| 1999 Open Gaz de France | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 22–28 February | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Category | Tier II | |||
| Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
| Surface | Hard / indoor | |||
| Location | Paris, France | |||
| Venue | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Serena Williams | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis | ||||
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The1999 Open Gaz de France was a women'stennis tournament played onindoor hardcourts at theStade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part ofTier II of the1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. UnseededSerena 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 theIGA Superthrift Tennis Classic tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.[1][2][3]
Serena Williams defeated
Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Irina Spîrlea /Caroline Vis defeated
Elena Likhovtseva /
Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
| 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 |
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 players received entry as lucky losers:
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
