1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships

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1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships
DateApril 5 – 11
Edition20th
Category Tier II
Prize money$520,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.
Venue Amelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
Doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
  1998  · Amelia Island Championships ·  2000  

The 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 11, 1999. Monica Seles won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles defeated Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez / Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Lindsay Davenport 21
Flag of the United States.svg USA Monica Seles 42
Flag of the United States.svg USA Venus Williams 63
Flag of France.svg  FRA Mary Pierce 84
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 135
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Patty Schnyder 106
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 177
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 198
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 169
Flag of the United States.svg USA Chanda Rubin 2410
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Magüi Serna 2611
Flag of the United States.svg USA Lisa Raymond 3013
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 3114
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 2915
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Iva Majoli 3216
Flag of the United States.svg USA Corina Morariu 3517

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. p. 193. ISBN   9780002189460.