1999 Flanders Women's Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1999 Belgian Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Sarah Pitkowski
Score	6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

The 1999 Belgian Open singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, where it was won by Radka Bobková. She did not compete this year.

Wildcard and World No. 178 Justine Henin won her first WTA title, defeating first seed Sarah Pitkowski in the final, 6–1, 6–2. This was also the first WTA tour tournament that Henin competed in, making her the fifth woman ever to win their debut WTA event.

Seeds

Sarah Pitkowski (final)
Anne Kremer (second round)
Miriam Oremans (first round)
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round)
Rita Grande (first round, retired)
Amélie Cocheteux (second round)
Kristina Brandi (first round)
Jane Chi (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Sarah Pitkowski	6	6

	Els Callens	4	4
				1	Sarah Pitkowski	1	2

				WC	Justine Henin	6	6
WC	Justine Henin	7	6

	Kristie Boogert	5	4

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	S Pitkowski	6	6
LL	M Tu	3	1		1	S Pitkowski	6	6
Q	M Maruska	3	4			R Kuti-Kis	2	1
	R Kuti-Kis	6	6							1	S Pitkowski	3	7	6
LL	K Clijsters	6	6							LL	K Clijsters	6	5	1
	M Saeki	2	1		LL	K Clijsters	6	6
	E Wagner	6	3			E Wagner	2	2
5	R Grande	3	1	r											1	S Pitkowski	6	6
4	A Dechaume-Balleret	1	6	1												E Callens	4	4
	E Callens	6	3	6		E Callens	2	6	6
	M Vento	6	1	5		M Maleeva	6	3	2
	M Maleeva	1	6	7							E Callens	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6								Å Carlsson	3	1
Q	J Lee	2	4			Å Carlsson	2	6	6
Q	G Riera	5	7⁸	4	8	J Chi	6	2	4
8	J Chi	7	6⁶	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

6	A Cocheteux	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	4	4		6	A Cocheteux	7	3	1
Q	L Bacheva	2	1		WC	J Henin	5	6	6
WC	J Henin	6	6							WC	J Henin	7⁷	6
	C Cristea	2	0								O Barabanschikova	6³	2
WC	L Courtois	6	6		WC	L Courtois	2	2
	O Barabanschikova	6⁴	6	6		O Barabanschikova	6	6
3	M Oremans	7⁷	1	1											WC	J Henin	7	6
7	K Brandi	1	2	r												K Boogert	5	4
	K Srebotnik	6	3			K Srebotnik	3	2
	S Appelmans	6	6			S Appelmans	6	6
	L Golarsa	4	2								S Appelmans	7⁸	6²	6⁰
	K Boogert	7⁷	7⁷								K Boogert	6⁶	7⁷	7⁷
	S Noorlander	6⁴	6⁴			K Boogert	6	7⁷
	C Papadáki	6⁶	7	4	2	A Kremer	2	6⁵
2	A Kremer	7⁸	5	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Janet Lee (qualifier)
Katarína Studeníková (second round)
Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier)
Meilen Tu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Jill Craybas (first round)
Marion Maruska (qualifier)
Patty Van Acker (second round)
Gisela Riera (qualifier)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Kim Clijsters
Meilen Tu

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Janet Lee	w/o

	Eva Martincová
					1	Janet Lee	6	6

						Katarzyna Strączy	4	1
	Katarzyna Strączy	2	7	6

	Evy Last	6	5	4
									1	Janet Lee	3	7	6

										Kim Clijsters	6	5	4
WC	Stephanie Devillé	2	2

	Kim Clijsters	6	6
						Kim Clijsters	6	6

					7	Patty Van Acker	0	4
	Milena Nekvapilová	4	1

7	Patty Van Acker	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

3	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6

	Katie Schlukebir	1	0
					3	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6

						Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	1	3
	Nirupama Vaidyanathan	3	6	3

	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	6	4	6
										3	Lubomira Bacheva	6	7

											Hana Šromová	4	5
	Monica Massarella	0	0

	Larissa Schaerer	6	6
						Larissa Schaerer	2	7	6⁶

						Hana Šromová	6	5	7⁸
	Hana Šromová	6	2	6

5	Jill Craybas	3	6	2

Third qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

6	Marion Maruska	6	6

	Susi Lohrmann	2	4
				6	Marion Maruska	6	7⁷

					Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	6⁴
	Vanessa Menga	4	2

	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	6
								6	Marion Maruska	1	6	6

								4	Meilen Tu	6	2	4
	Louise Pleming	6	7

WC	Evy de Mesmaecker	3	5
					Louise Pleming	2	0

				4	Meilen Tu	6	6
	Tina Pisnik

4	Meilen Tu	w/o

Fourth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

8	Gisela Riera	6	6

	Heike Thoms	2	2
				8	Gisela Riera	7	6

					Christiane Hoppmann	5	4
	Irina Selyutina

	Christiane Hoppmann	w/o
								8	Gisela Riera	6	6

									Camilla Kremer	3	1
	Camilla Kremer	6	6

WC	Denise Hofer	3	1
					Camilla Kremer	6	6

				2	Katarína Studeníková	2	2
WC	Adriana Jerabek	4	1

2	Katarína Studeníková	6	6

External links

1999 Belgian Open Draw