# 1999 Acura Classic – Singles

The 1999 Acura Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Julie Halard-Decugis. Serena Williams then defeated Halard-Decugis in the final to win the title.

## Seeds

* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, retired)
* Sandrine Testud (first 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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7 | | Julie Halard-Decugis | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7 | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 4 | 4 | | | A Huber | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Martínez | 7$^9$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 3 | 3 | | | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Morariu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Testud | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 3 | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | M Pierce | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | I Majoli | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A Frazier | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | P Schnyder | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Serna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | R Dragomir | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 3 | 5 |
| Q | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 2 | | 7 | B Schett | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 4 | 7$^9$ | 5 | | N Zvereva | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 7 | B Schett | 7$^9$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Raymond | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lisa Raymond (Qualifier)
* Anne Kremer (Qualifier)
* Magüi Serna (Qualifier)
* Cara Black (first round)
* Kristina Brandi (second round)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition)
* Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Lisa Raymond
* Magüi Serna
* Inés Gorrochategui
* Anne Kremer

## 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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Webb | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Webb | 0 | 3 | 1 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Christína Papadáki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christína Papadáki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 2 | 2 |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 2 | 2 |
| | Alicia Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 4 | 4 | | Pavlina Stoyanova | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 2 | 1 | 7 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Pratt | 7 | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Pratt | 7 | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | 3 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kimberly Po | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Kimberly Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Kimberly Po | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Jane Chi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 1 | 2 | | | Kimberly Po | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kristina Brandi | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Kristina Brandi | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Kristina Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 0 | 0 | 6 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | Inés Gorrochategui | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jennifer Hopkins | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jennifer Hopkins | 1 | 3 | | | | | Inés Gorrochategui | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Jana Nejedly | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | Janet Lee | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Jana Nejedly | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | Elena Tatarkova | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jana Nejedly | 7 | 6 | | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Cara Black | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meilen Tu | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meilen Tu | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Meilen Tu | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Larisa Neiland | 4 | 7 | 6 | | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Larisa Neiland | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 |
| | Tatiana Panova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | 6$^3$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | 6$^3$ | 6 | 0 | | Tatiana Panova | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Jolene Watanabe | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |