1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was the singles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Patty Schnyder.

Singles
1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Champion	Patty Schnyder
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Schnyder won in the final 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

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

1.   Mary Pierce (final)
2.   Patty Schnyder (champion)
3.   Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
4.   Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
5.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
6.   Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
7.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
8.   Henrieta Nagyová (first round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Mary Pierce	4	6	6
	3	Irina Spîrlea	6	4	1
								1	Mary Pierce	6	6^5	2
								2	Patty Schnyder	4	7^7	6
	4	Ai Sugiyama	0	6	4
	2	Patty Schnyder	6	1	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Pierce	6	6
	Q	I Gorrochategui	7	6				Q	I Gorrochategui	2	2
		T Garbin	5	2											1	M Pierce	6	6
		T Panova	1	6	2											N Dechy	4	3
		N Dechy	6	2	6				N Dechy	6	3	7
	WC	N Pratt	2	1				7	E Likhovtseva	4	6	5
	7	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		1	M Pierce	4	6	6
	3	I Spîrlea	7^7	6																		3	I Spîrlea	6	4	1
	Q	R McQuillan	6^2	3				3	I Spîrlea	6	6
		L Neiland	0	3					A Smashnova	4	1
		A Smashnova	6	6											3	I Spîrlea	6	4	6
		A-G Sidot	3	6	6										5	A Huber	4	6	1
	Q	A Ellwood	6	4	1				A-G Sidot	3	6	5
		M de Swardt	3	2				5	A Huber	6	4	7
	5	A Huber	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	H Nagyová	6	6^2	1
		K Hrdličková	3	7^7	6				K Hrdličková	2	1
	Q	L Courtois	2	4				LL	B Rippner	6	6
	LL	B Rippner	6	6											LL	B Rippner	3	3
	WC	A Molik	3	2											4	A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	4	5
		C Morariu	2	7^8	3			4	A Sugiyama	6	7
	4	A Sugiyama	6	6^6	6																	4	A Sugiyama	0	6	4
	6	M Serna	6	3	6																	2	P Schnyder	6	1	6
		S Appelmans	2	6	3			6	M Serna	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	3	4
		E Tatarkova	1	3											6	M Serna	0	6	4
		S-t Wang	6	7^7											2	P Schnyder	6	1	6
		S Plischke	4	6^2					S-t Wang	3	4
								2	P Schnyder	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1.   Mariana Díaz Oliva (second round)
2.   Cristina Torrens Valero (second round)
3.   Brie Rippner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4.   Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
5.   Samantha Reeves (first round)
6.   Rita Kuti-Kis (second round)
7.   Nana Miyagi (second round)
8.   Laurence Courtois (qualifier)

Qualifiers

1.   Rachel McQuillan
2.   Laurence Courtois
3.   Inés Gorrochategui
4.   Annabel Ellwood

Lucky losers

1.   Brie Rippner

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
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
		Rika Hiraki	4	4
								1	Mariana Díaz Oliva	2	0
									Patricia Wartusch	6	6
		Patricia Wartusch	4	6	6
	WC	Evie Dominikovic	6	3	1
																Patricia Wartusch	3	1
																Rachel McQuillan	6	6
		Cindy Watson	5	3
		Rachel McQuillan	7	6
									Rachel McQuillan	6	6
									Aleksandra Olsza	4	3
		Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
	5	Samantha Reeves	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6^5	4
		Mashona Washington	7^7	6
									Mashona Washington	3	3
									Maureen Drake	6	6
		Maureen Drake	6	6
		Christina Singer	3	1
																Maureen Drake	4	5
															8	Laurence Courtois	6	7
		Amanda Grahame	6^4	7	4
		Liezel Horn	7^7	5	6
									Liezel Horn	6	2	3
								8	Laurence Courtois	4	6	6
		Janette Husárová	3	3
	8	Laurence Courtois	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Rita Kuti-Kis	6	6
	WC	Bryanne Stewart	3	1
								6	Rita Kuti-Kis	4	2
									Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
		Trudi Musgrave	3	1
		Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
																Inés Gorrochategui	6	4	6
															3	Brie Rippner	4	6	3
		Alexandra Stevenson	6	6
		Erika deLone	3	2
									Alexandra Stevenson	5	2
								3	Brie Rippner	7	6
		Nirupama Vaidyanathan	5	4
	3	Brie Rippner	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nana Miyagi	4	6	7^7
	WC	Lisa McShea	6	3	6^4
								7	Nana Miyagi	3	4
									Kerry-Anne Guse	6	6
		Laurence Andretto	2	3
		Kerry-Anne Guse	6	6
																Kerry-Anne Guse	6	3	0
																Annabel Ellwood	1	6	6
		Annabel Ellwood	6	5	7
		Francesca Lubiani	2	7	5
									Annabel Ellwood	0	7^7	7
								2	Cristina Torrens Valero	6	6^2	5
		Catherine Barclay	1	6^3
	2	Cristina Torrens Valero	6	7^7

External links

• 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Draw