1999 Flanders Women's Open – Singles

1999 Belgian Open BEL Justine Henin FRA Sarah Pitkowski 6–1, 6–2 32 8 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 30em FRA Sarah Pitkowski (final) LUX Anne Kremer (second round) NED Miriam Oremans (first round) FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round) ITA Rita Grande (first round, retired) FRA Amélie Cocheteux (second round) PUR Kristina Brandi (first round) USA Jane Chi (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 6 6     BEL Els Callens 4 4   WC BEL Justine Henin 7 6     NED Kristie Boogert 5 4   1 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 1 2   WC BEL Justine Henin 6 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 FRA S Pitkowski 6 6   LL USA M Tu 3 1   Q AUT M Maruska 3 4     HUN R Kuti-Kis 6 6   LL BEL K Clijsters 6 6     JPN M Saeki 2 1     GER E Wagner 6 3   5 ITA R Grande 3 1 r 4 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 1 6 1   BEL E Callens 6 3 6   VEN M Vento 6 1 5   BUL M Maleeva 1 6 7   SWE Å Carlsson 6 6   Q TPE J Lee 2 4   Q ESP G Riera 5 78 4 8 USA J Chi 7 66 6 1 FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     HUN R Kuti-Kis 2 1   LL BEL K Clijsters 6 6     GER E Wagner 2 2     BEL E Callens 2 6 6   BUL M Maleeva 6 3 2   SWE Å Carlsson 2 6 6 8 USA J Chi 6 2 4 1 FRA S Pitkowski 3 7 6 LL BEL K Clijsters 6 5 1   BEL E Callens 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson 3 1   1 FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     BEL E Callens 4 4   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 FRA A Cocheteux 6 6     USA M Shaughnessy 4 4   Q BUL L Bacheva 2 1   WC BEL J Henin 6 6     ROU C Cristea 2 0   WC BEL L Courtois 6 6     BLR O Barabanschikova 64 6 6 3 NED M Oremans 77 1 1 7 PUR K Brandi 1 2 r   SLO K Srebotnik 6 3     BEL S Appelmans 6 6     ITA L Golarsa 4 2     NED K Boogert 77 77     NED S Noorlander 64 64     GRE C Papadáki 66 7 4 2 LUX A Kremer 78 5 6 6 FRA A Cocheteux 7 3 1 WC BEL J Henin 5 6 6 WC BEL L Courtois 2 2     BLR O Barabanschikova 6 6     SLO K Srebotnik 3 2     BEL S Appelmans 6 6     NED K Boogert 6 77   2 LUX A Kremer 2 65   WC BEL J Henin 77 6     BLR O Barabanschikova 63 2     BEL S Appelmans 78 62 60   NED K Boogert 66 77 77 WC BEL J Henin 7 6     NED K Boogert 5 4   Qualifying Seeds 30em TPE Janet Lee (qualifier) SVK Katarína Studeníková (second round) BUL Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier) USA Meilen Tu (qualifying competition, lucky loser) USA Jill Craybas (first round) AUT Marion Maruska (qualifier) BEL Patty Van Acker (second round) ESP Gisela Riera (qualifier) Qualifiers 30em TPE Janet Lee BUL Lubomira Bacheva AUT Marion Maruska ESP Gisela Riera Lucky losers 30em BEL Kim Clijsters USA Meilen Tu Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 TPE Janet Lee w/o       CZE Eva Martincová         POL Katarzyna Strączy 2 7 6   BEL Evy Last 6 5 4 WC BEL Stephanie Devillé 2 2     BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6     CZE Milena Nekvapilová 4 1   7 BEL Patty Van Acker 6 6   1 TPE Janet Lee 6 6     POL Katarzyna Strączy 4 1     BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6   7 BEL Patty Van Acker 0 4   1 TPE Janet Lee 3 7 6   BEL Kim Clijsters 6 5 4 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 BUL Lubomira Bacheva 6 6     USA Katie Schlukebir 1 0     IND Nirupama Vaidyanathan 3 6 3   ESP Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6 4 6   GBR Monica Massarella 0 0     PAR Larissa Schaerer 6 6     CZE Hana Šromová 6 2 6 5 USA Jill Craybas 3 6 2 3 BUL Lubomira Bacheva 6 6     ESP Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 1 3     PAR Larissa Schaerer 2 7 66   CZE Hana Šromová 6 5 78 3 BUL Lubomira Bacheva 6 7     CZE Hana Šromová 4 5   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 AUT Marion Maruska 6 6     GER Susi Lohrmann 2 4     BRA Vanessa Menga 4 2     ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti 6 6     AUS Louise Pleming 6 7   WC BEL Evy de Mesmaecker 3 5     SLO Tina Pisnik       4 USA Meilen Tu w/o     6 AUT Marion Maruska 6 77     ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti 3 64     AUS Louise Pleming 2 0   4 USA Meilen Tu 6 6   6 AUT Marion Maruska 1 6 6 4 USA Meilen Tu 6 2 4 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 8 ESP Gisela Riera 6 6     GER Heike Thoms 2 2     KAZ Irina Selyutina         GER Christiane Hoppmann w/o       GER Camilla Kremer 6 6   WC GER Denise Hofer 3 1   WC GER Adriana Jerabek 4 1   2 SVK Katarína Studeníková 6 6   8 ESP Gisela Riera 7 6     GER Christiane Hoppmann 5 4     GER Camilla Kremer 6 6   2 SVK Katarína Studeníková 2 2   8 ESP Gisela Riera 6 6     GER Camilla Kremer 3 1   External links 1999 Belgian Open Draw Category:Belgian Open (tennis) Flanders Women's Open