1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but she retired from tennis earlier in the year.[1]

Singles
1999 Generali Ladies Linz
ChampionFrance Mary Pierce
Runner-upFrance Sandrine Testud
Score7–6(7–2), 6–1
Draw28
Seeds8

Mary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–1.

Seeds

  1. France Mary Pierce (champion)
  2. Austria Barbara Schett (second round)
  3. France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4. France Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  5. France Sandrine Testud (final)
  6. Russia Anna Kournikova (second round)
  7. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  8. Germany Anke Huber (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 France Mary Pierce 7 6  
4 France Amélie Mauresmo 5 3  
1 France Mary Pierce 77 6  
5 France Sandrine Testud 62 1  
5 France Sandrine Testud 6 6  
  France Sarah Pitkowski 4 2  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France M Pierce 78 6  
SR Bulgaria M Maleeva 3 3     Austria S Plischke 66 2  
  Austria S Plischke 6 6   1 France M Pierce 3 6 6
  Luxembourg A Kremer 63 2     Romania I Spîrlea 6 2 3
  Romania I Spîrlea 77 6     Romania I Spîrlea 6 0 6
LL Zimbabwe C Black 4 4   6 Russia A Kournikova 0 6 1
6 Russia A Kournikova 6 6   1 France M Pierce 7 6  
4 France A Mauresmo 5 3  
4 France A Mauresmo 6 6  
SR South Africa J Kruger 2 1     Switzerland P Schnyder 2 2  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6   4 France A Mauresmo 3 7 4
  Slovakia H Nagyová 3 6 3 WC Austria B Schwartz 6 5 1r
  Croatia S Talaja 6 4 6   Croatia S Talaja 2 1  
WC Austria B Schwartz 7 6   WC Austria B Schwartz 6 6  
7 Russia E Likhovtseva 5 1  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 France S Testud 7 6  
Q Germany B Rittner 5 2   5 France S Testud 6 7  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 0 3   Q Czech Republic S Kleinová 3 5  
Q Czech Republic S Kleinová 6 6   5 France S Testud 6 3 6
  Japan A Sugiyama 3 0   3 France N Tauziat 3 6 3
Q Netherlands A Hopmans 6 6   Q Netherlands A Hopmans 5 2  
3 France N Tauziat 7 6  
5 France S Testud 6 6  
8 Germany A Huber 2 3     France S Pitkowski 4 2  
  France A-G Sidot 6 6     France A-G Sidot 6 4 1
  Italy S Farina Elia 1 0r   France S Pitkowski 4 6 6
  France S Pitkowski 6 1     France S Pitkowski 6 6  
Q Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6   Q Czech Republic D Chládková 2 0  
WC Austria P Wartusch 3 2   Q Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6  
2/WC Austria B Schett 2 1  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (first round)
  2. Australia Jelena Dokic (second round)
  3. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  4. Zimbabwe Cara Black (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Germany Barbara Rittner (qualified)
  6. Italy Rita Grande (qualifying competition)
  7. Australia Nicole Pratt (qualifying competition)
  8. France Amélie Cocheteux (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Belgium Sabine Appelmans 1 4  
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 6 6  
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 7 6  
  France Émilie Loit 5 0  
  France Émilie Loit 6 6  
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 3 3  
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 7 6  
8 France Amélie Cocheteux 5 4  
  Netherlands Miriam Oremans 6 6  
  United States Erika deLone 2 3  
  Netherlands Miriam Oremans 7 67 1
8 France Amélie Cocheteux 5 79 6
  Germany Anca Barna 4 2  
8 France Amélie Cocheteux 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Zimbabwe Cara Black 6 6  
WC Austria Evelyn Fauth 0 2  
4 Zimbabwe Cara Black 6 6  
  Russia Anastasia Myskina 2 3  
  Russia Anastasia Myskina 6 77  
  Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 3 64  
4 Zimbabwe Cara Black 64 3  
5 Germany Barbara Rittner 77 6  
WC Germany Angelika Bachmann 3 6 6
  Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec 6 3 4
WC Germany Angelika Bachmann 3 4  
5 Germany Barbara Rittner 6 6  
  Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 4 0  
5 Germany Barbara Rittner 6 6  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Australia Nicole Pratt 6 6  
  Poland Magdalena Grzybowska 2 2  
7 Australia Nicole Pratt 6 6  
  Hungary Anna Földényi 4 4  
  Slovenia Tina Pisnik 4 5  
  Hungary Anna Földényi 6 7  
7 Australia Nicole Pratt 6 5 1
  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 2 7 6
  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
  Czech Republic Adriana Gerši 1 4  
  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 1    
3 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4r  
Alt Romania Cătălina Cristea 2 2  
3 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Italy Rita Grande 6 6  
  Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 4 0  
6 Italy Rita Grande 6 7  
WC Austria Marion Maruska 2 5  
  Sweden Åsa Carlsson 0 4  
WC Austria Marion Maruska 6 6  
6 Italy Rita Grande 3 4  
  Netherlands Amanda Hopmans 6 6  
  Netherlands Amanda Hopmans 6 6  
WC Austria Sybille Bammer 1 4  
  Netherlands Amanda Hopmans 4 6 6
2 Australia Jelena Dokic 6 3 3
  Croatia Jelena Kostanić 62 3  
2 Australia Jelena Dokic 77 6  

References

  1. "Tennis: Novotna's retirement hastened by defeat". The Independent. 25 September 1999. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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