1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles

The 1999 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles was the doubles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Pavlina Nola and Elena Wagner were the defending champions, but Nola did not compete this year. Wagner therefore competed with Laurence Courtois as the third seed, and was defeated in the semifinals by second seeds Tina Križan and Katarina Srebotnik.

Doubles
1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Champions Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
Runners-up Giulia Casoni
Maria Paola Zavagli
Final score4–6, 6–3, 6–0

Križan and Srebotnik then ended up winning the tournament by defeating home players Giulia Casoni and Maria Paola Zavagli in the final.

Seeds

  1. Alexandra Fusai / Virginia Ruano Pascual (Quarterfinals)
  2. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (Champions)
  3. Laurence Courtois / Elena Wagner (Semifinals)
  4. Åsa Carlsson / Sonya Jeyaseelan (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 A Fusai
V Ruano Pascual
6 6  
  B Sangaram
A Vanc
2 1   1 A Fusai
V Ruano Pascual
6 3 4
  G Casoni
M P Zavagli
6 6     G Casoni
M P Zavagli
3 6 6
  M Inoue
K Nagatomi
3 3     G Casoni
M P Zavagli
6 6  
4 Å Carlsson
S Jeyaseelan
7 6   4 Å Carlsson
S Jeyaseelan
3 4  
  L Golarsa
M-F Landa
5 3   4 Å Carlsson
S Jeyaseelan
4 6 6
WC F Pennetta
A Serra Zanetti
3 6 6 WC F Pennetta
A Serra Zanetti
6 2 2
  A Barna
C Schneider
6 0 1   G Casoni
M P Zavagli
6 3 0
Q J Kruger
F Li
6 6   2 T Križan
K Srebotnik
4 6 6
  MJ Gaidano
L Schaerer
3 1   Q J Kruger
F Li
65 3  
LL N Nittinger
M Serna
3 1   3 L Courtois
E Wagner
77 6  
3 L Courtois
E Wagner
6 6   3 L Courtois
E Wagner
3 6 3
  K Boogert
M Oremans
w/o     2 T Križan
K Srebotnik
6 2 6
  E Gagliardi
S Reeves
        K Boogert
M Oremans
3 2  
  L Bacheva
P Wartusch
66 2   2 T Križan
K Srebotnik
6 6  
2 T Križan
K Srebotnik
78 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Maria Goloviznina / Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
  2. Nina Nittinger / Magüi Serna (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)

Qualifiers

  1. Joannette Kruger / Li Fang

Lucky losers

  1. Nina Nittinger / Magüi Serna

Qualifying draw

Key

First Round Qualifying Competition
      
1 Maria Goloviznina
Anastasia Myskina
5
  Joannette Kruger
Li Fang
8
  Joannette Kruger
Li Fang
8
2 Nina Nittinger
Magüi Serna
4
  Petra Begerow
Sanra Dopfer
1
2 Nina Nittinger
Magüi Serna
8

References

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