1999 Generali Ladies Linz

The 1999 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Linz, Austria. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October until 31 October 1999. First-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title.

1999 Generali Ladies Linz
Date	25–31 October
Edition	13th
Category	Tier II
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$520,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Linz, Austria
Champions
Singles
Mary Pierce
Doubles
Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Mary Pierce defeated Sandrine Testud, 7–6^(7–2), 6–1

• It was Pierce's only WTA singles title of the year and the 13th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles

Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis defeated Tina Križan / Larisa Neiland, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Spîrlea's 3rd and last WTA doubles title of the year and the 6th and last of her career.
• It was Vis's 3rd and last WTA doubles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
FRA	Mary Pierce	6	1
AUT	Barbara Schett	8	2
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	7	3
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	12	4
FRA	Sandrine Testud	19	5
RUS	Anna Kournikova	13	6
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	15	7
GER	Anke Huber	17	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Barbara Schwartz
• Patricia Wartusch

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Sylvia Plischke / Patricia Wartusch

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

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

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Cara Black

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

• Amanda Hopmans / Silvija Talaja

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws