1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

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.

Singles
1999 Open Gaz de France
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Final score	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
2. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
3. Dominique Van Roost (Semifinals)
4. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
5. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
6. Amélie Mauresmo (Final)
7. Julie Halard-Decugis (Quarterfinals)
8. Elena Likhovtseva (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Amélie Mauresmo	6	7^7
	3	Dominique Van Roost	0	6^5
								6	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	6^4
									Serena Williams	6	3	7^7
		Nathalie Dechy	1	4
		Serena Williams	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	S Naćuk	6	2	7^7			Q	S Naćuk	1	1
		S Pitkowski	4	6	6^4										1	M Hingis	6	1	3
	WC	É Loit	6	4	1										6	A Mauresmo	2	6	6
	Q	K Habšudová	3	6	6			Q	K Habšudová	2	1
	LL	L Andretto	2	5				6	A Mauresmo	6	6
	6	A Mauresmo	6	7																		6	A Mauresmo	6	7^7
																						3	D Van Roost	0	6^5
								3	D Van Roost	6	6
		A Sugiyama	1	6	1				V Ruano Pascual	4	0
		V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6										3	D Van Roost	7	6
	LL	S Kleinová	6	2	6										8	E Likhovtseva	5	0
		A Fusai	2	6	0			LL	S Kleinová	4	5
	WC	S Appelmans	6^4	3				8	E Likhovtseva	6	7
	8	E Likhovtseva	7^7	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S Testud	5	2
		N Dechy	7	6					N Dechy	6	2	6
		E Tatarkova	5	2					I Majoli	2	6	2
		I Majoli	7	6												N Dechy	6	4	6
		A Smashnova	3	3											WC	A Cocheteux	1	6	1
	WC	A Cocheteux	6	6				WC	A Cocheteux	6	6
								4	I Spîrlea	4	2
																							N Dechy	1	4
	7	J Halard-Decugis	6	6																			S Williams	6	6
		M Vento	4	0				7	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	Q	A-G Sidot	6	4	6			Q	A-G Sidot	1	2
	LL	L Courtois	3	6	2										7	J Halard-Decugis	2	3
	Q	Å Carlsson	1	2												S Williams	6	6
		S Williams	6	6					S Williams	6	6
								2	N Tauziat	1	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Miriam Oremans (First Round)
2. Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
3. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
4. María Vento (Moved to main draw)
5. Els Callens (First Round)
6. Maureen Drake (Second Round)
7. Larisa Neiland (First Round, retired)
8. Silvija Talaja (First Round)

Qualifiers

1. Åsa Carlsson
2. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3. Sandra Naćuk
4. Karina Habšudová

Lucky losers

1. Laurence Courtois
2. Laurence Andretto
3. Sandra Kleinová

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Miriam Oremans	2	7	4
		Laura Golarsa	6	5	6
									Laura Golarsa	5	5
									Laurence Courtois	7	7
		Laurence Courtois	6	6
		Barbara Schwartz	2	3
																Laurence Courtois	3	2
																Åsa Carlsson	6	6
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	5	3
		Åsa Carlsson	7	6
									Åsa Carlsson	6	6^4	6
									Denisa Chládková	0	7^7	4
		Denisa Chládková	6	6
	8	Silvija Talaja	4	3

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	7
		Eugenia Kulikovskaya	1	5
								3	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
									Flora Perfetti	2	3
	WC	Eleni Daniilidou	0	6	5
		Flora Perfetti	6	4	7
															3	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	2	6
																Laurence Andretto	4	6	1
		Olga Lugina	7^7	2	5
		Laurence Andretto	6^2	6	7
									Laurence Andretto	6	7
								6	Maureen Drake	1	5
		Marlene Weingärtner	3	3
	6	Maureen Drake	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Els Callens	0	6
		Petra Begerow	6	7^7
									Petra Begerow	0	2
									Sandra Kleinová	6	6
		Sandra Kleinová	6	6
		Miriam Schnitzer	3	1
																Sandra Kleinová	3	6^2
																Sandra Naćuk	6	7^7
		Sandra Naćuk	6	6
		Anca Barna	3	1
									Sandra Naćuk	7^7	6
									Julia Abe	6^3	4
		Julia Abe	6	6
	Alt	Germana Di Natale	2	0

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Larisa Neiland	6	1	0^r
		Adriana Gerši	4	6	1
									Adriana Gerši	7^7	2	4
									Stéphanie Foretz	6^3	6	6
		Stéphanie Foretz	6	4	6
		Sophie Georges	0	6	4
																Stéphanie Foretz	3	1
															2	Karina Habšudová	6	6
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	0
		Sophie Lefèvre	6	6
									Sophie Lefèvre	4	1
								2	Karina Habšudová	6	6
		Lea Ghirardi	1	2
	2	Karina Habšudová	6	6

External links

• 1999 Open Gaz de France Draw