1999 TIG Classic

August 2023 1999 TIG Classic August 2–8 21st Tier II 28S / 16D $520,000 Hard / outdoor San Diego, CA, United States SUI Martina Hingis USA Lindsay Davenport / USA Corina Morariu Toshiba Classic Acura Classic Southern California Open The 1999 TIG Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California, United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. This edition of the tournament is notable as the last event Steffi Graf participated in before announcing her retirement.Roy Kammerer Steffi Graf announces retirement https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=khJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1FUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5462%2C4521630 Ludington Daily News AP August 13, 1999 8 Google News ArchiveInternational Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000 2000 CollinsWillow London 9780002189460 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 185, 195 Finals Singles 1999 TIG Classic – Singles SUI Martina Hingis defeated USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0 It was Hingis' 5th singles title of the year and the 24th of her career. Doubles 1999 TIG Classic – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport / USA Corina Morariu defeated USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–1 Entrants Seeds Country Player Rank SeedUSALindsay Davenport11SUIMartina Hingis22GERSteffi Graf33USAVenus Williams44FRAMary Pierce65ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario86RSAAmanda Coetzer97FRANathalie Tauziat108 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: USA Lisa Raymond FRA Julie Halard-Decugis The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw: CRO Iva Majoli / BEL Dominique Van Roost The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: COL Fabiola Zuluaga CAN Maureen Drake USA Meilen Tu GER Anke Huber The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: TPE Janet Lee / CAN Vanessa Webb References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws Toshiba Classic Category:San Diego Open (tennis) TIG Classic Category:1999 in American tennis