1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg – Singles
# 1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg – Singles

The 1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg singles was the singles event of the ninth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Luxembourg. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but she did not compete in this year.

Qualifier Kim Clijsters won in the final, 6–2, 6–2, against top playing seed Dominique Van Roost, to win her first WTA title.

## Seeds

* Serena Williams (withdrew due to exhaustion)
* Dominique Van Roost (final)
* Jana Novotná (first round)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Plischke (first round)
* Anne Kremer (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | Kim Clijsters | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Sabine Appelmans | 2 | $7^9$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Sabine Appelmans | 2 | $7^9$ | 1 | Q | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | LL | E Callens | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | B Schwartz | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 3 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | LL | E Callens | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 1 | 1 | | Q | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 0 | $0^r$ | | 5 | A Huber | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Huber | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Clijsters | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | I Spîrlea | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 2 | $7^9$ | 1 |
| | S Appelmans | 7 | $7^7$ | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 5 | 5 | | | D Chládková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Henin | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 2 | 2 | | WC | J Henin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Kostanić | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Plischke | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oremans | 4 | 2 | | 6 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 5 | 4 | | | S Pitkowski | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | L Krasnoroutskaya | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 3 | 1 | | WC | L Krasnoroutskaya | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Maleeva | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | Q | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Novotná | 1 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | L Krasnoroutskaya | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | A Kremer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Van Roost | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Pisnik | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | T Pisnik | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Van Roost | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Adriana Gerši (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (first round)
* n.a.
* Kim Clijsters (qualifier)
* Els Callens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tina Pisnik (qualifier)
* Jelena Kostanić (qualifier)
* n.a.
* Tina Križan (second round)
* Raluca Sandu (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Magdalena Maleeva
* Kim Clijsters
* Jelena Kostanić
* Tina Pisnik

## 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 | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Adriana Gerši | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denise Hofer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denise Hofer | 3 | 2 | 1 | Adriana Gerši | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 6 | WC | Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 1 | 2 | | | | | | WC | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Els Callens | 4 | 4 |
| | Agnieszka Abram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Els Callens | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Fabienne Thill | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Fabienne Thill | 3 | 4 | | Agnieszka Abram | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sybille Bammer | 4 | 2 | 5 | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Fritz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Fritz | 2 | 1 | 4 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Claudine Schaul | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Sophie Lefèvre | 2 | 4 | WC | Claudine Schaul | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Claudine Schaul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Claudine Schaul | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Linda Wild | 1 | 1 |
| | Linda Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Linda Wild | 1 | 1 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 2 | | Linda Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Tina Križan | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 4 | 2 | 9 | Tina Križan | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 9 | Tina Križan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Alice Barnes | 4 | 4 | | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kirstin Freye | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | Lorna Woodroffe | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Kirstin Freye | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | Lea Ghirardi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lea Ghirardi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Lea Ghirardi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirstin Freye | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kirstin Freye | 6 | 6 | | | Kirstin Freye | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Raluca Sandu | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renata Kučerová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renata Kučerová | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Patty Van Acker | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Karen Cross | 5 | 7 | 1 | | Patty Van Acker | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Patty Van Acker | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patty Van Acker | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Tina Pisnik | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Martina Müller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Ana Salas Lozano | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana Salas Lozano | 3 | 5 | | | Martina Müller | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Amanda Hopmans | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
