1999 Brasil Open – Singles

1999 Brasil Open
Champion   Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
Runner-up   Austria Patricia Wartusch
Final score   7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Events
Singles   Doubles

The 1999 Brasil Open – Singles was the tennis singles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Brazil. South American Fabiola Zuluaga won the title, defeating Patricia Wartusch in the final.

Seeds

  1. Israel Anna Smashnova (First Round)
  2. Spain Cristina Torrens Valero (Semifinals)
  3. Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga (Champion)
  4. Spain Gala León García (Semifinals)
  5. Argentina Paola Suárez (Second Round)
  6. Netherlands Amanda Hopmans (First Round)
  7. Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis (Quarterfinals)
  8. Netherlands Seda Noorlander (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
     Austria Patricia Wartusch 6 1 6  
4  Spain Gala León García 1 6 3  
     Austria Patricia Wartusch 5 6 5
  3  Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 7 4 7
3  Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6  
  2  Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 3 3    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1  Israel A Smashnova 4 2    
   Austria P Wartusch 6 6          Austria P Wartusch 6 6    
   Paraguay L Schaerer 1 4       WC  Brazil J Cortez 1 2    
WC  Brazil J Cortez 6 6            Austria P Wartusch 77 6    
   Spain C Martínez Granados 6 4 3       Q  Spain G Riera-Roura 63 4    
Q  Spain G Riera-Roura 3 6 6     Q  Spain G Riera-Roura 78 6  
   Spain M Ramón Climent 6 6          Spain M Ramón Climent 66 0    
6  Netherlands A Hopmans 4 1            Austria P Wartusch 6 1 6
4  Spain G León García 6 6         4  Spain G León García 1 6 3
   Romania A Vanc 3 4       4  Spain G León García 6 6    
   United States M Shaughnessy 3 6 6        United States M Shaughnessy 3 0    
   Spain E Bes-Ostáriz 6 3 1       4  Spain G León García 77 6  
   Israel H Rosen 4 3         7  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 65 1    
   Germany A Barna 6 6          Germany A Barna 2 3  
   Italy T Garbin 4 4       7  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 6 6    
7  Hungary R Kuti-Kis 6 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Argentina P Suárez 6 5 6  
WC  Brazil V Menga 3 7 1     5  Argentina P Suárez 4 2    
   Italy A Serra Zanetti 6 77          Italy A Serra Zanetti 6 6    
Q  Colombia M Mesa 3 62            Italy A Serra Zanetti 4 0    
   Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 5 3         3  Colombia F Zuluaga 6 6    
   Argentina F Labat 7 6          Argentina F Labat 3 2  
   Slovakia J Husárová 1 64       3  Colombia F Zuluaga 6 6    
3  Colombia F Zuluaga 6 77         3  Colombia F Zuluaga 6 6  
8  Netherlands S Noorlander 6 1 6       2  Spain C Torrens Valero 3 3  
Q  Paraguay R de los Ríos 4 6 4     8  Netherlands S Noorlander 6 4 2  
   Argentina M Díaz-Oliva 3 4          Hungary P Mandula 2 6 6  
   Hungary P Mandula 6 6            Hungary P Mandula 4 2  
   Czech Republic L Němečková 6 1 6       2  Spain C Torrens Valero 6 6    
Q  Spain A Goñi Blanco 1 6 4        Czech Republic L Němečková 2 5  
   Germany M Schnitzer 5 6 3     2  Spain C Torrens Valero 6 7    
2  Spain C Torrens Valero 7 0 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez (Qualifying Competition)
  2. Spain Gisela Riera-Roura (Qualifier)
  3. n.a.
  4. Venezuela Milagros Sequera (Second Round)
  5. Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco (Qualifier)
  6. Argentina Luciana Masante (Qualifying Competition)
  7. Argentina Melisa Arévalo (Second Round)
  8. Argentina Romina Ottoboni (First Round)
  9. Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs (Second Round)

Qualifiers

  1. Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
  2. Colombia Mariana Mesa
  3. Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco
  4. Spain Gisela Riera-Roura

Qualifying Draw

Key

First Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  1  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 77 7    
   Brazil Carla Tiene 62 5    
  1  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 78 6    
     Argentina Jorgelina Torti 66 2    
   Argentina Jorgelina Torti 6 6  
     Brazil Natasha Lucki 0 0    
    1  Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 610 5  
     Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos 712 7  
     Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos 6 6    
   Germany Veronika Martinek 1 4    
     Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos 6 6  
  9  Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs 3 2    
   Brazil Nathália Bellizia 2 4  
  9  Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs 6 6    

Second Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  4  Venezuela Milagros Sequera 6 6    
WC  Brazil Lisa Sendelbach 2 2    
  4  Venezuela Milagros Sequera 6 4 1  
     Colombia Mariana Mesa 3 6 6  
WC  Brazil Carla Andrade 0 0  
     Colombia Mariana Mesa 6 6    
    1  Colombia Mariana Mesa 6 4  
     Argentina Paula Racedo 2 0 r
     Argentina Paula Racedo 4 6 6  
   Germany Caroline Schneider 6 4 3  
     Argentina Paula Racedo 67 6 7
  WC  Argentina Laura Montalvo 79 1 5  
WC  Argentina Laura Montalvo 6 6  
  8  Argentina Romina Ottoboni 2 3    

Third Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  7  Argentina Melisa Arévalo 7 6    
   Brazil Miriam D'Agostini 5 3    
  7  Argentina Melisa Arévalo 1 4    
     Hungary Virág Csurgó 6 6    
   Hungary Virág Csurgó 6 6  
     Brazil Patricia Alonso 0 0    
       Hungary Virág Csurgó 1 6 5
  5  Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco 6 1 7
     Argentina Geraldine Aizenberg 6 7    
   Brazil Eugênia Maia 2 5    
     Argentina Geraldine Aizenberg 4 3  
  5  Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco 6 6    
WC  Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 3 1  
  5  Spain Ainhoa Goñi Blanco 6 6    

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  6  Argentina Luciana Masante 6 5    
   Argentina Sabrina Damario 0 0 r  
  6  Argentina Luciana Masante 6 2    
     United States Melissa Mazzotta 0 1 r  
   United States Melissa Mazzotta 7 6  
     Brazil Roberta Burzagli 5 1    
    6  Argentina Luciana Masante 3 2  
  2  Spain Gisela Riera-Roura 6 6  
  WC  Brazil Bianca Catay 3 61    
WC  Brazil Ana Paula Zannoni 6 77    
  WC  Brazil Ana Paula Zannoni 62 2  
  2  Spain Gisela Riera-Roura 77 6    
WC  Brazil Renata Dias 0 0  
  2  Spain Gisela Riera-Roura 6 6    

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