1999 Acura Classic – Singles

The 1999 Acura Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series.

Singles
1999 Acura Classic
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Julie Halard-Decugis
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Julie Halard-Decugis. Serena Williams then defeated Halard-Decugis in the final to win the title.

Seeds

1.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
2.   Martina Hingis (semifinals)
3.   Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
4.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
5.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
6.   Serena Williams (champion)
7.   Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, retired)
8.   Sandrine Testud (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	3	5
		Julie Halard-Decugis	6	7
									Julie Halard-Decugis	1	4
								6	Serena Williams	6	6
	6	Serena Williams	6	7
	2	Martina Hingis	3	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	4	4					A Huber	2	2
		A Huber	6	6											1	L Davenport	6^7	6	6
		C Martínez	6	6												C Martínez	7^9	3	2
		S Plischke	3	3					C Martínez	7	6
	WC	C Morariu	6	6				WC	C Morariu	5	2
	8	S Testud	1	3																		1	L Davenport	3	5
																							J Halard-Decugis	6	7
								3	M Pierce	6	7
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	2	5
		N Dechy	2	3											3	M Pierce	5	2
	WC	I Majoli	1	4												J Halard-Decugis	7	6
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6					J Halard-Decugis	7^7	7
		A Frazier	3	7	6				A Frazier	6^5	5
	5	N Tauziat	6	5	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Williams	4	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	3	1			6	S Williams	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	3	1
	Q	M Serna	3	4											6	S Williams	6	6
		R Dragomir	2	7^10	6										4	A Sánchez Vicario	2	3
	Q	A Kremer	6	6^8	2				R Dragomir	3	1
								4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
																						6	S Williams	6	7
	7	B Schett	6	6																		2	M Hingis	3	5
	Q	I Gorrochategui	3	2				7	B Schett	2	4
		I Spîrlea	4	7^9	5				N Zvereva	6	2^r
		N Zvereva	6	6^7	7										7	B Schett	7^9	3	3
		M Lučić	3	1											2	M Hingis	6^7	6	6
	Q	L Raymond	6	6				Q	L Raymond	1	6	3
								2	M Hingis	6	4	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1.   Lisa Raymond (Qualifier)
2.   Anne Kremer (Qualifier)
3.   Magüi Serna (Qualifier)
4.   Cara Black (first round)
5.   Kristina Brandi (second round)
6.   Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
7.   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition)
8.   Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

Qualifiers

1.   Lisa Raymond
2.   Magüi Serna
3.   Inés Gorrochategui
4.   Anne Kremer

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lisa Raymond	6	6
	WC	Vanessa Webb	0	3
								1	Lisa Raymond	6	7^7
									Elena Dementieva	1	6^4
		Elena Dementieva	6	6
		Christína Papadáki	4	3
															1	Lisa Raymond	6	6
															7	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	2	2
		Pavlina Stoyanova	6	6
		Alicia Molik	4	4
									Pavlina Stoyanova	7	3	4
								7	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	5	6	6
		Cătălina Cristea	2	1
	7	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Magüi Serna	6	6
	WC	Meghann Shaughnessy	3	4
								3	Magüi Serna	6	6
									Adriana Serra Zanetti	3	4
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	5	7^7	7
		Nicole Pratt	7	6^0	5
															3	Magüi Serna	6	4	6
																Kimberly Po	4	6	4
		Kimberly Po	6	6
		Jane Chi	1	2
									Kimberly Po	7	6
								5	Kristina Brandi	5	2
	WC	Nirupama Vaidyanathan	1	2
	5	Kristina Brandi	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6
		Els Callens	0	0
								6	Fabiola Zuluaga	5	3
									Inés Gorrochategui	7	6
		Inés Gorrochategui	6	6
	WC	Jennifer Hopkins	1	3
																Inés Gorrochategui	5	6	6
																Jana Nejedly	7	2	4
		Janet Lee	2	4
		Elena Tatarkova	6	6
									Elena Tatarkova	2	2
									Jana Nejedly	6	6
		Jana Nejedly	7	6
	4	Cara Black	5	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Katarina Srebotnik	4	6^2
		Meilen Tu	6	7^7
									Meilen Tu	2	1
									Larisa Neiland	6	6
		Larisa Neiland	4	7	6
	WC	Sarah Taylor	6	5	1
																Larisa Neiland	1	1^r
															2	Anne Kremer	6	4
		Tatiana Panova	7^7	3	6
		Marlene Weingärtner	6^3	6	0
									Tatiana Panova	4	6^5
								2	Anne Kremer	6	7^7
		Jolene Watanabe	4	2
	2	Anne Kremer	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament draws