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1999 TIG Classic

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.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 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

Main article: 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	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:

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

(August 13, 1999). "Steffi Graf announces retirement". Ludington Daily News.
(2000). "International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000". CollinsWillow.

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