1999 TIG Classic – Singles

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

Main article: 1999 TIG Classic
Singles
1999 TIG Classic
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score6–4, 6–0
Draw28
Seeds8

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 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

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 4 5  
4 V Williams 6 7  
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 67 6 6
WC L Raymond 79 1 1 7 A Coetzer 6 1 6
Q M Tu 2 63     A Kournikova 0 6 1
  A Kournikova 6 77   7 A Coetzer 7 6  
  A Frazier 6 77     A Frazier 5 1  
  P Schnyder 4 64     A Frazier 4 7 2
3 S Graf 6 5 1r
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 63 2   2 M Hingis 6 6  
  C Rubin 77 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

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 66 4  
  Katarina Srebotnik 78 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 64 4
2 Anke Huber 3 77 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  
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