1999 ANZ Tasmanian International explained

The 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.

Heading into the tournament, Swiss player Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she didn't defend her singles title due to her playing in Sydney in that same week. In the singles final, Fifth-seeded Chanda Rubin won the title in straight sets over unseeded Italian player, Rita Grande and earned $16,000 first-prize money.[1]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles. Chanda Rubin defeated Rita Grande 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

See main article: 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International – Doubles. Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova defeated Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Émilie Loit 6–1, 6–2

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
FranceJulie Halard-Decugis201
United StatesCorina Morariu332
SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual323
FranceSarah Pitkowski354
United StatesChanda Rubin315
Mariaan de Swardt366
RomaniaRuxandra Dragomir377
ChinaLi Fang408

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. 2000. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002189460. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 185, 198–199.