1999 du Maurier Open

The 1999 Canadian Open (known as the du Maurier Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 2 through August 8, 1999, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 16 through August 23, 1999.

1999 du Maurier Open
DateAugust 2–8 (men)
August 16–23 (women)
Edition110th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's Singles
Thomas Johansson [1]
Women's Singles
Martina Hingis
Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman / Pat Rafter [2]
Women's Doubles
Jana Novotná / Mary Pierce

WTA Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 USA Monica Seles 5 2
 FRA Mary Pierce 6 3
 CZE Jana Novotná 7 4
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 10 5
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 6
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 12 7
 AUT Barbara Schett 16 9
 FRA Sandrine Testud 14 10
 ESP Conchita Martínez 18 12
  SUI Patty Schnyder 19 13
 ROU Irina Spîrlea 20 14
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 21 15
 USA Chanda Rubin 23 16
 USA Amy Frazier 24 17

Other entrants

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 qualifying draw:

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles Qualifying

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles

Thomas Johansson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Thomas Johansson's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Martina Hingis' 6th title of the year, and her 25th overall. It was her 4th Tier I title of the year, and her 9th overall.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles

Jonas Björkman / Pat Rafter defeated Byron Black / Wayne Ferreira, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles

Jana Novotná / Mary Pierce defeated Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

References
  1. "1999 Montreal – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1999 Montreal – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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