1999 Acura Classic – Singles

Singles
Singles
1999 Acura Classic
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Julie Halard-Decugis
Score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

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

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.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Serena Williams (champion)
Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, retired)
Sandrine Testud (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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	6⁷	6	6
	C Martínez	6	6							C Martínez	7⁹	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	7⁷	7
	A Frazier	3	7	6		A Frazier	6⁵	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	7¹⁰	6						4	A Sánchez Vicario	2	3
Q	A Kremer	6	6⁸	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	7⁹	5		N Zvereva	6	2^r
	N Zvereva	6	6⁷	7						7	B Schett	7⁹	3	3
	M Lučić	3	1							2	M Hingis	6⁷	6	6
Q	L Raymond	6	6		Q	L Raymond	1	6	3
					2	M Hingis	6	4	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Lisa Raymond (Qualifier)
Anne Kremer (Qualifier)
Magüi Serna (Qualifier)
Cara Black (first round)
Kristina Brandi (second round)
Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition)
Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

1	Lisa Raymond	6	6

WC	Vanessa Webb	0	3
				1	Lisa Raymond	6	7⁷

					Elena Dementieva	1	6⁴
	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	7⁷	7

	Nicole Pratt	7	6⁰	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	6²

	Meilen Tu	6	7⁷
						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	7⁷	3	6

	Marlene Weingärtner	6³	6	0
						Tatiana Panova	4	6⁵

					2	Anne Kremer	6	7⁷
	Jolene Watanabe	4	2

2	Anne Kremer	6	6

References

^ "Serena wins 3rd title in '99". The New York Times. AP. August 16, 1999. p. 9 (Section D).
^ John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 183, 185, 195. ISBN 9780002189460.

External links

[1] "Serena wins 3rd title in '99". The New York Times. AP. August 16, 1999. p. 9 (Section D).

[wot2000-2] John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 183, 185, 195. ISBN 9780002189460.

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