The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Patty Schnyder defeated Mary Pierce, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 It was Schnyder's 1st title of the year and the 8th of her career.
Doubles
Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland defeated Kristine Kunce / Irina Spîrlea, 6–3, 6–3
Entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank SeedMary Pierce71Patty Schnyder112Irina Spîrlea153Ai Sugiyama184Anke Huber215Magüi Serna246Elena Likhovtseva267Henrieta Nagyová288
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Nicole Pratt Alicia Molik
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Annabel Ellwood / Alicia Molik
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Inés Gorrochategui Rachel McQuillan Annabel Ellwood Laurence Courtois
The following players received the lucky loser spots:
Brie Rippner
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
Evie Dominikovic / Cindy Watson
External links ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws