1999 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

The 1999 Bank of the West Classic singles was the singles event of the twenty-eighth edition of the first tournament in the US Open Series.

Singles
1999 Bank of the West Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score7–6(7–1), 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Bank of the West Classic · 2000 →

Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams were the respective defending champion and runner-up, and they met in the final again. Davenport won for a second consecutive year to claim her twenty-third singles title.

Seeds

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  1.   Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2.   Venus Williams (final)
  3.   Monica Seles (withdrew)
  4.   Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  5.   Barbara Schett (second round)
  6.   Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
  7.   Dominique Van Roost (first round)
  8.   Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  9.   Conchita Martínez (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
    Amy Frazier 0 4  
1   Lindsay Davenport 77 6  
2   Venus Williams 61 2  
4   Amanda Coetzer 1 4  
2   Venus Williams 6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   L Davenport 6 67 6
    I Spîrlea 4 4       C Rubin 3 79 3
    C Rubin 6 6   1   L Davenport 6 6  
Q   A-G Sidot 1 4       C Morariu 3 3  
    C Morariu 6 6       C Morariu 7 6  
    J Capriati 5 6 6     J Capriati 5 2  
9   C Martínez 7 4 4 1   L Davenport 6 6  
    A Frazier 0 4  
5   B Schett 4 0  
    A Frazier 6 6       A Frazier 6 6  
    A Huber 2 4       A Frazier 7 6  
Q   F Zuluaga 3 6 6     A Kremer 5 0  
Q   T Tanasugarn 6 4 3 Q   F Zuluaga 2 4  
    A Kremer 6 1       A Kremer 6 6  
7   D Van Roost 0 0 r

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   S Testud 6 6  
WC   I Majoli 1 1   8   S Testud 6 6  
    E Likhovtseva 3 5       P Schnyder 4 1  
    P Schnyder 6 7   8   S Testud 6 5 2
    L Raymond 3 6 6 4   A Coetzer 2 7 6
    C Black 6 1 2     L Raymond 6 2 5
4   A Coetzer 4 6 7
4   A Coetzer 1 4  
6   A Kournikova 6 6   2   V Williams 6 6  
    M Lučić 4 2   6   A Kournikova 6 6  
    MJ Fernández 6 6       MJ Fernández 4 4  
Q   M Drake 2 2   6   A Kournikova 1 3  
LL   J Chi 3 1   2   V Williams 6 6  
    K Srebotnik 6 6       K Srebotnik 1 63  
2   V Williams 6 77  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifier)
  2.   Fabiola Zuluaga (qualifier)
  3.   Maureen Drake (qualifier)
  4.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifier)
  5.   Jane Chi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Kimberly Po (qualifying competition)
  7.   Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
  8.   Pavlina Stoyanova (second round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Jane Chi

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
1   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 2 6 7
    Mashona Washington 5 6 6     Mashona Washington 6 4 5
WC   Candice Fuchs 7 1 2 1   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 7 6  
    Erika deLone       WC   Gabriela Lastra 5 3  
WC   Gabriela Lastra w/o     WC   Gabriela Lastra 77 6  
    Teryn Ashley 4 4   8   Pavlina Stoyanova 64 2  
8   Pavlina Stoyanova 6 6  

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
4   Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 3 6
    Jolene Watanabe 6 6       Jolene Watanabe 1 6 2
    Nikola Hübnerová 2 2   4   Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6  
    Cătălina Cristea 6 7   6   Kimberly Po 3 1  
    Monique Javer 1 5       Cătălina Cristea 3 6 3
    Sandra Cacic 6 2 5 6   Kimberly Po 6 3 6
6   Kimberly Po 4 6 7

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
7   Meghann Shaughnessy 77 6  
    Melissa Mazzotta 61 0   7   Meghann Shaughnessy 61 4  
    Meilen Tu 3 6 77     Meilen Tu 77 6  
    Janet Lee 6 4 63     Meilen Tu 2 5  
    Tina Križan 6 6   3   Maureen Drake 6 7  
    Leslie Cavanaugh 0 1       Tina Križan 6 3 3
3   Maureen Drake 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
5   Jane Chi 2 6 6
    Magdalena Maleeva 6 3 1 5   Jane Chi 6 6  
    Rika Hiraki           Julie Smith 2 1  
    Julie Smith w/o     5   Jane Chi 2 5  
WC   Amanda Augustus 63 6 3 2   Fabiola Zuluaga 6 7  
    Julia Abe 77 4 6     Julia Abe 1 0  
2   Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6  
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