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Tennis tournament
1999 DFS Classic
Date7–13 June
Edition18th
CategoryTier III
Draw48S / 28D
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Doubles
United States Corina Morariu / Latvia Larisa Neiland
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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.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 DFS Classic – Singles

France Julie Halard-Decugis defeated France Nathalie Tauziat, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Halard-Decugis' second title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 DFS Classic – Doubles

United States Corina Morariu / Latvia Larisa Neiland defeated France Alexandra Fusai / Argentina Inés Gorrochategui, 6–4, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 9 1
 FRA Sandrine Testud 11 2
 BEL Dominique Van Roost 14 3
 BLR Natasha Zvereva 15 4
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 19 5
 ESP Magüi Serna 26 6
 FRA Nathalie Dechy 29 7
 ZIM Cara Black 32 8
 USA Corina Morariu 33 9
 USA Lisa Raymond 38 10
 LUX Anne Kremer 40 11
 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 43 12
 USA Tara Snyder 44 13
 RSA Mariaan de Swardt 46 14
 NED Miriam Oremans 47 15
 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 48 16

Other entrants

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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