title: 1999 du Maurier Open
text: # 1999 du Maurier Open
  
  The 1999 Canadian Open (known as the du Maurier Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 2 through August 8, 1999, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 16 through August 23, 1999.
  
  ## WTA entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
  | USA | Monica Seles | 5 | 2 |
  | FRA | Mary Pierce | 6 | 3 |
  | CZE | Jana Novotná | 7 | 4 |
  | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 10 | 5 |
  | RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 9 | 6 |
  | FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 12 | 7 |
  | AUT | Barbara Schett | 16 | 9 |
  | FRA | Sandrine Testud | 14 | 10 |
  | ESP | Conchita Martínez | 18 | 12 |
  | SUI | Patty Schnyder | 19 | 13 |
  | ROU | Irina Spîrlea | 20 | 14 |
  | RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 21 | 15 |
  | USA | Chanda Rubin | 23 | 16 |
  | USA | Amy Frazier | 24 | 17 |
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Martina Nejedly
  * Sonya Jeyaseelan
  * Renata Kolbovic
  
  The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
  
  * Renata Kolbovic / Vanessa Webb
  * Lori McNeil / Alexandra Stevenson
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * María Vento
  * Émilie Loit
  * Elena Tatarkova
  * Nicole Pratt
  * Marlene Weingärtner
  * Maureen Drake
  * Fabiola Zuluaga
  * Tatiana Panova
  * Magdalena Grzybowska / Marie-Ève Pelletier
  * Gala León García / María Sánchez Lorenzo
  
  The following players received entry as lucky losers:
  
  * Amélie Cocheteux
  * Ángeles Montolio
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  Thomas Johansson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
  
  * It was Thomas Johansson's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles, 6–4, 6–4
  
  * It was Martina Hingis' 6th title of the year, and her 25th overall. It was her 4th Tier I title of the year, and her 9th overall.
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  Jonas Björkman / Pat Rafter defeated Byron Black / Wayne Ferreira, 6–4, 6–3
  
  ### Women's doubles
  
  Jana Novotná / Mary Pierce defeated Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
  
  