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1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships

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1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships
DateApril 5 – 11
Edition20th
CategoryTier II
Prize money$520,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationAmelia Island, Florida, U.S.
VenueAmelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
United States Monica Seles
Doubles
Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
← 1998 · Amelia Island Championships · 2000 →

The 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 11, 1999. Monica Seles won the singles title.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Monica Seles defeated Romania Ruxandra Dragomir, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

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Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini defeated United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1
 USA Monica Seles 4 2
 USA Venus Williams 6 3
 FRA Mary Pierce 8 4
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 13 5
  SUI Patty Schnyder 10 6
 ESP Conchita Martínez 17 7
 AUT Barbara Schett 19 8
 RUS Anna Kournikova 16 9
 USA Chanda Rubin 24 10
 ESP Magüi Serna 26 11
 USA Lisa Raymond 30 13
 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 31 14
 FRA Nathalie Dechy 29 15
 CRO Iva Majoli 32 16
 USA Corina Morariu 35 17

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. p. 193. ISBN 9780002189460.
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