1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Ruxandra Dragomir
Final score	6–2, 6–3

The 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the Bausch & Lomb Championships; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States, played on green clay. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Conchita Martínez.

Monica Seles won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Ruxandra Dragomir.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (Third Round)
2. Monica Seles (Champion)
3. Venus Williams (Second Round)
4. Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
5. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
6. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Semifinals)
8. Barbara Schett (Third Round)
9. Anna Kournikova (Semifinals)
10. Chanda Rubin (Third Round)
11. Magüi Serna (Second Round)
12. n/a
13. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
14. Virginia Ruano Pascual (Third Round)
15. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
16. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
17. Corina Morariu (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	9	Anna Kournikova	6	6
	6	Patty Schnyder	0	2
								9	Anna Kournikova	3	5
									Ruxandra Dragomir	6	7
		Fabiola Zuluaga	3	1
		Ruxandra Dragomir	6	6
																Ruxandra Dragomir	2	3
															2	Monica Seles	6	6
	7	Conchita Martínez	3	7	6
	4	Mary Pierce	6	6	2
								7	Conchita Martínez	0	1
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
	5	Amanda Coetzer	3	0
	2	Monica Seles	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Davenport	7	6
Q	T Pisnik	6	1	6			Q	T Pisnik	5	3
	B Rippner	3	6	3										1	L Davenport	4	1
	S Plischke	5	3											9	A Kournikova	6	6
	J Capriati	7	6					J Capriati	3	3
LL	E Kulikovskaya	1	5				9	A Kournikova	6	6
9	A Kournikova	6	7																		9	A Kournikova	6	6
16	I Majoli	7	6																		6	P Schnyder	0	2
Q	S Naćuk	5	3				16	I Majoli	6	4	2
Q	J Nejedly	3	1				WC	I Gorrochategui	3	6	6
WC	I Gorrochategui	6	6											WC	I Gorrochategui	5	2
	M Shaughnessy	5	6	1										6	P Schnyder	7	6
WC	J Steck	7	3	6			WC	J Steck	1	1
							6	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	V Williams	4	6^6
Q	S Jeyaseelan	3	6	6			Q	S Jeyaseelan	6	7^8
	G León García	6	2	2										Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	2
	F Zuluaga	6	6												F Zuluaga	6	6
	M Lučić	4	1					F Zuluaga	6	5	6
	L Neiland	6	1	4			15	L Raymond	2	7	0
15	L Raymond	3	6	6																		F Zuluaga	3	1
11	M Serna	6	6																			R Dragomir	6	6
Q	M-J Gaidano	3	2				12	M Serna	2	2
Q	N Petrova	2	2					R Dragomir	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	6												R Dragomir	6	6
	M Vento	2	6											8	B Schett	2	2
	C Papadáki	6	7					C Papadáki	3	3
							8	B Schett	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	C Martínez	6	6
	T Snyder	6	6					T Snyder	1	2
Q	L Schaerer	2	4											7	C Martínez	7^8	5	6
	T Tanasugarn	1	2											10	C Rubin	6^6	7	2
	K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	1	3
	N Pratt	2	1				10	C Rubin	6	6
10	C Rubin	6	6																		7	C Martínez	3	7^7	6
15	N Dechy	6	6																		4	M Pierce	6	6^4	2
WC	M Tu	2	3				15	N Dechy	6	6
	E Tatarkova	6	7					E Tatarkova	1	3
	M Drake	4	5											15	N Dechy	6	4	3
LL	A Stevenson	3	0											4	M Pierce	2	6	6
	C Cristea	6	6					C Cristea	0	0
							4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Coetzer	6	6
	L Osterloh	4	6	6				L Osterloh	4	2
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	1	4										5	A Coetzer	6	7
	A-G Sidot	6^4	6^5											14	V Ruano Pascual	1	5
	T Panova	7^7	7^7					T Panova	6^0	6	3
	S Cacic	2	1				14	V Ruano Pascual	7^7	4	6
14	V Ruano Pascual	6	6																		5	A Coetzer	3	0
17	C Morariu	3	4																		2	M Seles	6	6
	A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	3	6	6
Q	E Gagliardi	5	1					A Smashnova	6	4	4
	A Smashnova	7	6												A Fusai	0	2
	B Rittner	6	3	5										2	M Seles	6	6
	K Hrdličková	4	6	7				K Hrdličková	2	2
							2	M Seles	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jana Nejedly (Qualifier)
2. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifier)
3. Alexandra Stevenson (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
4. Sandra Naćuk (Qualifier)
5. Evgenia Kulikovskaya (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
6. Pavlina Stoyanova (Qualifying Competition)
7. Karin Miller (First Round)
8. Nadia Petrova (Qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Jana Nejedly
2. Larissa Schaerer
3. Sandra Naćuk
4. Sonya Jeyaseelan
5. Tina Pisnik
6. María José Gaidano
7. Nadia Petrova
8. Emmanuelle Gagliardi

Lucky Losers

1. Evgenia Kulikovskaya
2. Alexandra Stevenson

Qualifying Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Jana Nejedly
		Bye
								1	Jana Nejedly	6	6
									Joanne Moore	2	2
		Joanne Moore	6	6
		Keiko Ishida	4	1

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Keiko Nagatomi	1	2
		Larissa Schaerer	6	6
									Larissa Schaerer	6	7^7
									Aleksandra Olsza	1	6^5
		Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
	7	Karin Miller	3	1

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Sandra Naćuk
		Bye
								4	Sandra Naćuk	6	6
									Elena Makarova	3	3
		Elena Makarova	6	6
		Lindsay Lee	2	4

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	3	6	6
		Tina Križan	6	2	3
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
								5	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	4	1
		Bye
	5	Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Pavlina Stoyanova	3	6	6
		Katie Schlukebir	6	2	3
								6	Pavlina Stoyanova	3	4
									Tina Pisnik	6	6
		Tina Pisnik	6	6
		Eleni Rossides	0	1

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		María José Gaidano	6^4	6	6
		Radka Zrubáková	7^7	3	1
									María José Gaidano	6	6
								3	Alexandra Stevenson	1	4
		Bye
	3	Alexandra Stevenson

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Samantha Reeves	1	2
								8	Nadia Petrova	7	6
									Lauren Nikolaus-Zink	5	1
		Tracy Singian	4	3
		Lauren Nikolaus-Zink	6	6

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jill Craybas	6	6
		Trina Singian	2	0
									Jill Craybas	1	2
								2	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
		Bye
	2	Emmanuelle Gagliardi

References

• 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships Draw