1999 Flanders Women's Open – Singles
# 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.

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

* Sarah Pitkowski (final)
* Anne Kremer (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (first round)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round)
* Rita Grande (first round, retired)
* Amélie Cocheteux (second round)
* Kristina Brandi (first round)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sarah Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 4 | 4 | 1 | Sarah Pitkowski | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | WC | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Justine Henin | 7 | 6 | WC | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 |
| | Kristie Boogert | 5 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $7^8$ | 4 | 8 | J Chi | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Chi | 7 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | O Barabanschikova | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Courtois | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Oremans | $7^7$ | 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 | $7^8$ | $6^2$ | $6^0$ | | | | |
| | K Boogert | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | K Boogert | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | K Boogert | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Papadáki | $6^6$ | 7 | 4 | 2 | A Kremer | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Kremer | $7^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Janet Lee (qualifier)
* Katarína Studeníková (second round)
* Lubomira Bacheva (qualifier)
* Meilen Tu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jill Craybas (first round)
* Marion Maruska (qualifier)
* Patty Van Acker (second round)
* Gisela Riera (qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Janet Lee
* Lubomira Bacheva
* Marion Maruska
* Gisela Riera

### Lucky losers

* Kim Clijsters
* 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Janet Lee | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Martincová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Martincová | | | | 1 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarzyna Strączy | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Strączy | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Katarzyna Strączy | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Evy Last | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evy Last | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Janet Lee | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| WC | Stephanie Devillé | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Patty Van Acker | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Milena Nekvapilová | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Patty Van Acker | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Patty Van Acker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katie Schlukebir | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katie Schlukebir | 1 | 0 | | 3 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Hana Šromová | 4 | 5 |
| | Monica Massarella | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Hana Šromová | 4 | 5 |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | | | Larissa Schaerer | 2 | 7 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hana Šromová | 6 | 5 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | Hana Šromová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Hana Šromová | 6 | 5 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| 5 | Jill Craybas | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Marion Maruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susi Lohrmann | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susi Lohrmann | 2 | 4 | 6 | Marion Maruska | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | Vanessa Menga | 4 | 2 | | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Marion Maruska | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | Louise Pleming | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Evy de Mesmaecker | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evy de Mesmaecker | 3 | 5 | | Louise Pleming | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tina Pisnik | | | 4 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Meilen Tu | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

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