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1999 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1999 Italian Open
Champion United States Venus Williams
Runner-up France Mary Pierce
Final score 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1998 · Italian Open · 2000 →

The 1999 Italian Open – Singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Williams won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


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