1999 Flanders Women's Open – Singles

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.

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

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

1. Sarah Pitkowski (final)
2. Anne Kremer (second round)
3. Miriam Oremans (first round)
4. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round)
5. Rita Grande (first round, retired)
6. Amélie Cocheteux (second round)
7. Kristina Brandi (first round)
8. Jane Chi (second 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	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

1. Janet Lee (qualifier)
2. Katarína Studeníková (second round)
3. Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier)
4. Meilen Tu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Jill Craybas (first round)
6. Marion Maruska (qualifier)
7. Patty Van Acker (second round)
8. Gisela Riera (qualifier)

Qualifiers

1. Janet Lee
2. Lubomira Bacheva
3. Marion Maruska
4. Gisela Riera

Lucky losers

1. Kim Clijsters
2. Meilen Tu

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	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