1999 Italian Open (tennis)

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1999 Italian Open
Date3–9 May (women)
10–16 May (men)
Edition56th
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Rome, Italy
Venue Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova [2]
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The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Contents

The men's field was led by ATP No. 2, Rotterdam, Australian Open titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Wimbledon, Vienna winner, Paris runner-up Pete Sampras and Sydney champion, Masters Cup winner Àlex Corretja. Also competing were US Open defending champion Patrick Rafter, London titlist Richard Krajicek, Carlos Moyá, Tim Henman and Marcelo Ríos.

The women's draw was headlined by the WTA No. 1, Australian Open, Tokyo winner, and Sydney finalist Martina Hingis; the Cairo titlist, and Hamburg semi-finalist Arantxa Sánchez Vicario; and the Key Biscayne, Oklahoma, Hamburg champion Venus Williams. Other top seeds were Gold Coast runner-up Mary Pierce, Gold Coast champion Patty Schnyder, Indian Wells champion Serena Williams, and Frenchwomen Nathalie Tauziat and Sandrine Testud.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–2. [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach defeated Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams / Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2

Women's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova defeated Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 6–2. [2]

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis 11
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 72
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Venus Williams 53
Flag of France.svg  FRA Mary Pierce 84
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 125
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Serena Williams 106
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 97
Flag of France.svg  FRA Sandrine Testud 118
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 139
Flag of France.svg  FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1610
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dominique Van Roost 1511
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 1412
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina Spîrlea 1713
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Natasha Zvereva 1914
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 1815
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 2216

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 lucky losers:

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References

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