# 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was the singles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Patty Schnyder.
Schnyder won in the final 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Mary Pierce (final)
* Patty Schnyder (champion)
* Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
* Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
* Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Ai Sugiyama | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Gorrochategui | 7 | 6 | | Q | I Gorrochategui | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | N Dechy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Dechy | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 2 | 1 | | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | I Spîrlea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Q | R McQuillan | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 3 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 0 | 3 | | | A Smashnova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Huber | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | A Ellwood | 6 | 4 | 1 | | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 3 | 2 | | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Hrdličková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Courtois | 2 | 4 | | LL | B Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | B Rippner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | S Pitkowski | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 2 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Sugiyama | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | M Serna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | S Appelmans | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Serna | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | S-t Wang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mariana Díaz Oliva (second round)
* Cristina Torrens Valero (second round)
* Brie Rippner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
* Samantha Reeves (first round)
* Rita Kuti-Kis (second round)
* Nana Miyagi (second round)
* Laurence Courtois (qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Rachel McQuillan
* Laurence Courtois
* Inés Gorrochategui
* Annabel Ellwood

#### Lucky losers

* Brie Rippner

## Qualifying draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 2 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | Patricia Wartusch | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 |
| | Cindy Watson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 7 | 6 | | | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Aleksandra Olsza | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 6 | | | Aleksandra Olsza | 4 | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Samantha Reeves | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Mashona Washington | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Christina Singer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christina Singer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 7 |
| | Amanda Grahame | 6$^4$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 7 |
| | Liezel Horn | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | Liezel Horn | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Laurence Courtois | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Laurence Courtois | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Bryanne Stewart | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Bryanne Stewart | 3 | 1 | 6 | Rita Kuti-Kis | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Trudi Musgrave | 3 | 1 | | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Brie Rippner | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brie Rippner | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Erika deLone | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 3 | 2 | | Alexandra Stevenson | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Brie Rippner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 5 | 4 | 3 | Brie Rippner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Brie Rippner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Nana Miyagi | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lisa McShea | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lisa McShea | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | 7 | Nana Miyagi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 2 | 3 | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 2 | 7 | 5 | | Annabel Ellwood | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |