1999 Italian Open (tennis)

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.

1999 Italian Open
Date3–9 May (women)
10–16 May (men)
Edition56th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Women's singles
United States Venus Williams[2]
Men's doubles
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach[1]
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova[2]

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.

WTA entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 2
 USA Venus Williams 5 3
 FRA Mary Pierce 8 4
  SUI Patty Schnyder 12 5
 USA Serena Williams 10 6
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 9 7
 FRA Sandrine Testud 11 8
 RUS Anna Kournikova 13 9
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 16 10
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 15 11
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 14 12
 ROU Irina Spîrlea 17 13
 BLR Natasha Zvereva 19 14
 ESP Conchita Martínez 18 15
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 22 16

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:

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Men's singles

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten defeated Australia Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6).[1]

  • It was Gustavo Kuerten's 2nd title of the year and his 5th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's singles

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

  • It was Venus Williams' 4th title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 3rd overall.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles
Main article: 1999 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova defeated France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 6–2.[2]

References
  1. "1999 Rome - Men's". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. "1999 Rome - Women's". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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