# 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

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.
* Lindsay Davenport (third round)
* Monica Seles (champion)
* Venus Williams (second round)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
* Barbara Schett (third round)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Chanda Rubin (third round)
* Magüi Serna (second round)
* n/a
* Lisa Raymond (second round)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
* Nathalie Dechy (third round)
* Iva Majoli (second round)
* Corina Morariu (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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Anna Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patty Schnyder | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patty Schnyder | 0 | 2 | | 9 | Anna Kournikova | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 1 | | | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ruxandra Dragomir | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 0 | | 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pisnik | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | T Pisnik | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Kulikovskaya | 1 | 5 | | 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 0 | 2 |
| Q | S Naćuk | 5 | 3 | | 16 | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Nejedly | 3 | 1 | | WC | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | I Gorrochategui | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Steck | 7 | 3 | 6 | WC | J Steck | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Lučić | 4 | 1 | | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | L Raymond | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | L Raymond | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M-J Gaidano | 3 | 2 | | 12 | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Petrova | 2 | 2 | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Vento | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Schett | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | C Papadáki | 6 | 7 | | | C Papadáki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | | T Snyder | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Schaerer | 2 | 4 | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 2 | | | | | 10 | C Rubin | 6$^6$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | K Brandi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 2 | 1 | 10 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| WC | M Tu | 2 | 3 | 15 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 6 | 7 | | E Tatarkova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 4 | 5 | | | | | 15 | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | A Stevenson | 3 | 0 | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6 | 6 | | C Cristea | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | L Osterloh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 14 | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | T Panova | 6$^0$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 2 | 1 | | 14 | V Ruano Pascual | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | C Morariu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | A Fusai | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 5 | 1 | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Fusai | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 4 | 6 | 7 | | K Hrdličková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jana Nejedly (qualifier)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifier)
* Alexandra Stevenson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sandra Naćuk (qualifier)
* Evgenia Kulikovskaya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Pavlina Stoyanova (qualifying competition)
* Karin Miller (first round)
* Nadia Petrova (qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Jana Nejedly
* Larissa Schaerer
* Sandra Naćuk
* Sonya Jeyaseelan
* Tina Pisnik
* María José Gaidano
* Nadia Petrova
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi

### Lucky losers

* Evgenia Kulikovskaya
* Alexandra Stevenson

## 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jana Nejedly | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 1 | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Joanne Moore | 2 | 2 |
| | Joanne Moore | 6 | 6 | | Joanne Moore | 2 | 2 |
| | Keiko Ishida | 4 | 1 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Keiko Nagatomi | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | Aleksandra Olsza | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| 7 | Karin Miller | 3 | 1 | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sandra Naćuk | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 4 | Sandra Naćuk | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Elena Makarova | 3 | 3 |
| | Elena Makarova | 6 | 6 | | Elena Makarova | 3 | 3 |
| | Lindsay Lee | 2 | 4 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

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

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katie Schlukebir | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Katie Schlukebir | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 |
| | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 |
| | Eleni Rossides | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | María José Gaidano | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Radka Zrubáková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Radka Zrubáková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | María José Gaidano | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | 1 | 4 |
| | Bye | | | | 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

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

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Trina Singian | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Trina Singian | 2 | 0 | | Jill Craybas | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 2 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 |
| | Bye | | | 2 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | | | | | | |