1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

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.

Singles
1999 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion Mary Pierce
Runner-up Sandrine Testud
Final score7–6(7–2), 6–1

Seeds
  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

Key

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
  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 (Qualifier)
  6. Rita Grande (Qualifying Competition)
  7. Nicole Pratt (Qualifying Competition)
  8. Amélie Cocheteux (Qualifying Competition)

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

Lucky losers
  1. Cara Black

Qualifying draw

Key

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 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
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
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