1999 French Open – Girls' singles

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Girls' singles
1999 French Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz
Score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
  1998  · French Open ·  2000  

The 1999 French Open girls' singles was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

Contents

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Lourdes Domínguez Lino won the title defeating Stéphanie Foretz in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 677
  Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina 2 5 5
  Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 2 1  
  Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards 4 1  
  Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 66 
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 4 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg Lina Krasnoroutskaya 1 66
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 64 4
  Flag of Russia.svg Lina Krasnoroutskaya 4 5  
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg Marta Marrero 3 3  
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 66 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 67 
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 1 5    Flag of France.svg V Razzano 6 67
  Flag of the United States.svg Ansley Cargill 1 76  Flag of the United States.svg A Cargill 71 5
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 65 4   Flag of France.svg V Razzano 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová 2 2  
  Flag of Chile.svg Valentina Castro 3 4    Flag of Argentina.svg E Krauth 2 63
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hannah Collin 62 2   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová 63 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová 2 66  Flag of France.svg V Razzano 677
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Bašternáková 5 6    Flag of Russia.svg G Fokina 2 5 5
LL Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel 77 LL Flag of France.svg S Schoeffel 3 62
  Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina 3 67  Flag of Russia.svg G Fokina 63 6
Q Flag of Germany.svg Caroline-Ann Basu 63 5   Flag of Russia.svg G Fokina 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 66   Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 4 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 4 2    Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 75 3
  Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Moldovan 4 1    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 6 76
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Babáková 1 4    Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 0 66
  Flag of France.svg Olivia Sanchez 66   Flag of France.svg O Sanchez 63 3
  Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Viérin 2 2    Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 66 
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Nives Culum 3 71   Flag of Germany.svg S Werner 2 3  
  Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Resch66 6  Flag of Austria.svg B Resch 5 1  
Q Flag of Mexico.svg Zerene Reyes 3 3    Flag of Germany.svg S Werner 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg Scarlett Werner 66   Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 66 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laura Bao 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Gerards 4 1  
  Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy 4 1    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg L Bao 6 4  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards 3 66  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Gerards 76 
  Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko 60 2   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Gerards 63 8
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 3 2    Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina 4 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 66   Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 3 3  
  Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović 3 4    Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina 66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni 76 
  Flag of France.svg C Pin 5 4    Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Buric 76   Flag of Germany.svg M Buric 3 3  
  Flag of Croatia.svg D Krstulović 5 2    Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni 71 0
  Flag of Spain.svg L Sánchez 66   Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya 5 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Kurhajcová 2 4    Flag of Spain.svg L Sánchez 3 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg L Dell'Angelo 4 2    Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya 66   Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya 1 66
  Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre 4 66  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 64 4
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Birnerová 61 3   Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre 4 2 1
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Dowse 66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Dowse 666
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Mojzis 2 1    Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Dowse 0 0  
  Flag of Austria.svg B Hellwig 3 64   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 66 
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Hergold 62 6  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Hergold 2 1  
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M-G Mikaelian 2 2    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 66 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 65 6
  Flag of Romania.svg I Gașpar 0 71   Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 63 6
  Flag of France.svg M Malouli 2 2    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg C Charbonnier 4 64
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg C Charbonnier 66   Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Müller 66   Flag of Germany.svg M Müller 5 2  
  Flag of France.svg S Rizzi 2 4    Flag of Germany.svg M Müller 61 8
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova 2 4    Flag of the United States.svg L Granville 2 66
  Flag of the United States.svg L Granville 66   Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 3 3  
  Flag of Hungary.svg A Kapros 3 66  Flag of France.svg S Foretz 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg L Dlhopolcová 60 2   Flag of Hungary.svg A Kapros 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg V Krauth 4 3    Flag of Ukraine.svg J Vakulenko 2 2  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg J Vakulenko 66   Flag of Hungary.svg A Kapros 73 4
Q Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 3 3    Flag of France.svg S Foretz 6 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Kozhokhina 66 Q Flag of Russia.svg E Kozhokhina 5 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Luzarová 0 2    Flag of France.svg S Foretz 76 
  Flag of France.svg S Foretz 66 

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