1999 Acura Classic – Singles

August 2023 1999 Acura Classic USA Serena Williams FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–4 28 8 singles doubles LA Women's Tennis Championships WTA Los Angeles The 1999 Acura Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Julie Halard-Decugis. Serena Williams then defeated Halard-Decugis in the final to win the title.Serena wins 3rd title in '99 https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/16/sports/plus-tennis-acura-classic-serena-williams-wins-3d-title-in-99.html The New York Times AP August 16, 1999 9 (Section D) limitedInternational Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000 2000 CollinsWillow London 9780002189460 John Barrett 183, 185, 195 Seeds 30em USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (first round) USA Serena Williams (champion) AUT Barbara Schett (quarterfinals, retired) FRA Sandrine Testud (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 5     FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 6 7   6 USA Serena Williams 6 7   2 SUI Martina Hingis 3 5     FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 1 4   6 USA Serena Williams 6 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals WC USA A Stevenson 4 4     GER A Huber 6 6     ESP C Martínez 6 6     AUT S Plischke 3 3   WC USA C Morariu 6 6   8 FRA S Testud 1 3     JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     FRA N Dechy 2 3   WC CRO I Majoli 1 4     FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6     USA A Frazier 3 7 6 5 FRA N Tauziat 6 5 2 1 USA L Davenport 6 6     GER A Huber 2 2     ESP C Martínez 7 6   WC USA C Morariu 5 2   3 FRA M Pierce 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 2 5     FRA J Halard-Decugis 77 7     USA A Frazier 65 5   1 USA L Davenport 67 6 6   ESP C Martínez 79 3 2 3 FRA M Pierce 5 2     FRA J Halard-Decugis 7 6   1 USA L Davenport 3 5     FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 7   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 USA S Williams 4 6 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 6 3 1   SUI P Schnyder 6 6   Q ESP M Serna 3 4     ROU R Dragomir 2 710 6 Q LUX A Kremer 6 68 2 7 AUT B Schett 6 6   Q ARG I Gorrochategui 3 2     ROU I Spîrlea 4 79 5   BLR N Zvereva 6 67 7   CRO M Lučić 3 1   Q USA L Raymond 6 6   6 USA S Williams 6 6     SUI P Schnyder 3 1     ROU R Dragomir 3 1   4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   7 AUT B Schett 2 4     BLR N Zvereva 6 2r Q USA L Raymond 1 6 3 2 SUI M Hingis 6 4 6 6 USA S Williams 6 6   4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 3   7 AUT B Schett 79 3 3 2 SUI M Hingis 67 6 6 6 USA S Williams 6 7   2 SUI M Hingis 3 5   Qualifying Seeds 30em USA Lisa Raymond (Qualifier) LUX Anne Kremer (Qualifier) ESP Magüi Serna (Qualifier) ZIM Cara Black (first round) PUR Kristina Brandi (second round) COL Fabiola Zuluaga (second round) FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (first round) Qualifiers 30em USA Lisa Raymond ESP Magüi Serna ARG Inés Gorrochategui LUX Anne Kremer Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 USA Lisa Raymond 6 6   WC CAN Vanessa Webb 0 3     RUS Elena Dementieva 6 6     GRE Christína Papadáki 4 3     BUL Pavlina Stoyanova 6 6     AUS Alicia Molik 4 4     ROU Cătălina Cristea 2 1   7 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6   1 USA Lisa Raymond 6 77     RUS Elena Dementieva 1 64     BUL Pavlina Stoyanova 7 3 4 7 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 5 6 6 1 USA Lisa Raymond 6 6   7 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 2 2   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 ESP Magüi Serna 6 6   WC USA Meghann Shaughnessy 3 4     ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 5 77 7   AUS Nicole Pratt 7 60 5   USA Kimberly Po 6 6     USA Jane Chi 1 2   WC IND Nirupama Vaidyanathan 1 2   5 PUR Kristina Brandi 6 6   3 ESP Magüi Serna 6 6     ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 3 4     USA Kimberly Po 7 6   5 PUR Kristina Brandi 5 2   3 ESP Magüi Serna 6 4 6   USA Kimberly Po 4 6 4 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6     BEL Els Callens 0 0     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 6 6   WC USA Jennifer Hopkins 1 3     TPE Janet Lee 2 4     UKR Elena Tatarkova 6 6     CAN Jana Nejedly 7 6   4 ZIM Cara Black 5 2   6 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 5 3     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 7 6     UKR Elena Tatarkova 2 2     CAN Jana Nejedly 6 6     ARG Inés Gorrochategui 5 6 6   CAN Jana Nejedly 7 2 4 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 4 62     USA Meilen Tu 6 77     LAT Larisa Neiland 4 7 6 WC USA Sarah Taylor 6 5 1   RUS Tatiana Panova 77 3 6   GER Marlene Weingärtner 63 6 0   USA Jolene Watanabe 4 2   2 LUX Anne Kremer 6 6     USA Meilen Tu 2 1     LAT Larisa Neiland 6 6     RUS Tatiana Panova 4 65   2 LUX Anne Kremer 6 77     LAT Larisa Neiland 1 1r 2 LUX Anne Kremer 6 4   References External links ITF tournament draws 00_ZvAOODy0 Serena Williams v. Martina Hingis - semifinal Singles Acura Classic - Singles