1999 DFS Classic | |
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Date | 7–13 June |
Edition | 18th |
Category | Tier III |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Surface | Grass / outdoor |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Julie Halard-Decugis | |
Doubles | |
Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland |
The 1999 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 7 June until 13 June 1999. Fifth-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title.
Julie Halard-Decugis defeated Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland defeated Alexandra Fusai / Inés Gorrochategui, 6–4, 6–4
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 9 | 1 |
FRA | Sandrine Testud | 12 | 2 |
BEL | Dominique Van Roost | 14 | 3 |
BLR | Natasha Zvereva | 17 | 4 |
FRA | Julie Halard-Decugis | 18 | 5 |
ESP | Magüi Serna | 33 | 6 |
FRA | Nathalie Dechy | 29 | 7 |
ZIM | Cara Black | 36 | 8 |
USA | Corina Morariu | 37 | 9 |
USA | Lisa Raymond | 38 | 10 |
LUX | Anne Kremer | 40 | 11 |
FRA | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 45 | 12 |
USA | Tara Snyder | 46 | 13 |
RSA | Mariaan de Swardt | 39 | 14 |
NED | Miriam Oremans | 50 | 15 |
COL | Fabiola Zuluaga | 44 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
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