Tennis tournament
1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts | ||||
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Date | 3–9 January | |||
Edition | 3rd | |||
Category | Tier III | |||
Draw | 30S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $180,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | Hope Island, Queensland, Australia | |||
Venue | Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Patty Schnyder | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland | ||||
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The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – SinglesPatty Schnyder defeated Mary Pierce, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
- It was Schnyder's 1st title of the year and the 8th of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – DoublesCorina Morariu / Larisa Neiland defeated Kristine Kunce / Irina Spîrlea, 6–3, 6–3
Entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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FRA | Mary Pierce | 7 | 1 |
SUI | Patty Schnyder | 11 | 2 |
ROU | Irina Spîrlea | 15 | 3 |
JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 18 | 4 |
GER | Anke Huber | 21 | 5 |
ESP | Magüi Serna | 24 | 6 |
RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 26 | 7 |
SVK | Henrieta Nagyová | 28 | 8 |
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 players received the lucky loser spots:
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
External links
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1999 WTA Tour « 1998 2000 » | |
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WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) |