The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the

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, and was part of the

ATP Super 9 The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (previously known as ATP Masters Series) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour. The series' events have been held in Europe and North America since the ...

of the

1999 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP S ...

, and of the

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of the

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. 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,

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titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov,

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, Vienna winner, Paris runner-up

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and

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champion,

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winner Àlex Corretja. Also competing were US Open defending champion Patrick Rafter, London titlist

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, Carlos Moyá, Tim Henman and Marcelo Ríos. The women's draw was headlined by the WTA No. 1,

, Tokyo winner, and

finalist

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; the Cairo titlist, and Hamburg semi-finalist Arantxa Sánchez Vicario; and the Key Biscayne,

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, 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

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and

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WTA entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Adriana Serra Zanetti The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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* Adriana Serra Zanetti / Antonella Serra Zanetti The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: * Francesca Schiavone *

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* Elena Dementieva * Antonella Serra Zanetti *

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The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

Tatiana Panova Tatiana Urayevna Panova (born 13 August 1976, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: * Larissa Schaerer / Magüi Serna The following players received entry as lucky losers: *

Jana Kandarr Jana Kandarr (born 21 September 1976) is a German former top 50 professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand, even though she is left-handed. Career Kandarr moved with her parents from Halle to Karlsruhe afte ...

/ Samantha Reeves

Finals

Men's singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6). *It was Gustavo Kuerten's 2nd title of the year and his 5th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title.

Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–2. *It was Venus Williams' 4th title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 3rd overall.

Men's doubles

Ellis Ferreira /

Rick Leach Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open) ...

defeated

David Adams David Adams Musical Theatre Performer Starlight Express, Avenue Q, Les Miserables, Government officials * David S. Adams (State Department) (born 1961), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs * David Adams (Labour politician) ( ...

/ John-Laffnie de Jager, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2.

Women's doubles

/ Anna Kournikova defeated

Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them p ...

, 6–2, 6–2.

References

External links

Official website
{{1999 WTA Tour

May 1999 sports events in Europe Italian Open (tennis)