1999 Flanders Women's Open – Singles

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

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[]

Qualifiers[]

Lucky losers[]

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
			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		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
										5	4
		Irina Selyutina
			w/o
															8	Gisela Riera	6	6
																	3	1
			6	6
	WC		3	1
										6	6
								2	Katarína Studeníková	2	2
	WC		4	1
	2	Katarína Studeníková	6	6

External links[]

• 1999 Belgian Open Draw