1999 DFS Classic – Singles

There was no defending champion, due to the cancellation of the semifinals in 1998 due to rain.

Singles
1999 DFS Classic
Final
ChampionFrance Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-upFrance Nathalie Tauziat
Score6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Julie Halard-Decugis won the title, defeating compatriots Nathalie Tauziat in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.

Seeds

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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)
  9.   Corina Morariu (second round)
  10.   Lisa Raymond (second round)
  11.   Anne Kremer (second round)
  12.   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
  13.   Tara Snyder (second round)
  14.   Mariaan de Swardt (third round)
  15.   Miriam Oremans (third round)
  16.   Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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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 0r
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

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Section 1

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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

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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 0r
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

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Section 3

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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
4   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

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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 deLone 6 1 0     N Pratt 6 6  
2   S Testud 3 3  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
  2.   Kristie Boogert (qualifying competition)
  3.   Sandra Kleinová (first round)
  4.   Sandra Naćuk (qualifying competition)
  5.   Miho Saeki (first round)
  6.   Alicia Molik (Qualifier)
  7.   Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
  8.   Laura Golarsa (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Katarina Srebotnik 4 5  
    Surina De Beer 6 7  
    Surina De Beer 6 2 5
    Miriam Schnitzer 3 6 7
    Miriam Schnitzer 1 77 8
    Aleksandra Olsza 6 62 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
    Vanessa Menga 4 3  
    Evie Dominikovic 6 6  
    Evie Dominikovic 3 2  
6   Alicia Molik 6 6  
WC   Lucie Ahl 4 68  
6   Alicia Molik 6 710  

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Sandra Kleinová 3 2  
    Daniela Hantuchová 6 6  
    Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 3
    Alexandra Stevenson 6 3 6
    Irina Selyutina 3 4  
    Alexandra Stevenson 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
    Liezel Horn 2 77 1
    Jelena Dokić 6 62 6
    Jelena Dokić 6 711  
7   Lubomira Bacheva 4 69  
WC   Lorna Woodroffe 65 4  
7   Lubomira Bacheva 77 6  

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Miho Saeki 4 5  
    Shinobu Asagoe 6 7  
    Shinobu Asagoe 2 2  
    Inés Gorrochategui 6 6  
    Karen Cross 6 3 1
    Inés Gorrochategui 3 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
WC   Kate Warne-Holland 4 2  
    Jana Kandarr 6 6  
    Jana Kandarr 6 7  
4   Sandra Naćuk 2 5  
    Nana Miyagi 4 2  
4   Sandra Naćuk 6 6  

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Laura Golarsa 2 2  
    Jill Craybas 6 6  
    Jill Craybas 1 0  
    Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6  
    Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6  
    Linda Wild 3 3  

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
    Erika deLone 6 6  
    Karin Miller 1 2  
    Erika deLone 4 6 8
2   Kristie Boogert 6 3 6
    Abigail Tordoff 1 5  
2   Kristie Boogert 6 7  
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