1999 Italian Open – Women's singles

1999 Italian Open USA Venus Williams FRA Mary Pierce 56 16 6–4, 6–2 Venus Williams defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Italian Open. Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) USA Venus Williams (champion) FRA Mary Pierce (final) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) FRA Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals) RUS Anna Kournikova (third round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) BEL Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) ROU Irina Spîrlea (third round) BLR Natasha Zvereva (first round) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6   6 USA Serena Williams 2 2   3 USA Venus Williams 77 6   11 BEL Dominique Van Roost 61 2   8 FRA Sandrine Testud 4 5   4 FRA Mary Pierce 6 7   10 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 6     AUT Sylvia Plischke 2 3   1 SUI Martina Hingis 4 6 4 3 USA Venus Williams 6 1 6 4 FRA Mary Pierce 61 6 6 10 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 77 2 4 3 USA Venus Williams 6 6   4 FRA Mary Pierce 4 2   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA N Dechy 6 6     NED M Oremans 2 2   Q ITA F Schiavone 4 3     ROU R Dragomir 6 6     USA C Morariu 6 6   16 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 1   13 ROU I Spîrlea 6 6     ZIM C Black 3 0   Q GRE C Papadáki 77 6     UKR E Tatarkova 64 3     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 0 5   LL RUS T Panova 6 7   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     FRA N Dechy 1 1     ROU R Dragomir 2 3     USA C Morariu 6 6   13 ROU I Spîrlea 6 6   Q GRE C Papadáki 4 0   LL RUS T Panova 2 1   6 USA S Williams 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     USA C Morariu 1 4   13 ROU I Spîrlea 2 3   6 USA S Williams 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 USA S Williams 2 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP G León García 6 6     SVK K Habšudová 4 3   Q VEN 1930 M Vento 3 3     ESP M Serna 6 6     ITA R Grande 77 3 0r 9 RUS A Kournikova 64 6 3 11 BEL D Van Roost 6 6     USA N Arendt 1 0     JPN A Sugiyama 5 4   Q BEL S Appelmans 7 6     GER M Weingärtner 1 4   WC ITA T Garbin 6 6   3 USA V Williams 7 4 6   ESP G León García 5 6 4   ESP M Serna 4 3   9 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   11 BEL D Van Roost 6 62 6 Q BEL S Appelmans 4 77 3 WC ITA T Garbin 4 2   7 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   3 USA V Williams 6 6   9 RUS A Kournikova 2 2   11 BEL D Van Roost 6 77   7 FRA N Tauziat 4 62   3 USA V Williams 77 6   11 BEL D Van Roost 61 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   LUX A Kremer 2 6 1   FRA A-G Sidot 6 3 6   ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 4 6   USA T Snyder 2 6 3   ISR A Smashnova 6 6   14 BLR N Zvereva 3 1   15 ESP C Martínez 6 6     ITA S Farina 4 1     FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 3     FRA A Fusai 2 4     CZE K Hrdličková 6 7   8 FRA S Testud 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 1 1     USA T Snyder 3 5     ISR A Smashnova 6 7   15 ESP C Martínez 6 6     FRA S Pitkowski 3 3     CZE K Hrdličková 3 4   4 FRA M Pierce 6 6   8 FRA S Testud 7 6     ISR A Smashnova 5 1   15 ESP C Martínez 6 0 62 4 FRA M Pierce 4 6 77 8 FRA S Testud 4 5   4 FRA M Pierce 6 7   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC ITA Ad Serra Zanetti 7 7     RSA M de Swardt 5 5   Q RUS E Dementieva 7 7   Q ITA An Serra Zanetti 5 5     CAN M Drake 2 1   10 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   12 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q ITA G Di Natale 3 0   WC ITA F Lubiani 2 3     AUT S Plischke 6 6   Q USA S Cacic 4 2     PUR K Brandi 6 6   5 SUI P Schnyder 6 7   WC ITA Ad Serra Zanetti 2 5   Q RUS E Dementieva 6 3 5 10 FRA A Mauresmo 1 6 7 12 RSA A Coetzer 4 6 1   AUT S Plischke 6 2 6   PUR K Brandi 0 2   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   5 SUI P Schnyder 7 2 4 10 FRA A Mauresmo 5 6 6   AUT S Plischke 6 6   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 1   10 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     AUT S Plischke 2 3   Qualifying Seeds 30em n.a. RUS Tatiana Panova (qualifying competition, lucky loser) n.a. VEN 1930 María Vento (qualifier) GRE Christína Papadáki (qualifier) NED Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser) JPN Miho Saeki (first round) BEL Sabine Appelmans (qualifier) ITA Laura Golarsa (qualifying competition) CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round) Qualifiers 30em ITA Germana Di Natale BEL Sabine Appelmans VEN 1930 María Vento ITA Francesca Schiavone USA Sandra Cacic RUS Elena Dementieva GRE Christína Papadáki ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti Lucky losers RUS Tatiana Panova Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 9 ITA Laura Golarsa         Bye         ITA Germana Di Natale 6 7     RUS Elena Makarova 2 5   9 ITA Laura Golarsa 4 3     ITA Germana Di Natale 6 6   Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 WC ITA Maria Elena Camerin 78 3 6   PAR Larissa Schaerer 66 6 2   BRA Vanessa Menga 2 5   8 BEL Sabine Appelmans 6 7   WC ITA Maria Elena Camerin 2 2   8 BEL Sabine Appelmans 6 6   Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 VEN 1930 María Vento 6 6     CRO Marijana Kovačević 0 2     RUS Nadia Petrova 6 6     FRA Lea Ghirardi 3 0   4 VEN 1930 María Vento 6 7     RUS Nadia Petrova 2 5   Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   Bye       WC ITA Francesca Schiavone         SLO Barbara Mulej 0 6 1 6 NED Seda Noorlander 6 4 6 WC ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 7   6 NED Seda Noorlander 3 5   Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 JPN Miho Saeki 6 5 64   USA Sandra Cacic 2 7 77   ITA Flora Perfetti 6 6     RSA Liezel Horn 2 1     USA Sandra Cacic 2 6 6   ITA Flora Perfetti 6 3 4 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 WC ITA Roberta Vinci         Bye         RUS Elena Dementieva 3 77 6 10 CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 63 2 WC ITA Roberta Vinci 2 6 2   RUS Elena Dementieva 6 4 6 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 GRE Christína Papadáki 7 6     ARG Florencia Labat 5 1     GER Jana Kandarr 6 4 3   USA Jill Craybas 3 6 6 5 GRE Christína Papadáki 6 77     USA Jill Craybas 4 64   Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175   ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 6 6 WC ITA Flavia Pennetta 6 2 3   USA Samantha Reeves 2 5   2 RUS Tatiana Panova 6 7     ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti 6 3 77 2 RUS Tatiana Panova 2 6 65 External links ITF tournament draws Women's Singles Italian Open Category:1999 in Italian women's sport