1999 Brasil Open – Singles

The 1999 Brasil Open singles was the tennis singles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Brazil. South American Fabiola Zuluaga won the title, defeating Patricia Wartusch in the final.

Singles
1999 Brasil Open
Champion	Fabiola Zuluaga
Runner-up	Patricia Wartusch
Score	7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Seeds

1. Anna Smashnova (first round)
2. Cristina Torrens Valero (semifinals)
3. Fabiola Zuluaga (champion)
4. Gala León García (semifinals)
5. Paola Suárez (second round)
6. Amanda Hopmans (first round)
7. Rita Kuti-Kis (quarterfinals)
8. Seda Noorlander (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
		Patricia Wartusch	6	1	6
	4	Gala León García	1	6	3
									Patricia Wartusch	5	6	5
								3	Fabiola Zuluaga	7	4	7
	3	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6
	2	Cristina Torrens Valero	3	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Smashnova	4	2
		P Wartusch	6	6					P Wartusch	6	6
		L Schaerer	1	4				WC	J Cortez	1	2
	WC	J Cortez	6	6												P Wartusch	77	6
		C Martínez Granados	6	4	3										Q	G Riera	63	4
	Q	G Riera	3	6	6			Q	G Riera	78	6
		M Ramón Climent	6	6					M Ramón Climent	66	0
	6	A Hopmans	4	1																			P Wartusch	6	1	6
	4	G León García	6	6																		4	G León García	1	6	3
		A Vanc	3	4				4	G León García	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	3	6	6				M Shaughnessy	3	0
		E Bes-Ostáriz	6	3	1										4	G León García	77	6
		H Rosen	4	3											7	R Kuti-Kis	65	1
		A Barna	6	6					A Barna	2	3
		T Garbin	4	4				7	R Kuti-Kis	6	6
	7	R Kuti-Kis	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Suárez	6	5	6
	WC	V Menga	3	7	1			5	P Suárez	4	2
		A Serra Zanetti	6	77					A Serra Zanetti	6	6
	Q	M Mesa	3	62												A Serra Zanetti	4	0
		Ľ Cervanová	5	3											3	F Zuluaga	6	6
		F Labat	7	6					F Labat	3	2
		J Husárová	1	64				3	F Zuluaga	6	6
	3	F Zuluaga	6	77																		3	F Zuluaga	6	6
	8	S Noorlander	6	1	6																	2	C Torrens Valero	3	3
	Q	R de los Ríos	4	6	4			8	S Noorlander	6	4	2
		M Díaz Oliva	3	4					P Mandula	2	6	6
		P Mandula	6	6												P Mandula	4	2
		L Němečková	6	1	6										2	C Torrens Valero	6	6
	Q	A Goñi Blanco	1	6	4				L Němečková	2	5
		M Schnitzer	5	6	3			2	C Torrens Valero	6	7
	2	C Torrens Valero	7	0	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez (qualifying competition)
2. Gisela Riera (Qualifier)
3. n.a.
4. Milagros Sequera (second round)
5. Ainhoa Goñi Blanco (Qualifier)
6. Luciana Masante (qualifying competition)
7. Melisa Arévalo (second round)
8. Romina Ottoboni (first round)
9. Adrienn Hegedűs (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Rossana de los Ríos
2. Mariana Mesa
3. Ainhoa Goñi Blanco
4. Gisela Riera

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	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	77	7
		Carla Tiene	62	5
								1	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	78	6
									Jorgelina Torti	66	2
		Jorgelina Torti	6	6
		Natasha Lucki	0	0
															1	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	610	5
																Rossana de los Ríos	712	7
		Rossana de los Ríos	6	6
		Veronika Martinek	1	4
									Rossana de los Ríos	6	6
								9	Adrienn Hegedűs	3	2
		Nathália Bellizia	2	4
	9	Adrienn Hegedűs	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Milagros Sequera	6	6
	WC	Lisa Sendelbach	2	2
								4	Milagros Sequera	6	4	1
									Mariana Mesa	3	6	6
	WC	Carla Andrade	0	0
		Mariana Mesa	6	6
															1	Mariana Mesa	6	4
																Paula Racedo	2	0r
		Paula Racedo	4	6	6
		Caroline Schneider	6	4	3
									Paula Racedo	67	6	7
								WC	Laura Montalvo	79	1	5
	WC	Laura Montalvo	6	6
	8	Romina Ottoboni	2	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Melisa Arévalo	7	6
		Miriam D'Agostini	5	3
								7	Melisa Arévalo	1	4
									Virág Csurgó	6	6
		Virág Csurgó	6	6
		Patricia Alonso	0	0
																Virág Csurgó	1	6	5
															5	Ainhoa Goñi Blanco	6	1	7
		Geraldine Aizenberg	6	7
		Eugenia Maia	2	5
									Geraldine Aizenberg	4	3
								5	Ainhoa Goñi Blanco	6	6
	WC	Maria Fernanda Alves	3	1
	5	Ainhoa Goñi Blanco	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Luciana Masante	6	5
		Sabrina Damario	0	0r
								6	Luciana Masante	6	2
									Melissa Mazzotta	0	1r
		Melissa Mazzotta	7	6
		Roberta Burzagli	5	1
															6	Luciana Masante	3	2
															2	Gisela Riera	6	6
	WC	Bianca Catay	3	61
	WC	Ana Paula Zannoni	6	77
								WC	Ana Paula Zannoni	62	2
								2	Gisela Riera	77	6
	WC	Renata Dias	0	0
	2	Gisela Riera	6	6

References

• ITF results page
• Main draw (WTA)