1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open – Singles

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Singles
1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open
Champion Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero
Final score62, 62
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Westel 900 Budapest Open ·  2000  

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.

Contents

Sarah Pitkowski won in the final 62, 62 against Cristina Torrens Valero.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 4 4  
  Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero 2 2  
7 Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis 3 662
7 Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski 63 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná 4 3  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 5 65
Q Flag of Poland.svg K Straczy 1 63 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Martincová 71 7
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Martincová 63 6Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Martincová 4 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 631    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 776   Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 1 1  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 66 
8 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 3 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 4 4  
4 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 4    Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Hopmans 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Hopmans 76 
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schwartz 3 66  Flag of Austria.svg B Schwartz 5 1  
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg S Naćuk 62 3   Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Hopmans 2 0  
  Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 2 2    Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66   Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 76 
  Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 3 4  5 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 5 3  
5 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 75
  Flag of Hungary.svg A Földényi 65 7  Flag of Hungary.svg A Földényi 66465
LL Flag of Austria.svg S Dopfer 4 63   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková 2 7777
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková 64 6  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková 1 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg J Abe 2 62   Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula 64 6  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula 61 63
  Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 3 66  Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 2 677
3 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 62 3   Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 3 662
7 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 3 7767 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 63 77
Q Flag of Hungary.svg Z Gubacsi 6631 7 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 66 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 4 66  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 1 0  
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 63 4 7 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 4 66  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya 5 2  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 64 2   Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 3 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya 1 66  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya 66 
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 63 3

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva    
 Flag placeholder.svgBye   
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva 4 666
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libuše Průšová 64 78
  Flag of Hungary.svg Boglárka Berecz 1 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libuše Průšová 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libuše Průšová 643  
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 776 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková 3 64
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 64 6
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 63 6
7 Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth 0 64
  Flag of Romania.svg Magda Mihalache 5 3  
7 Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth 76 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Kinga Berecz 3 0  
4 Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer 67 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 4 5  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna 3 2  
4 Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Dopfer 3 1  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Remis 2 62
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová 62 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová 64 6
5 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 4 63
  Flag of Germany.svg Meike Fröhlich 5 4  
5 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 76 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Pelikánová 66 
WC Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Pirker 1 3  
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Pelikánová 3 0  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kučerová 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Hegedűs 4 61
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kučerová 63 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kučerová 1 0  
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Strączy 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová 75 0
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Strączy 5 76
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Strączy 4   
3 Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 1r 
  Flag of Germany.svg Christiane Hoppmann 61 1
3 Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 0 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Ana Salas Lozano 3 2  
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Gréta Arn 3 3  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Edit Pákay 0 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg Gréta Arn 66 
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 76 
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros 5 1  
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros 6566
  Flag of Germany.svg Gabriela Kučerová 773 0
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros 66 
2 Flag of Germany.svg Anca Barna 3 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Rösch 2 60
2 Flag of Germany.svg Anca Barna 64 6

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