1999 DFS Classic – Singles

1999 DFS Classic
Champion   Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up   Nathalie Tauziat
Final score   6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

There was no defending champion in 1999 due to the cancellation of the 1998 final as a result of rain.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 against compatriot Nathalie Tauziat.

Contents

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Nathalie Tauziat (Final)
  2. Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
  3. Dominique Van Roost (Second Round)
  4. Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  5. Julie Halard-Decugis (Champion)
  6. Magüi Serna (Semifinals)
  7. Nathalie Dechy (Second Round)
  8. Cara Black (Semifinals)
  1. Corina Morariu (Second Round)
  2. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
  3. Anne Kremer (Second Round)
  4. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Third Round)
  5. Tara Snyder (Second Round)
  6. Mariaan de Swardt (Third Round)
  7. Miriam Oremans (Third Round)
  8. Fabiola Zuluaga (Second Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Nathalie Tauziat 6 77    
PR   Nicole Arendt 4 60    
  1   Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 6  
  6   Magüi Serna 3 6 3  
Q   Alexandra Stevenson 1 0 r
  6   Magüi Serna 6 1    
    1   Nathalie Tauziat 2 6 4
  5   Julie Halard-Decugis 6 3 6
  5   Julie Halard-Decugis 4 6 6  
4   Natasha Zvereva 6 4 2  
  5   Julie Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  8   Cara Black 4 4    
8   Cara Black 4 7 6
  Q   Inés Gorrochategui 6 5 2  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   N Tauziat 6 6    
    K Brandi 6 6           K Brandi 2 2    
    S Smith 2 3         1   N Tauziat 6 6    
    A Fusai 6 1 6       14   M de Swardt 3 4    
Q   A Molik 4 6 8     Q   A Molik 4 6 1
    14   M de Swardt 6 4 6  
      1   N Tauziat 6 77  
      PR   N Arendt 4 60  
    16   F Zuluaga 3 3    
    M Lučić 0 7 5         S Talaja 6 6    
    S Talaja 6 5 7           S Talaja 2 6 1
PR   N Arendt 6 7         PR   N Arendt 6 2 6  
WC   J Pullin 2 5       PR   N Arendt 6 6  
    7   N Dechy 3 4    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   D Van Roost 4 3    
Q   A Stevenson 6 6       Q   A Stevenson 6 6    
WC   L Latimer 4 3         Q   A Stevenson 6 5 8  
    O Barabanschikova 7 3 4       12   A-G Sidot 3 7 6  
Q   K-A Guse 5 6 6     Q   K-A Guse 6 3 4
    12   A-G Sidot 4 6 6  
      Q   A Stevenson 1 0 r
      6   M Serna 6 1  
    10   L Raymond 6 64 5  
    A Cocheteux 1 1           T Tanasugarn 1 77 7  
    T Tanasugarn 6 6             T Tanasugarn 2 2  
    Á Montolio 6 7         6   M Serna 6 6    
    M Shaughnessy 2 5           Á Montolio 1 5  
    6   M Serna 6 7    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
    E Tatarkova 6 4 7         E Tatarkova 1 2    
    C Papadáki 0 6 5       5   J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
    S Appelmans 6 6         15   M Oremans 2 4    
WC   J Ward 3 2           S Appelmans 4 4  
    15   M Oremans 6 6    
      5   J Halard-Decugis 4 6 6
      6   N Zvereva 6 4 2
    11   A Kremer 6 63 3  
Q   J Dokić 6 3 7         R Grande 2 77 6  
    R Grande 2 6 9           R Grande 4 2  
    E Gagliardi 6 6         4   N Zvereva 6 6    
    R Kuti-Kis 3 0           E Gagliardi 4 1  
    4   N Zvereva 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   C Black 77 6    
    É Loit 5 0           A Hopmans 61 2    
    A Hopmans 7 6         8   C Black 77 6    
    K Po 6 6             K Po 65 3    
Q   M Schnitzer 2 4           K Po 6 6  
    9   C Morariu 4 3    
      8   C Black 4 7 6
      Q   I Gorrochategui 6 5 2
    13   T Snyder 77 3 0  
Q   J Kandarr 3 6 3     Q   I Gorrochategui 63 6 6  
Q   I Gorrochategui 6 3 6       Q   I Gorrochategui 6 6  
    N Pratt 4 6 6           N Pratt 1 4    
Q   E de Lone 6 1 0         N Pratt 6 6  
    2   S Testud 3 3    
 

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