# 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia singles was the tennis singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
After losing in last year's final, World No. 2 Lindsay Davenport won the title this year, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis, 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (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 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 2 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 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 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 4 | 4 | | | C Rubin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Irvin | 1 | 2 | | | A Frazier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Henin | 7 | 6 | | WC | J Henin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Kournikova | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Clijsters | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | S Noorlander | 0 | 3 | | | H Nagyová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 4 | 7 | 6 | | L Raymond | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Coetzer | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 7 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 2 | | 7 | D Van Roost | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 6 | 2 | | | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Testud | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Black | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | D Bedáňová | 6 | 7 | | WC | D Bedáňová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | C Martínez | 5 | 2 | | 5 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | 2 | Q | M Vento | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Vento | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 5 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 7 | 2 | 6 | | A Stevenson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Maureen Drake (first round)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
* Lilia Osterloh (first round)
* Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* replaced by Aneta Soukup (first round)
* Jolene Watanabe (first round)
* Pavlina Stoyanova (qualifying competition)
* Samantha Reeves (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Jill Craybas
* Marissa Irvin
* María Vento
* Dája Bedáňová

### Lucky losers

* Seda Noorlander

## 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 | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Maureen Drake | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cătălina Cristea | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Po | 4 | 3 | | | Cătălina Cristea | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Jill Craybas | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Surina De Beer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | Francesca Lubiani | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second 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 |
| 4 | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Kim Grant | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Kim Grant | 4 | 4 | 4 | Seda Noorlander | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Trail | 3 | 6 | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Seda Noorlander | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 |
| | Nana Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Bethanie Mattek | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Bethanie Mattek | 2 | 2 | | Nana Miyagi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 | | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Aneta Soukup | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jolene Watanabe | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | María Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | María Vento | 6 | 6 | María Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Sylvia Schenck | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Sylvia Schenck | 0 | 1 | | | | | María Vento | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Mashona Washington | 3 | 0 |
| | Renata Kolbovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Mashona Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Alt | Leslie Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Leslie Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | Renata Kolbovic | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Mashona Washington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 6 | 7 | Mashona Washington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 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 |
| 8/WC | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Candice Fuchs | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Candice Fuchs | 1 | 0 | 8/WC | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Vanessa Henke | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | Sandra Cacic | 4 | 3 | | Vanessa Henke | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Vanessa Henke | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Dája Bedáňová | 6 | 6 |
| | Adriana Barna | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Dája Bedáňová | 6 | 6 |
| | Dája Bedáňová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dája Bedáňová | 6 | 7 | | Dája Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tracy Singian | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tracy Singian | 6 | 7 | | Tracy Singian | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |