1999 ANZ Tasmanian International

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1999 ANZ Tasmanian International
Date11–16 January
Edition6th
Category Tier IVb
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$112,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Hobart, Australia
Venue Hobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin
Doubles
Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova
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The 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.

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Heading into the tournament, Swiss player Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she didn't defend her singles title due to her playing in Sydney in that same week. In the singles final, Fifth-seeded Chanda Rubin won the title in straight sets over unseeded Italian player, Rita Grande and earned $16,000 first-prize money. [1]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin defeated Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt / Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova defeated Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit 6–1, 6–2

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 201
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corina Morariu 332
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 323
Flag of France.svg  FRA Sarah Pitkowski 354
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chanda Rubin 315
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mariaan de Swardt 366
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Ruxandra Dragomir 377
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Fang 408

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 player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 198–199. ISBN   9780002189460.