1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

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Singles
1999 Open Gaz de France
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Final score6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Open Gaz de France ·  2000  

The 1999 Open Gaz de France singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Serena Williams won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) against Amélie Mauresmo. It was her first career singles title.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  7. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 677 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost 0 65 
6 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 2 664
  Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 63 77
  Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 1 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis 66 
Q Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg S Naćuk 62 77Q Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg S Naćuk 1 1  
  Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 4 6641 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis 61 3
WC Flag of France.svg É Loit 64 1 6 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 2 66
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 3 66Q Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 2 1  
LL Flag of France.svg L Andretto 2 5  6 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 66 
6 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 67 6 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 677 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 0 65 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 1 61   Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 4 0  
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 63 63 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 76 
LL Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 62 68 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 5 0  
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai 2 60 LL Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 4 5  
WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 643  8 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 67 
8 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 776 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of France.svg S Testud 5 2  
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy 76   Flag of France.svg N Dechy 62 6
  Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova 5 2    Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 2 62
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 76   Flag of France.svg N Dechy 64 6
  Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 3 3  WC Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 1 61
WC Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 66 WC Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 66 
4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 4 2  
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy 1 4  
7 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66   Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 66 
  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Vento 4 0  7 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 
Q Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 64 6Q Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 1 2  
LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 3 62 7 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 2 3  
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 1 2    Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 66   Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 66 
2 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 1 4  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans (first round)
  2. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
  3. Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
  4. Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg María Vento (moved to main draw)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens (first round)
  6. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake (second round)
  7. Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland (first round, retired)
  8. Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans 2 74
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 65 6
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 5 5  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois 77 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schwartz 2 3  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois 3 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson 76 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson 6646
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 0 774
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 66 
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 4 3  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg Eugenia Kulikovskaya 1 5  
3 Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti 2 3  
WC Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou 0 65
  Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti 64 7
3 Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 62 6
  Flag of France.svg Laurence Andretto 4 61
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 772 5
  Flag of France.svg Laurence Andretto 6267
  Flag of France.svg Laurence Andretto 67 
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 1 5  
  Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner 3 3  
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 66 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 0 6  
  Flag of Germany.svg Petra Begerow 677 
  Flag of Germany.svg Petra Begerow 0 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Miriam Schnitzer 3 1  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová 3 62 
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Sandra Naćuk 677 
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Sandra Naćuk 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Anca Barna 3 1  
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Sandra Naćuk 776 
  Flag of Germany.svg Julia Abe 634  
  Flag of Germany.svg Julia Abe 66 
Alt Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale 2 0  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland 61 0r
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši 4 61
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši 772 4
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 6366
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 64 6
  Flag of France.svg Sophie Georges 0 64
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 3 1  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 3 0  
  Flag of France.svg Sophie Lefèvre 66 
  Flag of France.svg Sophie Lefèvre 4 1  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová 66 
  Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi 1 2  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová 66 

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