1999 DFS Classic – Singles

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

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 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 against compatriot Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

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

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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
														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

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

Qualifying

Seeds

Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
Kristie Boogert (Qualifying Competition)
Sandra Kleinová (First Round)
Sandra Naćuk (Qualifying Competition)
Miho Saeki (First Round)
Alicia Molik (Qualifier)
Lubomira Bacheva (Qualifying Competition)
Laura Golarsa (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Erika de Lone	6	6
	Karin Miller	1	2
					Erika de Lone	4	6	8

				2	Kristie Boogert	6	3	6
	Abigail Tordoff	1	5

2	Kristie Boogert	6	7

References

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