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 score	7–6^(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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Pierce	7^8	6
	SR	M Maleeva	3	3					S Plischke	6^6	2
		S Plischke	6	6											1	M Pierce	3	6	6
		A Kremer	6^3	2												I Spîrlea	6	2	3
		I Spîrlea	7^7	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	1^r
		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 (Qualified)
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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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 deLone	2	3
									Miriam Oremans	7	6^7	1
								8	Amélie Cocheteux	5	7^9	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	7^7
		Lubomira Bacheva	3	6^4
															4	Cara Black	6^4	3
															5	Barbara Rittner	7^7	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	6^2	3
	2	Jelena Dokic	7^7	6

References

• ITF singles results page