1999 ANZ Tasmanian International

January 2024 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International 10–16 January 6th Tier IVb 32S / 16D $110,000 Hard / outdoor Hobart, Australia Hobart International Tennis Centre USA Chanda Rubin RSA Mariaan de Swardt UKR Elena Tatarkova Hobart International The 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 through 16 January 1999. Heading into the tournament, Swiss player Patty Schnyder was the reigning champion but she didn't defend her singles title due to her playing in Sydney in that same week. In the singles final, Fifth-seeded Chanda Rubin won the title in straight sets over unseeded Italian player, Rita Grande and earned $16,000 first-prize money.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000 2000 CollinsWillow London 9780002189460 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 185, 198–199 Finals Singles 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles USA Chanda Rubin defeated ITA Rita Grande 6–2, 6–3 It was Rubin's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career. Doubles 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International – Doubles RSA Mariaan de Swardt / UKR Elena Tatarkova defeated FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / FRA Émilie Loit 6–1, 6–2 Entrants Seeds Ranking date: 4 January 1999. Country Player Rank SeedFRAJulie Halard-Decugis221USACorina Morariu312ESPVirginia Ruano Pascual323FRASarah Pitkowski334USAChanda Rubin355RSAMariaan de Swardt366ROURuxandra Dragomir387CHNLi Fang408 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: AUS Annabel Ellwood AUS Nicole Pratt The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: AUS Annabel Ellwood / AUS Nicole Pratt The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: BEL Els Callens JPN Nana Miyagi USA Samantha Reeves CAN Maureen Drake The following player received entry as a lucky loser: PUR Kristina Brandi The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: USA Lilia Osterloh / USA Mashona Washington The following players received entry as a lucky loser: CZE Květa Hrdličková / SLO Tina Križan References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws