1999 Copa Colsanitas
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The 1999 Copa Colsanitas was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Club Campestre El Rancho
in Bogotá
in Colombia
that was part of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from February 15 through February 21, 1999.
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Maria-Adelaida Agudelo /
Jenny Andrade
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Luciana Masante Romina Ottoboni Celeste Contin Cristina Arribas
Jelena Dokić
/
Inés Gorrochategui
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Alice Canepa
Fabiola Zuluaga
def.
Christína Papadáki
6–1, 6–3
Seda Noorlander
/ Christína Papadáki
def. Laura Montalvo
/ Paola Suárez
6–4, 7–6
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Club Campestre El Rancho
Club Campestre El Rancho
The Club Campestre El Rancho is a tennis venue in Bogotá, Colombia. The club is the host of the Copa Colsanitas, a WTA Tour Tier-III event. The club previously hosted an ATP Tour event from 1994-2001. The club has 25 clay courts and a stadium court for 2,500 spectators.- External links :*...
in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
that was part of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour
1999 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was held from February 15 through February 21, 1999.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 People's Republic of China |
Li Fang Li Fang (tennis) Li Fang is a retired female professional tennis player from China. Li turned pro in 1990, and won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played 7 years on the China Fed Cup team... |
45 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Florencia Labat Florencia Labat María Florencia Labat was a professional female tennis player from Argentina. She joined the WTA Tour in 1988 and retired in 2000. On September 12, 1994 she reached a career high singles ranking of number 26 worldwide.-Singles 4 :-Doubles 17 :-External links:... |
75 | 2 |
 United States |
Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles... |
77 | 3 |
| Argentina |
Paola Suárez Paola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
88 | 4 |
| Colombia |
Fabiola Zuluaga Fabiola Zuluaga Fabiola Zuluaga was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005. She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is one of the best tennis player that Colombia has had .- External... |
90 | 5 |
| Netherlands |
Seda Noorlander Seda Noorlander Seda Noorlander is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands who turned professional in 1993. She reached the final of the 2001 Tashkent Open in singles, losing to Bianka Lamade. She has also won one doubles titles with Christina Papadáki. Her career high ranking is No. 80 in the... |
94 | 6 |
| Argentina |
Mariana Díaz-Oliva Mariana Diaz-Oliva Mariana Díaz-Oliva is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.-Singles finals: 3 :-External links:... |
99 | 7 |
 Germany |
Jana Kandarr Jana Kandarr Jana Kandarr is a former German professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand, even though she is left-handed.... |
111 | 8 |
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Mariana Mesa Catalina CastañoCatalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Maria-Adelaida Agudelo /
Jenny AndradeThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Luciana Masante Romina Ottoboni Celeste Contin Cristina Arribas
Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
/
Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui
Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No...
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Alice Canepa
Singles
Fabiola ZuluagaFabiola Zuluaga
Fabiola Zuluaga was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005. She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is one of the best tennis player that Colombia has had .- External...
def.
Christína PapadákiChristína Papadáki
Christína Papadáki is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1990.Papadaki's biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar tournament in 1999, losing to Fabiola Zuluaga and winning the doubles title with Seda Noorlander in the...
6–1, 6–3
- It was Zuluaga's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Seda NoorlanderSeda Noorlander
Seda Noorlander is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands who turned professional in 1993. She reached the final of the 2001 Tashkent Open in singles, losing to Bianka Lamade. She has also won one doubles titles with Christina Papadáki. Her career high ranking is No. 80 in the...
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Christína PapadákiChristína Papadáki
Christína Papadáki is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1990.Papadaki's biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar tournament in 1999, losing to Fabiola Zuluaga and winning the doubles title with Seda Noorlander in the...
def.
Laura MontalvoLaura Montalvo
Laura Montalvo is an Argentine former professional female tennis player.Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win-loss record for singles is 143 - 76, 266 - 152 for doubles. Being a "doubles specialist" on the WTA tour, she reached...
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Paola SuárezPaola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
6–4, 7–6
- It was Noorlander's only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Papadáki's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.