1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo singles was the singles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

Singles
1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Final
ChampionRussia Anastasia Myskina
Runner-upSpain Ángeles Montolio
Score3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo · 2000 →

Qualifier and World No. 196 Anastasia Myskina won in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2, against Ángeles Montolio, to win her first WTA title.

Seeds

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  1.   Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
  2.   Magüi Serna (first round)
  3.   Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  4.   Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
  5.   Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
  6.   Elena Wagner (first round)
  7.   Laurence Courtois (quarterfinals)
  8.   Miriam Oremans (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Elena Dementieva 6 3 2
Q   Anastasia Myskina 3 6 6
Q   Anastasia Myskina 3 77 6
    Ángeles Montolio 6 63 2
5   Katarina Srebotnik 2 6 2
    Ángeles Montolio 6 4 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Pitkowski 6 6  
    A Fusai 2 1   1   S Pitkowski 6 6  
    K Boogert 1 4       A Serra Zanetti 4 1  
    A Serra Zanetti 6 6   1   S Pitkowski 4 2  
    E Dementieva 6 6       E Dementieva 6 6  
    P Wartusch 1 2       E Dementieva 6 6  
LL   S Reeves 6 5 6 LL   S Reeves 3 3  
6   E Wagner 3 7 3     E Dementieva 6 3 2
4   E Gagliardi 5 3   Q   A Myskina 3 6 6
    R Kuti-Kis 7 6       R Kuti-Kis 7 6  
Q   M Vavrinec 6 7   Q   M Vavrinec 5 3  
    P Begerow 3 5       R Kuti-Kis 2 4  
    F Li 3 1   Q   A Myskina 6 6  
    L Bacheva 6 6       L Bacheva 1 0  
Q   A Myskina 77 6   Q   A Myskina 6 6  
8   M Oremans 65 3  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   K Srebotnik 6 6  
    L Golarsa 1 2   5   K Srebotnik 6 6  
    T Garbin 2r   Q   A Canepa 2 4  
Q   A Canepa 5     5   K Srebotnik 7 3 6
Q   G Casoni 6 6   Q   G Casoni 5 6 2
LL   P Van Acker 4 2   Q   G Casoni 6 7  
    S Noorlander 3 7 6     S Noorlander 3 5  
3   V Ruano Pascual 6 5 2 5   K Srebotnik 2 6 2
7   L Courtois 77 7       Á Montolio 6 4 6
WC   MP Zavagli 64 5   7   L Courtois 2 6 7
    M Díaz Oliva 62 6 6     M Díaz Oliva 6 2 5
    J Kruger 77 4 4 7   L Courtois 4 4  
    Á Montolio 6 6       Á Montolio 6 6  
WC   F Perfetti 4 1       Á Montolio 6 4 7
    Å Carlsson 63 6 6     Å Carlsson 4 6 5
2   M Serna 77 3 4

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Miroslava Vavrinec (qualifier)
  2.   Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Andreea Vanc (second round)
  4.   Larissa Schaerer (second round)
  5.   Patty Van Acker (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Lea Ghirardi (first round)
  7.   Katalin Marosi (first round)
  8.   Germana Di Natale (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Miroslava Vavrinec 6 6  
    María José Gaidano 2 4  
1   Miroslava Vavrinec 7 6  
    Bahia Mouhtassine 5 4  
    Bahia Mouhtassine 2 6 7
    Adriana Barna 6 2 5
1   Miroslava Vavrinec 6 2 6
    Camille Pin 0 6 3
    Maiko Inoue 6 3 6
WC   Caroline Schneider 3 6 3
    Maiko Inoue 63 4  
    Camille Pin 77 6  
    Camille Pin w/o    
7   Katalin Marosi      

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Larissa Schaerer 6 6  
WC   Branka Bojović 0 0  
4   Larissa Schaerer 2 5  
    Alice Canepa 6 7  
    Alice Canepa 6 6  
    Benjamas Sangaram 1 3  
    Alice Canepa 2 6 6
5   Patty Van Acker 6 4 4
    Keiko Nagatomi 6 4 6
    Nina Nittinger 1 6 1
    Keiko Nagatomi 3 4  
5   Patty Van Acker 6 6  
    María Fernanda Landa 2 2r
5   Patty Van Acker 6 4  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6   Lea Ghirardi 2 6 4
    Mireille Dittmann 6 3 6
    Mireille Dittmann 3 3  
    Anastasia Myskina 6 6  
    Anastasia Myskina 6 6  
    Laura Dell'Angelo 2 3  
    Anastasia Myskina 6 6  
    Desislava Topalova 1 0  
    Sandra Dopfer 1 4  
    Desislava Topalova 6 6  
    Desislava Topalova 6 6  
3   Andreea Vanc 2 3  
WC   Silvia Schiavetti 2 0  
3   Andreea Vanc 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8   Germana Di Natale 6 5 6
    Maria Goloviznina 4 7 3
8   Germana Di Natale 2r  
    Giulia Casoni 5    
    Valentina Sassi 5 1  
    Giulia Casoni 7 6  
    Giulia Casoni 77 6  
2   Samantha Reeves 64 4  
    Flavia Pennetta 6 6  
WC   Clelia Anfuso 3 3  
    Flavia Pennetta 5 6 2
2   Samantha Reeves 7 2 6
    Sophie Lefèvre 6 3 2
2   Samantha Reeves 2 6 6

References

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