1999 Italian Open – Women's singles qualifying

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Women's singles qualifying
1999 Italian Open
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Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1998  · Italian Open ·  2000  

The 1999 Italian Open was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor clay courts.

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Players

Seeds

  1. n.a.
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. n.a.
  4. Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg María Vento (qualifier)
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki (qualifier)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki (first round)
  8. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans (qualifier)
  9. Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa (qualifying competition)
  10. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
9 Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa    
 Flag placeholder.svgBye   
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 4 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Makarova 2 5  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
WC Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 783 6
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 6662
WC Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 2 2  
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg Vanessa Menga 2 5  
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans 67 

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg María Vento 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg Marijana Kovačević 0 2  
4 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg María Vento 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 2 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 66 
  Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi 3 0  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
 Flag placeholder.svgBye   
WC Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone    
WC Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 67 
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 3 5  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Mulej 0 61
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 64 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 65 64
  Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic 2 777
  Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic 2 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti 63 4
  Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti 66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Horn 2 1  

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
WC Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci    
 Flag placeholder.svgBye   
WC Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 2 62
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 64 6
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 3 776
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 6632

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 76 
  Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat 5 1  
5 Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 677 
  Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas 4 64 
  Flag of Germany.svg Jana Kandarr 64 3
  Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas 3 66

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
  Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 66
WC Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 62 3
  Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 63 77
2 Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova 2 665
  Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 2 5  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova 67 

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