1999 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Singles
1999 Bank of the West Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score7–6(7–1), 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1999 Bank of the West Classic singles was the singles event of the twenty-eighth edition of the first tournament in the US Open Series.

Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams were the respective defending champion and runner-up, and they met in the final again. Davenport won for a second consecutive year to claim her twenty-third singles title.

Seeds

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. United States Venus Williams (final)
  3. United States Monica Seles (withdrew)
  4. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  5. Austria Barbara Schett (second round)
  6. Russia Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
  7. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (first round)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  9. Spain Conchita Martínez (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
  United States Amy Frazier 0 4  
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 77 6  
2 United States Venus Williams 61 2  
4 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 1 4  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 67 6
  Romania I Spîrlea 4 4     United States C Rubin 3 79 3
  United States C Rubin 6 6   1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
Q France A-G Sidot 1 4     United States C Morariu 3 3  
  United States C Morariu 6 6     United States C Morariu 7 6  
  United States J Capriati 5 6 6   United States J Capriati 5 2  
9 Spain C Martínez 7 4 4 1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  United States A Frazier 0 4  
5 Austria B Schett 4 0  
  United States A Frazier 6 6     United States A Frazier 6 6  
  Germany A Huber 2 4     United States A Frazier 7 6  
Q Colombia F Zuluaga 3 6 6   Luxembourg A Kremer 5 0  
Q Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 4 3 Q Colombia F Zuluaga 2 4  
  Luxembourg A Kremer 6 1     Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6  
7 Belgium D Van Roost 0 0 r

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 France S Testud 6 6  
WC Croatia I Majoli 1 1   8 France S Testud 6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 3 5     Switzerland P Schnyder 4 1  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 7   8 France S Testud 6 5 2
  United States L Raymond 3 6 6 4 South Africa A Coetzer 2 7 6
  Zimbabwe C Black 6 1 2   United States L Raymond 6 2 5
4 South Africa A Coetzer 4 6 7
4 South Africa A Coetzer 1 4  
6 Russia A Kournikova 6 6   2 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Croatia M Lučić 4 2   6 Russia A Kournikova 6 6  
  United States MJ Fernández 6 6     United States MJ Fernández 4 4  
Q Canada M Drake 2 2   6 Russia A Kournikova 1 3  
LL United States J Chi 3 1   2 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6     Slovenia K Srebotnik 1 63  
2 United States V Williams 6 77  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifier)
  2. Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga (qualifier)
  3. Canada Maureen Drake (qualifier)
  4. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifier)
  5. United States Jane Chi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. United States Kimberly Po (qualifying competition)
  7. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
  8. Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. United States Jane Chi

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 2 6 7
  United States Mashona Washington 5 6 6   United States Mashona Washington 6 4 5
WC United States Candice Fuchs 7 1 2 1 France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 7 6  
  United States Erika deLone       WC United States Gabriela Lastra 5 3  
WC United States Gabriela Lastra w/o     WC United States Gabriela Lastra 77 6  
  United States Teryn Ashley 4 4   8 Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova 64 2  
8 Bulgaria Pavlina Stoyanova 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 3 6
  United States Jolene Watanabe 6 6     United States Jolene Watanabe 1 6 2
  Czech Republic Nikola Hübnerová 2 2   4 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6  
  Romania Cătălina Cristea 6 7   6 United States Kimberly Po 3 1  
  United Kingdom Monique Javer 1 5     Romania Cătălina Cristea 3 6 3
  United States Sandra Cacic 6 2 5 6 United States Kimberly Po 6 3 6
6 United States Kimberly Po 4 6 7

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
7 United States Meghann Shaughnessy 77 6  
  United States Melissa Mazzotta 61 0   7 United States Meghann Shaughnessy 61 4  
  United States Meilen Tu 3 6 77   United States Meilen Tu 77 6  
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 6 4 63   United States Meilen Tu 2 5  
  Slovenia Tina Križan 6 6   3 Canada Maureen Drake 6 7  
  United States Leslie Cavanaugh 0 1     Slovenia Tina Križan 6 3 3
3 Canada Maureen Drake 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
5 United States Jane Chi 2 6 6
  Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 3 1 5 United States Jane Chi 6 6  
  Japan Rika Hiraki         United States Julie Smith 2 1  
  United States Julie Smith w/o     5 United States Jane Chi 2 5  
WC United States Amanda Augustus 63 6 3 2 Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 6 7  
  Germany Julia Abe 77 4 6   Germany Julia Abe 1 0  
2 Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6