1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Monica Seles
Runner-upRomania Ruxandra Dragomir
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. United States Lindsay Davenport (third round)
  2. United States Monica Seles (champion)
  3. United States Venus Williams (second round)
  4. France Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  5. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  6. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  8. Austria Barbara Schett (third round)
  9. Russia Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
  10. United States Chanda Rubin (third round)
  11. Spain Magüi Serna (second round)
  12. n/a
  13. United States Lisa Raymond (second round)
  14. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
  15. France Nathalie Dechy (third round)
  16. Croatia Iva Majoli (second round)
  17. United States Corina Morariu (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
9 Russia Anna Kournikova 6 6  
6 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 0 2  
9 Russia Anna Kournikova 3 5  
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 6 7  
  Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 3 1  
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 6 6  
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 2 3  
2 United States Monica Seles 6 6  
7 Spain Conchita Martínez 3 7 6
4 France Mary Pierce 6 6 2
7 Spain Conchita Martínez 0 1  
2 United States Monica Seles 6 6  
5 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3 0  
2 United States Monica Seles 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States L Davenport 7 6  
Q Slovenia T Pisnik 6 1 6 Q Slovenia T Pisnik 5 3  
  United States B Rippner 3 6 3 1 United States L Davenport 4 1  
  Austria S Plischke 5 3   9 Russia A Kournikova 6 6  
  United States J Capriati 7 6     United States J Capriati 3 3  
LL Russia E Kulikovskaya 1 5   9 Russia A Kournikova 6 6  
9 Russia A Kournikova 6 7   9 Russia A Kournikova 6 6  
16 Croatia I Majoli 7 6   6 Switzerland P Schnyder 0 2  
Q Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Naćuk 5 3   16 Croatia I Majoli 6 4 2
Q Canada J Nejedly 3 1   WC Argentina I Gorrochategui 3 6 6
WC Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6   WC Argentina I Gorrochategui 5 2  
  United States M Shaughnessy 5 6 1 6 Switzerland P Schnyder 7 6  
WC South Africa J Steck 7 3 6 WC South Africa J Steck 1 1  
6 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States V Williams 4 66  
Q Canada S Jeyaseelan 3 6 6 Q Canada S Jeyaseelan 6 78  
  Spain G León García 6 2 2 Q Canada S Jeyaseelan 4 2  
  Colombia F Zuluaga 6 6     Colombia F Zuluaga 6 6  
  Croatia M Lučić 4 1     Colombia F Zuluaga 6 5 6
  Latvia L Neiland 6 1 4 15 United States L Raymond 2 7 0
15 United States L Raymond 3 6 6   Colombia F Zuluaga 3 1  
11 Spain M Serna 6 6     Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
Q Argentina M-J Gaidano 3 2   12 Spain M Serna 2 2  
Q Russia N Petrova 2 2     Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
  Romania R Dragomir 6 6     Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
  Venezuela M Vento 2 6   8 Austria B Schett 2 2  
  Greece C Papadáki 6 7     Greece C Papadáki 3 3  
8 Austria B Schett 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
  United States T Snyder 6 6     United States T Snyder 1 2  
Q Paraguay L Schaerer 2 4   7 Spain C Martínez 78 5 6
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 1 2   10 United States C Rubin 66 7 2
  Puerto Rico K Brandi 6 6     Puerto Rico K Brandi 1 3  
  Australia N Pratt 2 1   10 United States C Rubin 6 6  
10 United States C Rubin 6 6   7 Spain C Martínez 3 77 6
15 France N Dechy 6 6   4 France M Pierce 6 64 2
WC United States M Tu 2 3   15 France N Dechy 6 6  
  Ukraine E Tatarkova 6 7     Ukraine E Tatarkova 1 3  
  Canada M Drake 4 5   15 France N Dechy 6 4 3
LL United States A Stevenson 3 0   4 France M Pierce 2 6 6
  Romania C Cristea 6 6     Romania C Cristea 0 0  
4 France M Pierce 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
  United States L Osterloh 4 6 6   United States L Osterloh 4 2  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 1 4 5 South Africa A Coetzer 6 7  
  France A-G Sidot 64 65   14 Spain V Ruano Pascual 1 5  
  Russia T Panova 77 77     Russia T Panova 60 6 3
  United States S Cacic 2 1   14 Spain V Ruano Pascual 77 4 6
14 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6   5 South Africa A Coetzer 3 0  
17 United States C Morariu 3 4   2 United States M Seles 6 6  
  France A Fusai 6 6     France A Fusai 3 6 6
Q Switzerland E Gagliardi 5 1     Israel A Smashnova 6 4 4
  Israel A Smashnova 7 6     France A Fusai 0 2  
  Germany B Rittner 6 3 5 2 United States M Seles 6 6  
  Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 6 7   Czech Republic K Hrdličková 2 2  
2 United States M Seles 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Canada Jana Nejedly (qualifier)
  2. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
  3. United States Alexandra Stevenson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk (qualifier)
  5. Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova (qualifying competition)
  7. United States Karin Miller (first round)
  8. Russia Nadia Petrova (qualifier)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Canada Jana Nejedly      
  Bye      
1 Canada Jana Nejedly 6 6  
  United Kingdom Joanne Moore 2 2  
  United Kingdom Joanne Moore 6 6  
  Japan Keiko Ishida 4 1  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
  Japan Keiko Nagatomi 1 2  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 6 6  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 6 77  
  Poland Aleksandra Olsza 1 65  
  Poland Aleksandra Olsza 6 6  
7 United States Karin Miller 3 1  

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk      
  Bye      
4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Naćuk 6 6  
  Russia Elena Makarova 3 3  
  Russia Elena Makarova 6 6  
  United States Lindsay Lee 2 4  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
  Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 3 6 6
  Slovenia Tina Križan 6 2 3
  Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6  
5 Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya 4 1  
  Bye      
5 Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya      

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova 3 6 6
  United States Katie Schlukebir 6 2 3
6 Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova 3 4  
  Slovenia Tina Pisnik 6 6  
  Slovenia Tina Pisnik 6 6  
  United States Eleni Rossides 0 1  

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
  Argentina María José Gaidano 64 6 6
  Slovakia Radka Zrubáková 77 3 1
  Argentina María José Gaidano 6 6  
3 United States Alexandra Stevenson 1 4  
  Bye      
3 United States Alexandra Stevenson      

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
  United States Samantha Reeves 1 2  
8 Russia Nadia Petrova 7 6  
  United States Lauren Nikolaus-Zink 5 1  
  United States Tracy Singian 4 3  
  United States Lauren Nikolaus-Zink 6 6  

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
  United States Jill Craybas 6 6  
  United States Trina Singian 2 0  
  United States Jill Craybas 1 2  
2 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6  
  Bye      
2 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi