1999 WTA Madrid Open – Singles explained

The 1999 WTA Madrid Open singles was the singles event of the fourth edition of the Madrid Open, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Madrid, Spain and part of the European clay court season. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she was defeated in the second round by Paola Suárez.

First seed Lindsay Davenport won the title, defeating Suárez in the final.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Patty Schnyder (second round)
3. n.a.
4. Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
5. Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
6. Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
7. Amy Frazier (semifinals)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
9. Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
2. Nicole Pratt (qualifier)
3. Mariana Díaz Oliva (first round)
4. n.a.
5. Adriana Serra Zanetti (first round)
6. Paola Suárez (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Conchita Martínez Granados (second round, retired)
8. Raluca Sandu (qualifier)
9. Gisela Riera (qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
2. Gisela Riera
3. Raluca Sandu
4. Nicole Pratt

Lucky losers

1. Paola Suárez
2. Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez

Qualifying draw

Fourth qualifier

External links

• WTA Madrid Open Singles draw

Notes and References

1. News: Davenport Has Easy Tuneup For the French. The Washington Post. 22 May 1999. 20 February 2024.