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1999 Open Gaz de France

The 1999 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. It was her first WTA singles title. On the same day her sister Venus won the IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Open Gaz de France – Singles

USA Serena Williams defeated FRA Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)

It was Williams' 1st singles title of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

ROM Irina Spîrlea / NED Caroline Vis defeated RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	1	1
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	9	2
BEL	Dominique Van Roost	11	3
ROU	Irina Spîrlea	15	4
FRA	Sandrine Testud	14	5
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	18	6
FRA	Julie Halard-Decugis	21	7
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	22	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

FRA Émilie Loit
BEL Sabine Appelmans
FRA Amélie Cocheteux

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

FRA Amélie Cocheteux / FRA Nathalie Dechy

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk
SVK Karina Habšudová
FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
SWE Åsa Carlsson

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

FRA Laurence Andretto
CZE Sandra Kleinová
BEL Laurence Courtois

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

GRE Eleni Daniilidou / FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk

References

(March 15, 1999). "Tennis History".
(March 1, 1999). "Williams sisters notch victories continents apart". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(March 1, 1999). "Williams sisters win titles on same day".

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