title: 1999 Italian Open (tennis)
text: # 1999 Italian Open (tennis)
  
  The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
  
  The men's field was led by ATP No. 2, Rotterdam, Australian Open titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Wimbledon, Vienna winner, Paris runner-up Pete Sampras and Sydney champion, Masters Cup winner Àlex Corretja. Also competing were US Open defending champion Patrick Rafter, London titlist Richard Krajicek, Carlos Moyá, Tim Henman and Marcelo Ríos.
  
  The women's draw was headlined by the WTA No. 1, Australian Open, Tokyo winner, and Sydney finalist Martina Hingis; the Cairo titlist, and Hamburg semi-finalist Arantxa Sánchez Vicario; and the Key Biscayne, Oklahoma, Hamburg champion Venus Williams. Other top seeds were Gold Coast runner-up Mary Pierce, Gold Coast champion Patty Schnyder, Indian Wells champion Serena Williams, and Frenchwomen Nathalie Tauziat and Sandrine Testud.
  
  ## WTA entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
  | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 2 |
  | USA | Venus Williams | 5 | 3 |
  | FRA | Mary Pierce | 8 | 4 |
  | SUI | Patty Schnyder | 12 | 5 |
  | USA | Serena Williams | 10 | 6 |
  | FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 9 | 7 |
  | FRA | Sandrine Testud | 11 | 8 |
  | RUS | Anna Kournikova | 13 | 9 |
  | FRA | Amélie Mauresmo | 16 | 10 |
  | BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 15 | 11 |
  | RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 14 | 12 |
  | ROU | Irina Spîrlea | 17 | 13 |
  | BLR | Natasha Zvereva | 19 | 14 |
  | ESP | Conchita Martínez | 18 | 15 |
  | RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 22 | 16 |
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Tathiana Garbin
  * Francesca Lubiani
  * Adriana Serra Zanetti
  
  The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
  
  * Flora Perfetti / Francesca Lubiani
  * Adriana Serra Zanetti / Antonella Serra Zanetti
  
  The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
  
  * Francesca Schiavone
  * Christína Papadáki
  * María Vento
  * Sabine Appelmans
  * Elena Dementieva
  * Antonella Serra Zanetti
  * Germana Di Natale
  * Sandra Cacic
  
  The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
  
  * Tatiana Panova
  
  The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
  
  * Larissa Schaerer / Magüi Serna
  
  The following players received entry as lucky losers:
  
  * Jana Kandarr / Samantha Reeves
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter, 6–4, 7–5, $7–6^{(8–6)}.$
  
  * It was Gustavo Kuerten's 2nd title of the year and his 5th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title.
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  Venus Williams defeated Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–2.
  
  * It was Venus Williams' 4th title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 3rd overall.
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach defeated David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2.
  
  ### Women's doubles
  
  Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 6–2.
  
  