1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo singles was the singles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.

Singles
1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Champion	Anastasia Myskina
Runner-up	Ángeles Montolio
Score	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Main article: 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo

Qualifier and World No. 196 Anastasia Myskina won in the final, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2, against Ángeles Montolio, to win her first WTA title.

Seeds

1. Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
2. Magüi Serna (first round)
3. Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
4. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
5. Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
6. Elena Wagner (first round)
7. Laurence Courtois (quarterfinals)
8. Miriam Oremans (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
		Elena Dementieva	6	3	2
	Q	Anastasia Myskina	3	6	6
								Q	Anastasia Myskina	3	77	6
									Ángeles Montolio	6	63	2
	5	Katarina Srebotnik	2	6	2
		Ángeles Montolio	6	4	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Pitkowski	6	6
		A Fusai	2	1				1	S Pitkowski	6	6
		K Boogert	1	4					A Serra Zanetti	4	1
		A Serra Zanetti	6	6											1	S Pitkowski	4	2
		E Dementieva	6	6												E Dementieva	6	6
		P Wartusch	1	2					E Dementieva	6	6
	LL	S Reeves	6	5	6			LL	S Reeves	3	3
	6	E Wagner	3	7	3																		E Dementieva	6	3	2
	4	E Gagliardi	5	3																		Q	A Myskina	3	6	6
		R Kuti-Kis	7	6					R Kuti-Kis	7	6
	Q	M Vavrinec	6	7				Q	M Vavrinec	5	3
		P Begerow	3	5												R Kuti-Kis	2	4
		F Li	3	1											Q	A Myskina	6	6
		L Bacheva	6	6					L Bacheva	1	0
	Q	A Myskina	77	6				Q	A Myskina	6	6
	8	M Oremans	65	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	K Srebotnik	6	6
		L Golarsa	1	2				5	K Srebotnik	6	6
		T Garbin	2r					Q	A Canepa	2	4
	Q	A Canepa	5												5	K Srebotnik	7	3	6
	Q	G Casoni	6	6											Q	G Casoni	5	6	2
	LL	P Van Acker	4	2				Q	G Casoni	6	7
		S Noorlander	3	7	6				S Noorlander	3	5
	3	V Ruano Pascual	6	5	2																	5	K Srebotnik	2	6	2
	7	L Courtois	77	7																			Á Montolio	6	4	6
	WC	MP Zavagli	64	5				7	L Courtois	2	6	7
		M Díaz Oliva	62	6	6				M Díaz Oliva	6	2	5
		J Kruger	77	4	4										7	L Courtois	4	4
		Á Montolio	6	6												Á Montolio	6	6
	WC	F Perfetti	4	1					Á Montolio	6	4	7
		Å Carlsson	63	6	6				Å Carlsson	4	6	5
	2	M Serna	77	3	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Miroslava Vavrinec (qualifier)
2. Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Andreea Vanc (second round)
4. Larissa Schaerer (second round)
5. Patty Van Acker (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Lea Ghirardi (first round)
7. Katalin Marosi (first round)
8. Germana Di Natale (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Miroslava Vavrinec
2. Alice Canepa
3. Anastasia Myskina
4. Giulia Casoni

Lucky losers

1. Samantha Reeves
2. Patty Van Acker

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	Miroslava Vavrinec	6	6
		María José Gaidano	2	4
								1	Miroslava Vavrinec	7	6
									Bahia Mouhtassine	5	4
		Bahia Mouhtassine	2	6	7
		Adriana Barna	6	2	5
															1	Miroslava Vavrinec	6	2	6
																Camille Pin	0	6	3
		Maiko Inoue	6	3	6
	WC	Caroline Schneider	3	6	3
									Maiko Inoue	63	4
									Camille Pin	77	6
		Camille Pin	w/o
	7	Katalin Marosi

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Larissa Schaerer	6	6
	WC	Branka Bojović	0	0
								4	Larissa Schaerer	2	5
									Alice Canepa	6	7
		Alice Canepa	6	6
		Benjamas Sangaram	1	3
																Alice Canepa	2	6	6
															5	Patty Van Acker	6	4	4
		Keiko Nagatomi	6	4	6
		Nina Nittinger	1	6	1
									Keiko Nagatomi	3	4
								5	Patty Van Acker	6	6
		María Fernanda Landa	2	2r
	5	Patty Van Acker	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lea Ghirardi	2	6	4
		Mireille Dittmann	6	3	6
									Mireille Dittmann	3	3
									Anastasia Myskina	6	6
		Anastasia Myskina	6	6
		Laura Dell'Angelo	2	3
																Anastasia Myskina	6	6
																Desislava Topalova	1	0
		Sandra Dopfer	1	4
		Desislava Topalova	6	6
									Desislava Topalova	6	6
								3	Andreea Vanc	2	3
	WC	Silvia Schiavetti	2	0
	3	Andreea Vanc	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Germana Di Natale	6	5	6
		Maria Goloviznina	4	7	3
								8	Germana Di Natale	2r
									Giulia Casoni	5
		Valentina Sassi	5	1
		Giulia Casoni	7	6
																Giulia Casoni	77	6
															2	Samantha Reeves	64	4
		Flavia Pennetta	6	6
	WC	Clelia Anfuso	3	3
									Flavia Pennetta	5	6	2
								2	Samantha Reeves	7	2	6
		Sophie Lefèvre	6	3	2
	2	Samantha Reeves	2	6	6

References

• ITF singles results page