1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but she retired from tennis earlier in the year.

Mary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–1.

## Seeds

* Mary Pierce (champion)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Sandrine Testud (final)
* Anna Kournikova (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Anke Huber (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mary Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 5 | 3 | 1 | Mary Pierce | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Sandrine Testud | $6^2$ | 1 |
| 5 | Sandrine Testud | 6 | 6 | 5 | Sandrine Testud | $6^2$ | 1 |
| | Sarah Pitkowski | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SR | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | S Plischke | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kremer | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | I Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | $7^7$ | 6 | | | I Spîrlea | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Black | 4 | 4 | | 6 | A Kournikova | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SR | J Kruger | 2 | 1 | | | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | WC | B Schwartz | 6 | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Talaja | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Schwartz | 7 | 6 | | WC | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | S Testud | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rittner | 5 | 2 | 5 | S Testud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 0 | 3 | Q | S Kleinová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Testud | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | A Hopmans | 6 | 6 | Q | A Hopmans | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Testud | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Huber | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Pitkowski | 4 | 2 |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 1 | $0^r$ | | S Pitkowski | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Chládková | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | P Wartusch | 3 | 2 | Q | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2/WC | B Schett | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Sabine Appelmans (first round)
* Jelena Dokic (second round)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Cara Black (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Barbara Rittner (qualified)
* Rita Grande (qualifying competition)
* Nicole Pratt (qualifying competition)
* Amélie Cocheteux (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Denisa Chládková
* Barbara Rittner
* Sandra Kleinová
* Amanda Hopmans

### Lucky losers

* Cara Black

## 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 | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sabine Appelmans | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Denisa Chládková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Émilie Loit | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | | Émilie Loit | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Naćuk | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Amélie Cocheteux | 5 | 4 |
| | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Amélie Cocheteux | 5 | 4 |
| | Erika deLone | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 2 | 3 | | Miriam Oremans | 7 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Amélie Cocheteux | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Anca Barna | 4 | 2 | 8 | Amélie Cocheteux | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Amélie Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evelyn Fauth | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evelyn Fauth | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anastasia Myskina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Anastasia Myskina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lubomira Bacheva | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lubomira Bacheva | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 4 | Cara Black | $6^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barbara Rittner | $7^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Angelika Bachmann | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barbara Rittner | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | Angelika Bachmann | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 0 | | 5 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Grzybowska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Grzybowska | 2 | 2 | 7 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anna Földényi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tina Pisnik | 4 | 5 | | Anna Földényi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Anna Földényi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Földényi | 6 | 7 | | | | | 7 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Gerši | 1 | 4 | | Sandra Kleinová | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Karina Habšudová | $4^r$ | | | | | | |
| Alt | Cătălina Cristea | 2 | 2 | 3 | Karina Habšudová | $4^r$ | | | | | | |
| 3 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Rita Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Němečková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Němečková | 4 | 0 | 6 | Rita Grande | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Marion Maruska | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Åsa Carlsson | 0 | 4 | WC | Marion Maruska | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Marion Maruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Marion Maruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Rita Grande | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 6 |
| | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Amanda Hopmans | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sybille Bammer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sybille Bammer | 1 | 4 | | Amanda Hopmans | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | $6^2$ | 3 | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Jelena Dokic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
