# 1999 DFS Classic – Singles

There was no defending champion, due to the cancellation of the semifinals in 1998 due to rain.
Julie Halard-Decugis won the title, defeating compatriots Nathalie Tauziat in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.

## 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

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Nicole Arendt | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Nicole Arendt | 4 | 6$^0$ | | 1 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Magüi Serna | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Alexandra Stevenson | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | Magüi Serna | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Cara Black | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cara Black | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Cara Black | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | N Arendt | 4 | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 1 | 1 | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Dokić | 6 | 3 | 7 | | R Grande | 2 | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | C Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 0 | | | A Hopmans | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Po | 6$^5$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kandarr | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | I Gorrochategui | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Q | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Pratt | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | E deLone | 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

* Miriam Schnitzer
* Alicia Molik
* Alexandra Stevenson
* Jelena Dokić
* Inés Gorrochategui
* Jana Kandarr
* Kerry-Anne Guse
* Erika deLone

## Qualifying draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Surina De Beer | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Surina De Beer | 6 | 7 | | Surina De Beer | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 1 | 7$^7$ | 8 | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Vanessa Menga | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | Evie Dominikovic | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 6 | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Lucie Ahl | 4 | 6$^8$ | 6 | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Alicia Molik | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Sandra Kleinová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Irina Selyutina | 3 | 4 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Liezel Horn | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| | | | | | 7 | Lubomira Bacheva | 4 | 6$^9$ |
| WC | Lorna Woodroffe | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 7 | Lubomira Bacheva | 4 | 6$^9$ |
| 7 | Lubomira Bacheva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Miho Saeki | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 7 | | Shinobu Asagoe | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 |
| | Karen Cross | 6 | 3 | 1 | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 |
| | Inés Gorrochategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | Jana Kandarr | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 4 | Sandra Naćuk | 2 | 5 |
| | Nana Miyagi | 4 | 2 | 4 | Sandra Naćuk | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Laura Golarsa | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | Jill Craybas | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 |
| | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 |
| | Linda Wild | 3 | 3 | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Karin Miller | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Karin Miller | 1 | 2 | | Erika deLone | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | 2 | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Abigail Tordoff | 1 | 5 | 2 | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 7 | | | | | |