# 1999 TIG Classic – Singles

The 1999 TIG Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the second tournament in the US Open Series.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Venus Williams. Martina Hingis then defeated Williams in the final to claim her second San Diego title.
This tournament is notable for featuring the last match of 22 time grand slam champion Steffi Graf. Graf withdrew from her opening match against Amy Frazier early in the third set. She was struggling with her hamstring and thigh. After years of battling with injury woes, she officially retired from professional tennis soon after.

## Seeds

* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Steffi Graf (second round)
* Venus Williams (final)
* Mary Pierce (first round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | 4 | Venus Williams | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | 2 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Amanda Coetzer | 1 | 2 | 2 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | I Spîrlea | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Huber | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | B Schett | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Tauziat | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | N Zvereva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Zuluaga | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Testud | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | S Testud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | A Coetzer | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Raymond | 7$^9$ | 1 | 1 | 7 | A Coetzer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | A Kournikova | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | A Frazier | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | M Pierce | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| LL | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | A Sugiyama | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 3 | 5 | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | J Halard-Decugis | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Rubin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* n.a.
* Anke Huber (qualifier)
* Ai Sugiyama (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Anne Kremer (second round)
* Corina Morariu (first round, walkover)
* Kristina Brandi (first round, walkover)
* Cara Black (second round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Fabiola Zuluaga
* Maureen Drake
* Meilen Tu
* Anke Huber

### Lucky loser

* Ai Sugiyama

## 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 | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 5 | 5 | 9 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Larisa Neiland | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larisa Neiland | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Angélica Gavaldón | 3 | 1 |
| | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Angélica Gavaldón | 3 | 1 |
| | Mashona Washington | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 2 | 4 | | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Angélica Gavaldón | w/o | | WC | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Kristina Brandi | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 4 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pavlina Stoyanova | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Anne Kremer | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Melissa Mazzotta | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melissa Mazzotta | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Cara Black | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Kimberly Po | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Cara Black | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Cara Black | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| 5 | Corina Morariu | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meilen Tu | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meilen Tu | w/o | | | | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cătălina Cristea | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | 2 | 1 | | | Cătălina Cristea | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Meilen Tu | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Nana Miyagi | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nana Miyagi | 2 | 6 | 3 | | Tatiana Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Iva Majoli | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 2 | 3 | 8 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Julia Abe | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Julia Abe | 6 | 6 | | Julia Abe | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Tu Dong | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | Janet Lee | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Allison Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2 | Anke Huber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Anke Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |