1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
1999 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Sandrine Testud
Final score	7–6(7–2), 6–1

The 1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles was the tennis singles event of the thirteenth edition of the most prestigious tournament in Austria. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but she retired earlier in the year. Mary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final during a tournament.

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	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

	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

	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	0	r				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

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Lucky Losers

1. Cara Black

Qualifying Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	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 de Lone	2	3
									Miriam Oremans	7	67	1
								8	Amélie Cocheteux	5	79	6
		Anca Barna	4	2
	8	Amélie Cocheteux	6	6

Second Qualifier

	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

	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	4	r
	Alt	Cătălina Cristea	2	2
	3	Karina Habšudová	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	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

• ITF singles results page