1999 TIG Classic – Singles

Singles
1999 TIG Classic
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	6–4, 6–0

The 1999 TIG Classic – Singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the second tournament in the US Open Series.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Venus Williams. Martina Hingis then defeated Williams in the final to claim her second San Diego title.

This tournament is most notable for featuring the last ever match of 22 time grand slam champion Steffi Graf. Graf withdrew from her opening match against Amy Frazier early in the third set. She was struggling with her hamstring and thigh. After years of battling with injury woes, she officially retired from professional tennis soon after.

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
2. Martina Hingis (Champion)
3. Steffi Graf (Second Round)
4. Venus Williams (Final)
5. Mary Pierce (First Round)
6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
7. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	4	5
	4	Venus Williams	6	7
								4	Venus Williams	4	0
								2	Martina Hingis	6	6
	7	Amanda Coetzer	1	2
	2	Martina Hingis	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	L Davenport	6	6
	I Spîrlea	6	6					I Spîrlea	0	2
	S Plischke	2	1											1	L Davenport	7	7
	C Martínez	4	3											Q	A Huber	5	5
	B Schett	6	6					B Schett	7	4	3
Q	A Huber	6	6				Q	A Huber	5	6	6
8	N Tauziat	3	1																		1	L Davenport	6	7
																					4	V Williams	4	5
							4	V Williams	7	6
	N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	5	1
Q	F Zuluaga	2	1											4	V Williams	7	6
	A Mauresmo	4	0												S Testud	5	1
	S Testud	6	6					S Testud	6	7
	E Likhovtseva	2	6	4			6	A Sánchez Vicario	2	5
6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	A Coetzer	6^7	6	6
WC	L Raymond	7^9	1	1			7	A Coetzer	6	1	6
Q	M Tu	2	6^3					A Kournikova	0	6	1
	A Kournikova	6	7^7											7	A Coetzer	7	6
	A Frazier	6	7^7												A Frazier	5	1
	P Schnyder	4	6^4					A Frazier	4	7	2
							3	S Graf	6	5	1^r
																					7	A Coetzer	1	2
5	M Pierce	3	6	1																	2	M Hingis	6	6
LL	A Sugiyama	6	4	6			LL	A Sugiyama	2	4
Q	M Drake	3	5					D Van Roost	6	6
	D Van Roost	6	7												D Van Roost	2	4
WC	J Halard-Decugis	6^3	2											2	M Hingis	6	6
	C Rubin	7^7	6					C Rubin	5	3
							2	M Hingis	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. n.a.
2. Anke Huber (Qualifier)
3. Ai Sugiyama (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
4. Anne Kremer (Second Round)
5. Corina Morariu (First Round, walkover)
6. Kristina Brandi (First Round, walkover)
7. Cara Black (Second Round)
8. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifying Competition)
9. Fabiola Zuluaga (Qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Fabiola Zuluaga
2. Maureen Drake
3. Meilen Tu
4. Anke Huber

Lucky Loser

1. Ai Sugiyama

Qualifying Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Fabiola Zuluaga	7	7
		Jane Chi	5	5
								9	Fabiola Zuluaga	1	6	6
									Elena Tatarkova	6	4	2
		Elena Tatarkova	6	6
		Larisa Neiland	0	1
															9	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6
															WC	Angélica Gavaldón	3	1
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	6
		Mashona Washington	2	4
									Tamarine Tanasugarn	1	6	2
								WC	Angélica Gavaldón	6	3	6
	WC	Angélica Gavaldón	w/o
	6	Kristina Brandi

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Anne Kremer	6	6
		Pavlina Stoyanova	4	2
								4	Anne Kremer	0	5
									Maureen Drake	6	7
		Maureen Drake	6	6
		Melissa Mazzotta	0	0
																Maureen Drake	6	3	6
																Katarina Srebotnik	4	6	4
		Meghann Shaughnessy	6^6	4
		Katarina Srebotnik	7^8	6
									Katarina Srebotnik	6	6
								7	Cara Black	3	4
		Kimberly Po	6	0	3
	7	Cara Black	2	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Corina Morariu
		Meilen Tu	w/o
									Meilen Tu	6	6
									Cătălina Cristea	3	2
		Martina Nejedly	2	1
		Cătălina Cristea	6	6
																Meilen Tu	3	7	6
															3	Ai Sugiyama	6	5	1
		Tatiana Panova	6	4	6
		Nana Miyagi	2	6	3
									Tatiana Panova	2	3
								3	Ai Sugiyama	6	6
		Iva Majoli	6	2	4
	3	Ai Sugiyama	4	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
		Alicia Molik	2	3
								8	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
									Julia Abe	1	3
		Julia Abe	6	6
		Tina Križan	1	4
															8	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6^4	4
															2	Anke Huber	3	7^7	6
		Tu Dong	1	2
		Janet Lee	6	6
									Janet Lee	3	6	4
								2	Anke Huber	6	2	6
	WC	Allison Bradshaw	2	4
	2	Anke Huber	6	6

References

• ITF singles results page