1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles

The 1999 Italian Open – Singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Women's Singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Mary Pierce
Final score6–4, 6–2

Williams won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
  3. Venus Williams (Champion)
  4. Mary Pierce (Final)
  5. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
  6. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  8. Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
  9. Anna Kournikova (Third Round)
  10. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
  11. Dominique Van Roost (Quarterfinals)
  12. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  13. Irina Spîrlea (Third Round)
  14. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
  15. Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
  16. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Martina Hingis 6 6  
6 Serena Williams 2 2  
1 Martina Hingis 4 6 4
3 Venus Williams 6 1 6
3 Venus Williams 77 6  
11 Dominique Van Roost 61 2  
3 Venus Williams 6 6  
4 Mary Pierce 4 2  
8 Sandrine Testud 4 5  
4 Mary Pierce 6 7  
4 Mary Pierce 61 6 6
10 Amélie Mauresmo 77 2 4
10 Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
  Sylvia Plischke 2 3  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  N Dechy 6 6     N Dechy 1 1  
  M Oremans 2 2   1 M Hingis 6 6  
Q F Schiavone 4 3     C Morariu 1 4  
  R Dragomir 6 6     R Dragomir 2 3  
  C Morariu 6 6     C Morariu 6 6  
16 E Likhovtseva 2 1   1 M Hingis 6 6  
13 I Spîrlea 6 6   6 S Williams 2 2  
  C Black 3 0   13 I Spîrlea 6 6  
Q C Papadáki 77 6   Q C Papadáki 4 0  
  E Tatarkova 64 3   13 I Spîrlea 2 3  
  A Dechaume-Balleret 0 5   6 S Williams 6 6  
LL T Panova 6 7   LL T Panova 2 1  
6 S Williams 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 V Williams 7 4 6
  G León García 6 6     G León García 5 6 4
  K Habšudová 4 3   3 V Williams 6 6  
Q M Vento 3 3   9 A Kournikova 2 2  
  M Serna 6 6     M Serna 4 3  
  R Grande 77 3 0r 9 A Kournikova 6 6  
9 A Kournikova 64 6 3 3 V Williams 77 6  
11 D Van Roost 6 6   11 D Van Roost 61 2  
  N Arendt 1 0   11 D Van Roost 6 62 6
  A Sugiyama 5 4   Q S Appelmans 4 77 3
Q S Appelmans 7 6   11 D Van Roost 6 77  
  M Weingärtner 1 4   7 N Tauziat 4 62  
WC T Garbin 6 6   WC T Garbin 4 2  
7 N Tauziat 6 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 S Testud 6 6  
  A Kremer 2 6 1   A-G Sidot 1 1  
  A-G Sidot 6 3 6 8 S Testud 7 6  
  V Ruano Pascual 6 4 6   A Smashnova 5 1  
  T Snyder 2 6 3   T Snyder 3 5  
  A Smashnova 6 6     A Smashnova 6 7  
14 N Zvereva 3 1   8 S Testud 4 5  
15 C Martínez 6 6   4 M Pierce 6 7  
  S Farina 4 1   15 C Martínez 6 6  
  S Pitkowski 6 6     S Pitkowski 3 3  
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 3   15 C Martínez 6 0 62
  A Fusai 2 4   4 M Pierce 4 6 77
  K Hrdličková 6 7     K Hrdličková 3 4  
4 M Pierce 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 P Schnyder 6 7  
WC Ad Serra Zanetti 7 7   WC Ad Serra Zanetti 2 5  
  M de Swardt 5 5   5 P Schnyder 7 2 4
Q E Dementieva 7 7   10 A Mauresmo 5 6 6
Q An Serra Zanetti 5 5   Q E Dementieva 6 3 5
  M Drake 2 1   10 A Mauresmo 1 6 7
10 A Mauresmo 6 6   10 A Mauresmo 6 6  
12 A Coetzer 6 6     S Plischke 2 3  
Q G Di Natale 3 0   12 A Coetzer 4 6 1
WC F Lubiani 2 3     S Plischke 6 2 6
  S Plischke 6 6     S Plischke 6 6  
Q S Cacic 4 2   2 A Sánchez Vicario 4 1  
  K Brandi 6 6     K Brandi 0 2  
2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. n.a.
  2. Tatiana Panova (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  3. n.a.
  4. María Vento (Qualifier)
  5. Christína Papadáki (Qualifier)
  6. Seda Noorlander (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  7. Miho Saeki (First Round)
  8. Sabine Appelmans (Qualifier)
  9. Laura Golarsa (Qualifying Competition)
  10. Sonya Jeyaseelan (First Round)

Qualifiers
  1. Germana Di Natale
  2. Sabine Appelmans
  3. María Vento
  4. Francesca Schiavone
  5. Sandra Cacic
  6. Elena Dementieva
  7. Christína Papadáki
  8. Antonella Serra Zanetti

Lucky losers
  1. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
9 Laura Golarsa      
  Bye      
9 Laura Golarsa 4 3  
  Germana Di Natale 6 6  
  Germana Di Natale 6 7  
  Elena Makarova 2 5  

Second qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
WC Maria Elena Camerin 78 3 6
  Larissa Schaerer 66 6 2
WC Maria Elena Camerin 2 2  
8 Sabine Appelmans 6 6  
  Vanessa Menga 2 5  
8 Sabine Appelmans 6 7  

Third qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
4 María Vento 6 6  
  Marijana Kovačević 0 2  
4 María Vento 6 7  
  Nadia Petrova 2 5  
  Nadia Petrova 6 6  
  Lea Ghirardi 3 0  

Fourth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Bye      
WC Francesca Schiavone      
WC Francesca Schiavone 6 7  
6 Seda Noorlander 3 5  
  Barbara Mulej 0 6 1
6 Seda Noorlander 6 4 6

Fifth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
7 Miho Saeki 6 5 64
  Sandra Cacic 2 7 77
  Sandra Cacic 2 6 6
  Flora Perfetti 6 3 4
  Flora Perfetti 6 6  
  Liezel Horn 2 1  

Sixth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
WC Roberta Vinci      
  Bye      
WC Roberta Vinci 2 6 2
  Elena Dementieva 6 4 6
  Elena Dementieva 3 77 6
10 Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 63 2

Seventh Qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
5 Christína Papadáki 7 6  
  Florencia Labat 5 1  
5 Christína Papadáki 6 77  
  Jill Craybas 4 64  
  Jana Kandarr 6 4 3
  Jill Craybas 3 6 6

Eighth Qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
  Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 6 6
WC Flavia Pennetta 6 2 3
  Antonella Serra Zanetti 6 3 77
2 Tatiana Panova 2 6 65
  Samantha Reeves 2 5  
2 Tatiana Panova 6 7  
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