1999 Italian Open (tennis)

1999 Italian Open
Date May 3 - May 9 (women)
May 10 - May 16 (men)
Edition 56th
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Rome, Italy
Venue Foro Italico
Champions
Men's Singles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Women's Singles
United States Venus Williams
Men's Doubles
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach
Women's Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova
Italian Open
 < 1998 2000 > 

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.

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:

Champions

Men's Singles

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten def. Australia Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Women's Singles

United States Venus Williams def. France Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–2

Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles

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

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