerten's 2nd title of the year and his 5th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title. Women's singles 1999 Italian Open – Women's singles USA Venus Williams defeated FRA Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–2.http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001001 1999 Rome - Women's International Tennis Federation 19 October 2015 29 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222640/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001001 dead It was Venus Williams' 4th title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 3rd overall. Men's doubles 1999 Italian Open – Men's doubles RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach defeated RSA David Adams / RSA John-Laffnie de Jager, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 Women's doubles 1999 Italian Open – Women's doubles SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova defeated FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 6–2. WTA entrants Seeds Country Player Rank Seed SUI Martina Hingis 1 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 2 USA Venus Williams 5 3 FRA Mary Pierce 8 4 SUI Patty Schnyder 12 5 USA Serena Williams 10 6 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 9 7 FRA Sandrine Testud 11 8 RUS Anna Kournikova 13 9 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 16 10 BEL Dominique Van Roost 15 11 RSA Amanda Coetzer 14 12 ROU Irina Spîrlea 17 13 BLR Natasha Zvereva 19 14 ESP Conchita Martínez 18 15 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 22 16 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: ITA Tathiana Garbin ITA Francesca Lubiani ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: ITA Flora Perfetti / ITA Francesca Lubiani ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti / ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: ITA Francesca Schiavone GRE Christína Papadáki VEN 1930 María Vento BEL Sabine Appelmans RUS Elena Dementieva ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti ITA Germana Di Natale USA Sandra Cacic The following player received entry as a lucky loser: RUS Tatiana Panova The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: PAR Larissa Schaerer / ESP Magüi Serna The following players received entry as lucky losers: GER Jana Kandarr / USA Samantha Reeves References External links https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/home ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile Italian Open Italian Open Category:May 1999 sports events in Europe Category:Italian Open (tennis) Category:1990s in Rome