1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts

The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.

1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Date3–9 January
Edition3rd
CategoryTier III
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money$180,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationHope Island, Queensland, Australia
VenueHope Island Resort Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Patty Schnyder
Doubles
Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Patty Schnyder defeated Mary Pierce, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

  • It was Schnyder's 1st title of the year and the 8th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles

Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland defeated Kristine Kunce / Irina Spîrlea, 6–3, 6–3

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Mary Pierce 7 1
  SUI Patty Schnyder 11 2
 ROU Irina Spîrlea 15 3
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 18 4
 GER Anke Huber 21 5
 ESP Magüi Serna 24 6
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 26 7
 SVK Henrieta Nagyová 28 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received the lucky loser spots:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

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