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The 1999 TIG Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California in the 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.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 TIG Classic – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0

It was Hingis' 5th singles title of the year and the 24th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 TIG Classic – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu defeated Serena Williams / Venus Williams 6–4, 6–1

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
USA	Lindsay Davenport	1	1
SUI	Martina Hingis	2	2
GER	Steffi Graf	3	3
USA	Venus Williams	4	4
FRA	Mary Pierce	6	5
ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	8	6
RSA	Amanda Coetzer	9	7
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	10	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Iva Majoli / Dominique Van Roost

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Janet Lee / Vanessa Webb

References

Roy Kammerer (August 13, 1999). "Steffi Graf announces retirement". Ludington Daily News. AP. p. 8 – via Google News Archive.
John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 185, 195. ISBN 9780002189460.

External links

San Diego / Carlsbad tournaments

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