1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles
# 1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

The 1999 Open Gaz de France singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Serena Williams won in the final 6–2, 3–6, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ against Amélie Mauresmo. It was her first career singles title.

## Seeds

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

* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (final)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Dominique Van Roost | 0 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Dominique Van Roost | 0 | $6^5$ | 6 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| | | | | | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | Nathalie Dechy | 1 | 4 | | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Naćuk | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | Q | S Naćuk | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | É Loit | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Habšudová | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Habšudová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Andretto | 2 | 5 | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Van Roost | 0 | $6^5$ |
| | | | | | 3 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 1 | 6 | 1 | | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 3 | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | S Kleinová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 8 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 2 | 6 | 0 | LL | S Kleinová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Appelmans | $6^4$ | 3 | | 8 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Likhovtseva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | S Testud | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 7 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 5 | 2 | | | I Majoli | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | A Cocheteux | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| WC | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | M Vento | 4 | 0 | | 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A-G Sidot | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Courtois | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Å Carlsson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Miriam Oremans (first round)
* Karina Habšudová (Qualifier)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifier)
* María Vento (moved to main draw)
* Els Callens (first round)
* Maureen Drake (second round)
* Larisa Neiland (first round, retired)
* Silvija Talaja (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Åsa Carlsson
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
* Sandra Naćuk
* Karina Habšudová

### Lucky losers

* Laurence Courtois
* Laurence Andretto
* Sandra Kleinová

## 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miriam Oremans | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 5 | 6 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Laurence Courtois | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | Laurence Courtois | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Barbara Schwartz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Schwartz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Laurence Courtois | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Åsa Carlsson | 6 | 6 |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Åsa Carlsson | 6 | 6 |
| | Åsa Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Åsa Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | Åsa Carlsson | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 0 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Denisa Chládková | 0 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Silvija Talaja | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenia Kulikovskaya | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenia Kulikovskaya | 1 | 5 | | 3 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Flora Perfetti | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Eleni Daniilidou | 0 | 6 | 5 | | Flora Perfetti | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 3 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Andretto | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Olga Lugina | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Andretto | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Laurence Andretto | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | Laurence Andretto | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | 3 | 3 | | 6 | Maureen Drake | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Els Callens | 0 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Petra Begerow | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Petra Begerow | 6 | $7^7$ | Petra Begerow | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 1 | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 3 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Anca Barna | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Anca Barna | 3 | 1 | Sandra Naćuk | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Julia Abe | $6^3$ | 4 | | | |
| | Julia Abe | 6 | 6 | Julia Abe | $6^3$ | 4 | | | |
| Alt | Germana Di Natale | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 4 | 6 | 1 | | Adriana Gerši | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stéphanie Foretz | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Stéphanie Foretz | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sophie Georges | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sophie Georges | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 |
| | Sophie Lefèvre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sophie Lefèvre | 6 | 6 | | | Sophie Lefèvre | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lea Ghirardi | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
