1999 Estoril Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1999 Estoril Open
Champion	Katarina Srebotnik
Runner-up	Rita Kuti-Kis
Score	6–3, 6–1

The 1999 Estoril Open women's singles was the singles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Circuit last year, and it was won by Barbara Schwartz. Schwartz was eliminated in the second round of this year's event.

Katarina Srebotnik won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Rita Kuti-Kis.

Seeds

1. Anke Huber (second round)
2. Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
3. Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
4. Elena Wagner (second round)
5. Silvija Talaja (quarterfinals)
6. Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
7. Laura Golarsa (first round)
8. Seda Noorlander (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							Final
		Rita Kuti-Kis	6	6
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	4	2
									Rita Kuti-Kis	3	1
									Katarina Srebotnik	6	6
	LL	Lubomira Bacheva	5	4
		Katarina Srebotnik	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Huber	6	6
		A Hopmans	2	3				1	A Huber	69	1
		D Chládková	5	4					R Kuti-Kis	711	6
		R Kuti-Kis	7	6												R Kuti-Kis	6	6
		K Studeníková	4	0											Q	A Barna	3	0
	Q	A Barna	6	6				Q	A Barna	w/o
		A Gerši	7	3	6				A Gerši
	6	O Barabanschikova	5	6	2																		R Kuti-Kis	6	6
	3	A Kremer	6	6																			M Díaz Oliva	4	2
		R Sandu	3	0				3	A Kremer	6	6
		L Ghirardi	2	2				LL	E Bes Ostariz	4	4
	LL	E Bes Ostariz	6	6											3	A Kremer	7	2	2
		M Díaz Oliva	6	6												M Díaz Oliva	5	6	6
	WC	AC Nogueira	1	1					M Díaz Oliva	1	6	6
		B Schwartz	6	6					B Schwartz	6	0	1
	8	S Noorlander	2	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S Talaja	6	3	6
		P Suárez	2	6	2			5	S Talaja	6	6
	Q	L Courtois	67	6	2				Ľ Cervanová	3	2
		Ľ Cervanová	79	4	6										5	S Talaja	2	6	4
	WC	V Menga	1	1											LL	L Bacheva	6	3	6
	LL	L Bacheva	6	6				LL	L Bacheva	7	6
		J Kandarr	6	4	3			4	E Wagner	5	3
	4	E Wagner	3	6	6																	LL	L Bacheva	5	4
	7	L Golarsa	0	0																			K Srebotnik	7	6
		J Abe	6	6					J Abe	7	4	2
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	5	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	3	0												K Srebotnik	6	6
	Q	C Torrens Valero	2	7	6										Q	C Torrens Valero	3	3
	Q	A Földényi	6	5	2			Q	C Torrens Valero	6	6
		K Boogert	1	3				2	S Pitkowski	4	1
	2	S Pitkowski	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Cristina Torrens Valero (qualifier)
2. Laurence Courtois (qualifier)
3. Anna Földényi (qualifier)
4. Liezel Horn (second round)
5. Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Flora Perfetti (second round)
7. Gisela Riera (first round)
8. Eva Bes Ostariz (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Cristina Torrens Valero
2. Anca Barna
3. Anna Földényi
4. Laurence Courtois

Lucky losers

1. Eva Bes Ostariz
2. Lubomira Bacheva

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							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Cristina Torrens Valero	6	6
		Katalin Marosi	4	0
								1	Cristina Torrens Valero	6	6
									Janette Husárová	0	1
	WC	Cristina Correia	2	1
		Janette Husárová	6	6
															1	Cristina Torrens Valero	6	6
															8	Eva Bes Ostariz	3	3
		Nirupama Vaidyanathan	5	6	77
		Andreea Vanc	7	1	64
									Nirupama Vaidyanathan	4	4
								8	Eva Bes Ostariz	6	6
		Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	5	6	4
	8	Eva Bes Ostariz	7	3	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Liezel Horn	6	7
	WC	Angela Cardoso	1	5
								4	Liezel Horn	2	6	1
									Anca Barna	6	2	6
		Anca Barna	6	6
		Edith Nunes-Bersot	0	2
																Anca Barna	6	1	6
															5	Lubomira Bacheva	4	6	4
		Amanda Grahame	3	1
		Mariam Ramón Climent	6	6
									Mariam Ramón Climent	6	1	2
								5	Lubomira Bacheva	0	6	6
		Germana Di Natale	3	3
	5	Lubomira Bacheva	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Gisela Riera	3	64
		Radka Pelikánová	6	77
									Radka Pelikánová	3	4
									Patty Van Acker	6	6
		Patty Van Acker	7	64	6
		Sandra Klösel	5	77	2
																Patty Van Acker	64	2
															3	Anna Földényi	77	6
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	6	4
	WC	Jelena Dokić	6	3	6
								WC	Jelena Dokić	62	0
								3	Anna Földényi	77	6
		Karen Cross	3	2
	3	Anna Földényi	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Flora Perfetti	6	6
		Olga Lugina	2	1
								6	Flora Perfetti	69	61
									Alicia Ortuño	711	77
		Alice Canepa	0	2
		Alicia Ortuño	6	6
																Alicia Ortuño	4	0
															2	Laurence Courtois	6	6
		Francesca Lubiani	6	1	6
		Sandra Dopfer	2	6	1
									Francesca Lubiani	3	1
								2	Laurence Courtois	6	6
		Maria Paola Zavagli	3	77	4
	2	Laurence Courtois	6	64	6

External links

• 1999 Estoril Open Draw