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1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Jana Novotná was the reigning champion, but she retired from tennis earlier in the year.[1]

Singles
1999 Generali Ladies Linz
Final
ChampionFrance Mary Pierce
Runner-upFrance Sandrine Testud
Score7–6(7–2), 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–1.

Seeds edit

  1.   Mary Pierce (champion)
  2.   Barbara Schett (second round)
  3.   Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4.   Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  5.   Sandrine Testud (final)
  6.   Anna Kournikova (second round)
  7.   Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  8.   Anke Huber (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Mary Pierce 7 6  
4   Amélie Mauresmo 5 3  
1   Mary Pierce 77 6  
5   Sandrine Testud 62 1  
5   Sandrine Testud 6 6  
    Sarah Pitkowski 4 2  

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Pierce 78 6  
SR   M Maleeva 3 3       S Plischke 66 2  
    S Plischke 6 6   1   M Pierce 3 6 6
    A Kremer 63 2       I Spîrlea 6 2 3
    I Spîrlea 77 6       I Spîrlea 6 0 6
LL   C Black 4 4   6   A Kournikova 0 6 1
6   A Kournikova 6 6   1   M Pierce 7 6  
4   A Mauresmo 5 3  
4   A Mauresmo 6 6  
SR   J Kruger 2 1       P Schnyder 2 2  
    P Schnyder 6 6   4   A Mauresmo 3 7 4
    H Nagyová 3 6 3 WC   B Schwartz 6 5 1r
    S Talaja 6 4 6     S Talaja 2 1  
WC   B Schwartz 7 6   WC   B Schwartz 6 6  
7   E Likhovtseva 5 1  

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   S Testud 7 6  
Q   B Rittner 5 2   5   S Testud 6 7  
    M Sánchez Lorenzo 0 3   Q   S Kleinová 3 5  
Q   S Kleinová 6 6   5   S Testud 6 3 6
    A Sugiyama 3 0   3   N Tauziat 3 6 3
Q   A Hopmans 6 6   Q   A Hopmans 5 2  
3   N Tauziat 7 6  
5   S Testud 6 6  
8   A Huber 2 3       S Pitkowski 4 2  
    A-G Sidot 6 6       A-G Sidot 6 4 1
    S Farina Elia 1 0r     S Pitkowski 4 6 6
    S Pitkowski 6 1       S Pitkowski 6 6  
Q   D Chládková 6 6   Q   D Chládková 2 0  
WC   P Wartusch 3 2   Q   D Chládková 6 6  
2/WC   B Schett 2 1  

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Sabine Appelmans (first round)
  2.   Jelena Dokic (second round)
  3.   Karina Habšudová (second round)
  4.   Cara Black (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5.   Barbara Rittner (qualified)
  6.   Rita Grande (qualifying competition)
  7.   Nicole Pratt (qualifying competition)
  8.   Amélie Cocheteux (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers edit

  1.   Denisa Chládková
  2.   Barbara Rittner
  3.   Sandra Kleinová
  4.   Amanda Hopmans

Lucky losers edit

  1.   Cara Black

Qualifying draw edit

Key edit

First qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Sabine Appelmans 1 4  
    Denisa Chládková 6 6  
    Denisa Chládková 7 6  
    Émilie Loit 5 0  
    Émilie Loit 6 6  
    Sandra Naćuk 3 3  
    Denisa Chládková 7 6  
8   Amélie Cocheteux 5 4  
    Miriam Oremans 6 6  
    Erika deLone 2 3  
    Miriam Oremans 7 67 1
8   Amélie Cocheteux 5 79 6
    Anca Barna 4 2  
8   Amélie Cocheteux 6 6  

Second qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Cara Black 6 6  
WC   Evelyn Fauth 0 2  
4   Cara Black 6 6  
    Anastasia Myskina 2 3  
    Anastasia Myskina 6 77  
    Lubomira Bacheva 3 64  
4   Cara Black 64 3  
5   Barbara Rittner 77 6  
WC   Angelika Bachmann 3 6 6
    Miroslava Vavrinec 6 3 4
WC   Angelika Bachmann 3 4  
5   Barbara Rittner 6 6  
    Ľudmila Cervanová 4 0  
5   Barbara Rittner 6 6  

Third qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7   Nicole Pratt 6 6  
    Magdalena Grzybowska 2 2  
7   Nicole Pratt 6 6  
    Anna Földényi 4 4  
    Tina Pisnik 4 5  
    Anna Földényi 6 7  
7   Nicole Pratt 6 5 1
    Sandra Kleinová 2 7 6
    Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
    Adriana Gerši 1 4  
    Sandra Kleinová 1    
3   Karina Habšudová 4r  
Alt   Cătălina Cristea 2 2  
3   Karina Habšudová 6 6  

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6   Rita Grande 6 6  
    Lenka Němečková 4 0  
6   Rita Grande 6 7  
WC   Marion Maruska 2 5  
    Åsa Carlsson 0 4  
WC   Marion Maruska 6 6  
6   Rita Grande 3 4  
    Amanda Hopmans 6 6  
    Amanda Hopmans 6 6  
WC   Sybille Bammer 1 4  
    Amanda Hopmans 4 6 6
2   Jelena Dokic 6 3 3
    Jelena Kostanić 62 3  
2   Jelena Dokic 77 6  

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis: Novotna's retirement hastened by defeat". The Independent. 25 September 1999. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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