1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Singles
1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 6–4

The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia singles was the tennis singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.

After losing in last year's final, World No. 2 Lindsay Davenport won the title this year, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis, 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
3. Venus Williams (semifinals)
4. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
5. Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
6. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
7. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
8. Anna Kournikova (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	4	Nathalie Tauziat	4	2
								1	Martina Hingis	3	4
								2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	3	Venus Williams	1	2
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		A Smashnova	4	4					C Rubin	3	0
		C Rubin	6	6											1	M Hingis	7	6
		A Frazier	6	6												A Frazier	6	4
	Q	M Irvin	1	2					A Frazier	7	6
	WC	J Henin	7	6				WC	J Henin	5	4
	8	A Kournikova	6	2																		1	M Hingis	6	6
																						4	N Tauziat	4	2
								4	N Tauziat	6	3	7
		J Capriati	7	6					J Capriati	4	6	5
	WC	K Clijsters	5	3											4	N Tauziat	7	6
		H Nagyová	6	6												L Raymond	6	4
	LL	S Noorlander	0	3					H Nagyová	6	3	3
		L Raymond	4	7	6				L Raymond	2	6	6
	6	A Coetzer	6	5	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	D Van Roost	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	1	2				7	D Van Roost	4	4
	Q	J Craybas	6	2					S Testud	6	6
		S Testud	7	6												S Testud	1	6
	WC	C Black	3	5											3	V Williams	6	7
	Q	D Bedáňová	6	7				WC	D Bedáňová	4	1
								3	V Williams	6	6
																						3	V Williams	1	2
	5	J Halard-Decugis	7	6																		2	L Davenport	6	6
		C Martínez	5	2				5	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	6	2			Q	M Vento	1	4
	Q	M Vento	3	7	6										5	J Halard-Decugis	6	2	1
		A Huber	5	6	1										2	L Davenport	4	6	6
		A Stevenson	7	2	6				A Stevenson	2	3
								2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Maureen Drake (first round)
2. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
3. Lilia Osterloh (first round)
4. Seda Noorlander (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. replaced by Aneta Soukup (first round)
6. Jolene Watanabe (first round)
7. Pavlina Stoyanova (qualifying competition)
8. Samantha Reeves (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Jill Craybas
2. Marissa Irvin
3. María Vento
4. Dája Bedáňová

Lucky losers

1. Seda Noorlander

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maureen Drake	4	1
		Jill Craybas	6	6
									Jill Craybas	6	6
									Cătălina Cristea	1	4
		Kimberly Po	4	3
		Cătălina Cristea	6	6
																Jill Craybas	6	3	7
															7	Pavlina Stoyanova	0	6	6
		Surina De Beer	3	4
		Francesca Lubiani	6	6
									Francesca Lubiani	4	7	3
								7	Pavlina Stoyanova	6	5	6
		Martina Nejedly	6	1	5
	7	Pavlina Stoyanova	3	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Seda Noorlander	6	6
	Alt	Kim Grant	4	4
								4	Seda Noorlander	0	6	7
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	4	6
		Jacqueline Trail	3	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	7
															4	Seda Noorlander	3	3
																Marissa Irvin	6	6
		Nana Miyagi	6	6
	WC	Bethanie Mattek	2	2
									Nana Miyagi	3	4
									Marissa Irvin	6	6
		Marissa Irvin	6	6
	Alt	Aneta Soukup	2	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jolene Watanabe	3	2
		María Vento	6	6
									María Vento	6	6
									Rennae Stubbs	4	4
		Rennae Stubbs	6	6
	Alt	Sylvia Schenck	0	1
																María Vento	6	6
																Mashona Washington	3	0
		Renata Kolbovic	6	6
	Alt	Leslie Cavanaugh	1	1
									Renata Kolbovic	4	7	3
									Mashona Washington	6	6	6
		Mashona Washington	6	7
	3	Lilia Osterloh	1	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8/WC	Samantha Reeves	6	6
	WC	Candice Fuchs	1	0
								8/WC	Samantha Reeves	6	6	4
									Vanessa Henke	7	1	6
		Sandra Cacic	4	3
		Vanessa Henke	6	6
																Vanessa Henke	3	1
																Dája Bedáňová	6	6
		Adriana Barna	1	5
		Dája Bedáňová	6	7
									Dája Bedáňová	6	6
									Tracy Singian	3	4
		Tracy Singian	6	7
	2	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	4

External links

• 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine