1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

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Singles
1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio
Score3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo ·  2000  

The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo singles was the singles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

Contents

Qualifier and World No. 196 Anastasia Myskina won in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2, against Ángeles Montolio, to win her first WTA title. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna (first round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Elena Wagner (first round)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 63 2
Q Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 3 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 3 776
  Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio 6632
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 2 62
  Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio 64 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 66 
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai 2 1  1 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 1 4    Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 4 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 66 1 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 4 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66   Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 1 2    Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
LL Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves 65 6LL Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves 3 3  
6 Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 3 73   Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 63 2
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 5 3  Q Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 3 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 76   Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 76 
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec 67 Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec 5 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg P Begerow 3 5    Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 2 4  
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Li 3 1  Q Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 66 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva 66   Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva 1 0  
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 776 Q Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 66 
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 653  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa 1 2  5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 2r Q Flag of Italy.svg A Canepa 2 4  
Q Flag of Italy.svg A Canepa 5   5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 73 6
Q Flag of Italy.svg G Casoni 66 Q Flag of Italy.svg G Casoni 5 62
LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg P Van Acker 4 2  Q Flag of Italy.svg G Casoni 67 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander 3 76  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander 3 5  
3 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 65 2 5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 2 62
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 777   Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 64 6
WC Flag of Italy.svg MP Zavagli 645  7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 2 67
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 6266  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 62 5
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 774 4 7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 4 4  
  Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 66   Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 66 
WC Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 4 1    Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 64 7
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 6366  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 4 65
2 Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 773 4

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec (qualifier)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc (second round)
  4. Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer (second round)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi (first round)
  7. Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi (first round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano 2 4  
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec 76 
  Flag of Morocco.svg Bahia Mouhtassine 5 4  
  Flag of Morocco.svg Bahia Mouhtassine 2 67
  Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna 62 5
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec 62 6
  Flag of France.svg Camille Pin 0 63
  Flag of Japan.svg Maiko Inoue 63 6
WC Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider 3 63
  Flag of Japan.svg Maiko Inoue 634  
  Flag of France.svg Camille Pin 776 
  Flag of France.svg Camille Pin w/o  
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi    

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 66 
WC Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Branka Bojović 0 0  
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 2 5  
  Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa 67 
  Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa 66 
  Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram 1 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa 2 66
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker 64 4
  Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 64 6
  Flag of Germany.svg Nina Nittinger 1 61
  Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 3 4  
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa 2 2r
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker 64  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi 2 64
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mireille Dittmann 63 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mireille Dittmann 3 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Dell'Angelo 2 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Desislava Topalova 1 0  
  Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer 1 4  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Desislava Topalova 66 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Desislava Topalova 66 
3 Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc 2 3  
WC Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Schiavetti 2 0  
3 Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc 66 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale 65 6
  Flag of Russia.svg Maria Goloviznina 4 73
8 Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale 2r 
  Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni 5   
  Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sassi 5 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni 76 
  Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni 776 
2 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 644  
  Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 66 
WC Flag of Italy.svg Clelia Anfuso 3 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 5 62
2 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 72 6
  Flag of France.svg Sophie Lefèvre 63 2
2 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 2 66

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 200–201. ISBN   9780002189460.