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
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin
Runner-upFrance Sarah Pitkowski
Score6–1, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

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. France Sarah Pitkowski (final)
  2. Luxembourg Anne Kremer (second round)
  3. Netherlands Miriam Oremans (first round)
  4. France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round)
  5. Italy Rita Grande (first round, retired)
  6. France Amélie Cocheteux (second round)
  7. Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi (first round)
  8. United States Jane Chi (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 France Sarah Pitkowski 6 6  
  Belgium Els Callens 4 4  
1 France Sarah Pitkowski 1 2  
WC Belgium Justine Henin 6 6  
WC Belgium Justine Henin 7 6  
  Netherlands Kristie Boogert 5 4  

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France S Pitkowski 6 6  
LL United States M Tu 3 1   1 France S Pitkowski 6 6  
Q Austria M Maruska 3 4     Hungary R Kuti-Kis 2 1  
  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 6 6   1 France S Pitkowski 3 7 6
LL Belgium K Clijsters 6 6   LL Belgium K Clijsters 6 5 1
  Japan M Saeki 2 1   LL Belgium K Clijsters 6 6  
  Germany E Wagner 6 3     Germany E Wagner 2 2  
5 Italy R Grande 3 1 r 1 France S Pitkowski 6 6  
4 France A Dechaume-Balleret 1 6 1   Belgium E Callens 4 4  
  Belgium E Callens 6 3 6   Belgium E Callens 2 6 6
  Venezuela M Vento 6 1 5   Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 3 2
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 1 6 7   Belgium E Callens 6 6  
  Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6     Sweden Å Carlsson 3 1  
Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 2 4     Sweden Å Carlsson 2 6 6
Q Spain G Riera 5 78 4 8 United States J Chi 6 2 4
8 United States J Chi 7 66 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France A Cocheteux 6 6  
  United States M Shaughnessy 4 4   6 France A Cocheteux 7 3 1
Q Bulgaria L Bacheva 2 1   WC Belgium J Henin 5 6 6
WC Belgium J Henin 6 6   WC Belgium J Henin 77 6  
  Romania C Cristea 2 0     Belarus O Barabanschikova 63 2  
WC Belgium L Courtois 6 6   WC Belgium L Courtois 2 2  
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 64 6 6   Belarus O Barabanschikova 6 6  
3 Netherlands M Oremans 77 1 1 WC Belgium J Henin 7 6  
7 Puerto Rico K Brandi 1 2 r   Netherlands K Boogert 5 4  
  Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 3     Slovenia K Srebotnik 3 2  
  Belgium S Appelmans 6 6     Belgium S Appelmans 6 6  
  Italy L Golarsa 4 2     Belgium S Appelmans 78 62 60
  Netherlands K Boogert 77 77     Netherlands K Boogert 66 77 77
  Netherlands S Noorlander 64 64     Netherlands K Boogert 6 77  
  Greece C Papadáki 66 7 4 2 Luxembourg A Kremer 2 65  
2 Luxembourg A Kremer 78 5 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Chinese Taipei Janet Lee (qualifier)
  2. Slovakia Katarína Studeníková (second round)
  3. Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier)
  4. United States Meilen Tu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. United States Jill Craybas (first round)
  6. Austria Marion Maruska (qualifier)
  7. Belgium Patty Van Acker (second round)
  8. Spain Gisela Riera (qualifier)

Qualifiers
  1. Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
  2. Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
  3. Austria Marion Maruska
  4. Spain Gisela Riera

Lucky losers
  1. Belgium Kim Clijsters
  2. United States Meilen Tu

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Chinese Taipei Janet Lee w/o    
  Czech Republic Eva Martincová      
1 Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 6 6  
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 4 1  
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 2 7 6
  Belgium Evy Last 6 5 4
1 Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 3 7 6
  Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 5 4
WC Belgium Stephanie Devillé 2 2  
  Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6  
  Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6  
7 Belgium Patty Van Acker 0 4  
  Czech Republic Milena Nekvapilová 4 1  
7 Belgium Patty Van Acker 6 6  

Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  
  United States Katie Schlukebir 1 0  
3 Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6 6  
  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 1 3  
  India Nirupama Vaidyanathan 3 6 3
  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6 4 6
3 Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6 7  
  Czech Republic Hana Šromová 4 5  
  United Kingdom Monica Massarella 0 0  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 6 6  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 2 7 66
  Czech Republic Hana Šromová 6 5 78
  Czech Republic Hana Šromová 6 2 6
5 United States Jill Craybas 3 6 2

Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Austria Marion Maruska 6 6  
  Germany Susi Lohrmann 2 4  
6 Austria Marion Maruska 6 77  
  Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti 3 64  
  Brazil Vanessa Menga 4 2  
  Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti 6 6  
6 Austria Marion Maruska 1 6 6
4 United States Meilen Tu 6 2 4
  Australia Louise Pleming 6 7  
WC Belgium Evy de Mesmaecker 3 5  
  Australia Louise Pleming 2 0  
4 United States Meilen Tu 6 6  
  Slovenia Tina Pisnik      
4 United States Meilen Tu w/o    

Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Spain Gisela Riera 6 6  
  Germany Heike Thoms 2 2  
8 Spain Gisela Riera 7 6  
  Germany Christiane Hoppmann 5 4  
  Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina      
  Germany Christiane Hoppmann w/o    
8 Spain Gisela Riera 6 6  
  Germany Camilla Kremer 3 1  
  Germany Camilla Kremer 6 6  
WC Germany Denise Hofer 3 1  
  Germany Camilla Kremer 6 6  
2 Slovakia Katarína Studeníková 2 2  
WC Germany Adriana Jerabek 4 1  
2 Slovakia Katarína Studeníková 6 6  
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