1999_ANZ_Tasmanian_International

1999 ANZ Tasmanian International

1999 ANZ Tasmanian International

Tennis tournament

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.

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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

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United States Chanda Rubin defeated Italy Rita Grande 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Rubin's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

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South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova defeated France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / France Émilie Loit 6–1, 6–2

Entrants

Seeds

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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:

References

  1. [1]
    John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 198–199. ISBN 9780002189460.
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