1999 WTA Madrid Open – Singles

Singles
1999 WTA Madrid Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-upArgentina Paola Suárez
Score6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1999 WTA Madrid Open singles was the singles event of the fourth edition of the Madrid Open, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Madrid, Spain and part of the European clay court season. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she was defeated in the second round by Paola Suárez.

First seed Lindsay Davenport won the title, defeating Suárez in the final.[1]

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  3. n.a.
  4. United States Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
  5. Italy Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
  6. Spain Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Amy Frazier (semifinals)
  8. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  9. Israel Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
7 United States Amy Frazier 0 2  
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
LL Argentina Paola Suárez 1 3  
4 United States Chanda Rubin 5 6 1
LL Argentina Paola Suárez 7 2 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 2 6 6
  Spain G León García 6 6     Spain G León García 6 3 1
  United States J Chi 1 0   1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
Q Australia N Pratt 6 7   9 Israel A Smashnova 1 3  
  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 4 5   Q Australia N Pratt 0 1  
  Colombia F Zuluaga 4 3   9 Israel A Smashnova 6 6  
9 Israel A Smashnova 6 6   1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
5 Italy S Farina 6 6   7 United States A Frazier 0 2  
  Croatia S Talaja 4 4   5 Italy S Farina 6 6  
  Italy R Grande 6 7     Italy R Grande 2 4  
WC Spain M Marrero 2 6   5 Italy S Farina 6 6 4
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 6 6   7 United States A Frazier 7 3 6
  United States K Po 3 3     Belarus O Barabanschikova 2 2  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 6 5 7 United States A Frazier 6 6  
7 United States A Frazier 6 2 7

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 4 4
  United States T Snyder 3 6 6   United States T Snyder 7 1 1
  United States M Shaughnessy 4 0   Q Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 6 6
Q Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 6   Q Switzerland E Gagliardi 0 2  
  Germany M Weingärtner 5 6 6 4 United States C Rubin 6 6  
  Puerto Rico K Brandi 7 4 2   Germany M Weingärtner 1 4  
  United States B Rippner 4 2   4 United States C Rubin 6 6  
4 United States C Rubin 6 6   4 United States C Rubin 5 6 1
6 Spain M Serna 6 6   LL Argentina P Suárez 7 2 6
  Colombia C Rodríguez 3 1   6 Spain M Serna 6 3 6
Q Spain G Riera 0 2   LL Spain RM Andrés Rodríguez 3 6 4
LL Spain RM Andrés Rodríguez 6 6   6 Spain M Serna 4 2  
LL Argentina P Suárez 6 3 6 LL Argentina P Suárez 6 6  
Q Romania R Sandu 4 6 1 LL Argentina P Suárez 6 6  
2 Switzerland P Schnyder 2 0  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
  2. Australia Nicole Pratt (qualifier)
  3. Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva (first round)
  4. n.a.
  5. Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti (first round)
  6. Argentina Paola Suárez (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Spain Conchita Martínez Granados (second round, retired)
  8. Romania Raluca Sandu (qualifier)
  9. Spain Gisela Riera (qualifier)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6 6
  Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 4 7 3
1 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7 6  
WC Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 3  
  Italy Maria Paola Zavagli 7 2 1
WC Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 5 6 6
1 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6  
  Spain Mariam Ramón Climent 3 3  
  Spain Mariam Ramón Climent 6 6  
  Italy Alice Canepa 2 3  
  Spain Mariam Ramón Climent 6 4  
7 Spain Conchita Martínez Granados 4 2r
WC Spain María Nieto 0 0  
7 Spain Conchita Martínez Granados 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Spain Gisela Riera 4 6 7
  Spain Alicia Ortuño 6 4 6
9 Spain Gisela Riera 6 6  
WC Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco 4 2  
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 3 3  
WC Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco 6 6  
9 Spain Gisela Riera 6 6  
6 Argentina Paola Suárez 4 2  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 6 6  
WC Spain Virginia Romero Barrio 4 0  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 1 5  
6 Argentina Paola Suárez 6 7  
WC Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 7 6 2
6 Argentina Paola Suárez 6 7 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Romania Raluca Sandu 6 6  
  United States Katie Schlukebir 2 1  
8 Romania Raluca Sandu 3 6 6
  Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva 6 3 2
Alt Japan Keiko Nagatomi 1 6  
  Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva 6 7  
8 Romania Raluca Sandu 6 6  
  Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 4 3  
  Australia Rachel McQuillan 7 7  
  United Kingdom Lucie Ahl 5 5  
  Australia Rachel McQuillan 3 4  
  Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 6 6  
  Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 6 6  
3 Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 4 3  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 7 4 6
  United States Debbie Graham 5 6 7
  United States Debbie Graham 4 4  
  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6 6  
  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6 6  
  Argentina María Fernanda Landa 4 0  
  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 2 2  
2 Australia Nicole Pratt 6 6  
  Italy Germana Di Natale 3 6 6
  Australia Bryanne Stewart 6 2 1
  Italy Germana Di Natale 6 2  
2 Australia Nicole Pratt 7 6  
  Brazil Vanessa Menga 6 4 2
2 Australia Nicole Pratt 3 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Davenport Has Easy Tuneup For the French". The Washington Post. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 20 February 2024.