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
Score4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Draw30
Seeds8

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

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Mary Pierce 4 6 6
3 Irina Spîrlea 6 4 1
1 Mary Pierce 6 65 2
2 Patty Schnyder 4 77 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 77 6   3 I Spîrlea 6 4 1
Q R McQuillan 62 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 62 1
  K Hrdličková 3 77 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 78 3 4 A Sugiyama 6 7  
4 A Sugiyama 6 66 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 77   2 P Schnyder 6 1 6
  S Plischke 4 62     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

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 65 4  
  Mashona Washington 77 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 64 7 4
  Liezel Horn 77 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 77
WC Lisa McShea 6 3 64
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 77 7
2 Cristina Torrens Valero 6 62 5
  Catherine Barclay 1 63  
2 Cristina Torrens Valero 6 77  
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