1999 ANZ Tasmanian International

1999 ANZ Tasmanian International
Date11–16 January
Edition6th
CategoryTier IVb
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$112,500
LocationHobart, Australia
VenueHobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Chanda Rubin
Doubles
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
← 1998 · Hobart International · 2000 →

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

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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

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 20 1
 USA Corina Morariu 33 2
 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 32 3
 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 35 4
 USA Chanda Rubin 31 5
 RSA Mariaan de Swardt 36 6
 ROU Ruxandra Dragomir 37 7
 CHN Li Fang 40 8

Other entrants

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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

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