1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open – Singles

Singles
1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open
Final
ChampionFrance Sarah Pitkowski
Runner-upSpain Cristina Torrens Valero
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open singles was the singles event of the second edition of the Budapest Grand Prix; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Hungary. Virginia Ruano Pascual was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Amanda Hopmans.

Sarah Pitkowski won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Cristina Torrens Valero.

Seeds

  1. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (first round)
  2. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  3. Italy Silvia Farina (first round)
  4. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  5. France Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  6. Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo (first round)
  7. France Sarah Pitkowski (champion)
  8. Spain Gala León García (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 4 4  
  Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 6 6  
  Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 2 2  
7 France Sarah Pitkowski 6 6  
  Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis 3 6 62
7 France Sarah Pitkowski 6 3 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Czech Republic J Novotná 4 3  
  Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 6 6     Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 5 6 5
Q Poland K Straczy 1 6 3 Q Czech Republic E Martincová 7 1 7
Q Czech Republic E Martincová 6 3 6 Q Czech Republic E Martincová 4 2  
  Argentina M Díaz Oliva 63 1     Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6  
  Germany E Wagner 77 6     Germany E Wagner 1 1  
  Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6     Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6  
8 Spain G León García 3 2     Czech Republic D Chládková 4 4  
4 Spain V Ruano Pascual 2 4     Spain C Torrens Valero 6 6  
  Netherlands A Hopmans 6 6     Netherlands A Hopmans 7 6  
  Austria B Schwartz 3 6 6   Austria B Schwartz 5 1  
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Naćuk 6 2 3   Netherlands A Hopmans 2 0  
  Italy A Serra Zanetti 2 2     Spain C Torrens Valero 6 6  
  Spain C Torrens Valero 6 6     Spain C Torrens Valero 7 6  
  Croatia S Talaja 3 4   5 France N Dechy 5 3  
5 France N Dechy 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 7 5
  Hungary A Földényi 6 5 7   Hungary A Földényi 6 64 65
LL Austria S Dopfer 4 6 3   Czech Republic L Němečková 2 77 77
  Czech Republic L Němečková 6 4 6   Czech Republic L Němečková 1 3  
  Germany J Abe 2 6 2   Hungary R Kuti-Kis 6 6  
  Hungary P Mandula 6 4 6   Hungary P Mandula 6 1 63
  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 3 6 6   Hungary R Kuti-Kis 2 6 77
3 Italy S Farina 6 2 3   Hungary R Kuti-Kis 3 6 62
7 France S Pitkowski 3 77 6 7 France S Pitkowski 6 3 77
Q Hungary Z Gubacsi 6 63 1 7 France S Pitkowski 6 6  
  Canada J Nejedly 4 6 6   Canada J Nejedly 1 0  
Q Slovakia M Suchá 6 3 4 7 France S Pitkowski 7 6  
  Germany J Kandarr 4 6 6   Russia E Kulikovskaya 5 2  
  Slovakia K Studeníková 6 4 2   Germany J Kandarr 3 4  
  Russia E Kulikovskaya 1 6 6   Russia E Kulikovskaya 6 6  
2 Slovakia H Nagyová 6 3 3

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva (second round)
  2. Germany Anca Barna (second round)
  3. Austria Marion Maruska (second round, retired)
  4. Austria Sandra Dopfer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti (second round)
  6. Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová (second round)
  7. Austria Evelyn Fauth (second round)
  8. Slovakia Martina Suchá (qualifier)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Austria Sandra Dopfer

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva      
  Bye      
1 Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 4 6 66
  Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 6 4 78
  Hungary Boglárka Berecz 1 4  
  Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 6 6  
  Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 64 3  
WC Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi 77 6  
  Slovakia Zuzana Váleková 3 6 4
WC Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi 6 4 6
WC Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi 6 3 6
7 Austria Evelyn Fauth 0 6 4
  Romania Magda Mihalache 5 3  
7 Austria Evelyn Fauth 7 6  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Austria Sandra Dopfer 6 6  
  Hungary Kinga Berecz 3 0  
4 Austria Sandra Dopfer 6 7  
  Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 4 5  
  Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 6 6  
  Germany Adriana Barna 3 2  
4 Austria Sandra Dopfer 3 1  
  Czech Republic Eva Martincová 6 6  
  Austria Nicole Remis 2 6 2
  Czech Republic Eva Martincová 6 2 6
  Czech Republic Eva Martincová 6 4 6
5 Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 4 6 3
  Germany Meike Fröhlich 5 4  
5 Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 7 6  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová 6 6  
WC Austria Bettina Pirker 1 3  
6 Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová 3 0  
  Czech Republic Renata Kučerová 6 6  
  Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs 4 6 1
  Czech Republic Renata Kučerová 6 3 6
  Czech Republic Renata Kučerová 1 0  
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 6 6  
  Czech Republic Eva Melicharová 7 5 0
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 5 7 6
  Poland Katarzyna Strączy 4    
3 Austria Marion Maruska 1r  
  Germany Christiane Hoppmann 6 1 1
3 Austria Marion Maruska 0 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Slovakia Martina Suchá 6 6  
  Spain Ana Salas Lozano 3 2  
8 Slovakia Martina Suchá 6 6  
  Germany Gréta Arn 3 3  
  Hungary Edit Pákay 0 4  
  Germany Gréta Arn 6 6  
8 Slovakia Martina Suchá 7 6  
WC Hungary Anikó Kapros 5 1  
WC Hungary Anikó Kapros 65 6 6
  Germany Gabriela Kučerová 77 3 0
WC Hungary Anikó Kapros 6 6  
2 Germany Anca Barna 3 1  
  Germany Angelika Rösch 2 6 0
2 Germany Anca Barna 6 4 6