1999 DFS Classic – Singles

Singles
1999 DFS Classic
Champion France Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up France Nathalie Tauziat
Final score 62, 36, 64
Main article: 1999 DFS Classic

The 1999 DFS Classic – Singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Aegon Classic, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. 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 62, 36, 64 against compatriot Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. France Nathalie Tauziat (Final)
  2. France Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
  3. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (Second Round)
  4. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  5. France Julie Halard-Decugis (Champion)
  6. Spain Magüi Serna (Semifinals)
  7. France Nathalie Dechy (Second Round)
  8. Zimbabwe Cara Black (Semifinals)
  9. United States Corina Morariu (Second Round)
  10. United States Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
  11. Luxembourg Anne Kremer (Second Round)
  12. France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Third Round)
  13. United States Tara Snyder (Second Round)
  14. South Africa Mariaan de Swardt (Third Round)
  15. Netherlands Miriam Oremans (Third Round)
  16. Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
   Ukraine E Tatarkova 6 4 7        Ukraine E Tatarkova 1 2    
   Greece C Papadáki 0 6 5       5  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
   Belgium S Appelmans 6 6         15  Netherlands M Oremans 2 4    
WC  United Kingdom J Ward 3 2          Belgium S Appelmans 4 4  
    15  Netherlands M Oremans 6 6    
      5  France J Halard-Decugis 4 6 6
      4  Belarus N Zvereva 6 4 2
    11  Luxembourg A Kremer 6 63 3  
Q  Australia J Dokić 6 3 7        Italy R Grande 2 77 6  
   Italy R Grande 2 6 9          Italy R Grande 4 2  
   Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 6         4  Belarus N Zvereva 6 6    
   Hungary R Kuti-Kis 3 0          Switzerland E Gagliardi 4 1  
    4  Belarus N Zvereva 6 6    
 

Section 4

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

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
  2. Netherlands Kristie Boogert (Qualifying Competition)
  3. Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová (First Round)
  4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk (Qualifying Competition)
  5. Japan Miho Saeki (First Round)
  6. Australia Alicia Molik (Qualifier)
  7. Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva (Qualifying Competition)
  8. Italy Laura Golarsa (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying Draw

Key

First Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  1  Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 4 5    
   South Africa Surina De Beer 6 7    
     South Africa Surina De Beer 6 2 5
     Germany Miriam Schnitzer 3 6 7
   Germany Miriam Schnitzer 1 77 8
     Poland Aleksandra Olsza 6 62 6  

Second Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
     Brazil Vanessa Menga 4 3    
   Australia Evie Dominikovic 6 6    
     Australia Evie Dominikovic 3 2  
  6  Australia Alicia Molik 6 6  
WC  United Kingdom Lucie Ahl 4 68  
  6  Australia Alicia Molik 6 710    

Third Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  3  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 3 2    
   Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6 6    
     Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 3
     United States Alexandra Stevenson 6 3 6
   Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 3 4  
     United States Alexandra Stevenson 6 6    

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
     South Africa Liezel Horn 2 77 1  
   Australia Jelena Dokić 6 62 6  
     Australia Jelena Dokić 6 711  
  7  Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 4 69  
WC  United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe 65 4  
  7  Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 77 6    

Fifth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  5  Japan Miho Saeki 4 5    
   Japan Shinobu Asagoe 6 7    
     Japan Shinobu Asagoe 2 2  
     Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 6 6  
   United Kingdom Karen Cross 6 3 1
     Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 3 6 6  

Sixth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  WC  United Kingdom Kate Warne-Holland 4 2    
   Germany Jana Kandarr 6 6    
     Germany Jana Kandarr 6 7  
  4  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 2 5  
   Japan Nana Miyagi 4 2  
  4  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 6 6    

Seventh Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  8  Italy Laura Golarsa 2 2    
   United States Jill Craybas 6 6    
     United States Jill Craybas 1 0  
     Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6  
   Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6  
     United States Linda Wild 3 3    

Eighth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
     United States Erika de Lone 6 6    
   United States Karin Miller 1 2    
     United States Erika de Lone 4 6 8
  2  Netherlands Kristie Boogert 6 3 6
   United Kingdom Abigail Tordoff 1 5  
  2  Netherlands Kristie Boogert 6 7    

References

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