1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open – Singles

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.

Singles
1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open
Champion	Sarah Pitkowski
Runner-up	Cristina Torrens Valero
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

Seeds

1. Jana Novotná (first round)
2. Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
3. Silvia Farina (first round)
4. Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
5. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
6. María Sánchez Lorenzo (first round)
7. Sarah Pitkowski (champion)
8. Gala León García (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
		Denisa Chládková	4	4
		Cristina Torrens Valero	6	6
									Cristina Torrens Valero	2	2
								7	Sarah Pitkowski	6	6
		Rita Kuti-Kis	3	6	62
	7	Sarah Pitkowski	6	3	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Novotná	4	3
		Ľ Cervanová	6	6					Ľ Cervanová	5	6	5
	Q	K Straczy	1	6	3			Q	E Martincová	7	1	7
	Q	E Martincová	6	3	6										Q	E Martincová	4	2
		M Díaz Oliva	63	1												D Chládková	6	6
		E Wagner	77	6					E Wagner	1	1
		D Chládková	6	6					D Chládková	6	6
	8	G León García	3	2																			D Chládková	4	4
	4	V Ruano Pascual	2	4																			C Torrens Valero	6	6
		A Hopmans	6	6					A Hopmans	7	6
		B Schwartz	3	6	6				B Schwartz	5	1
		S Naćuk	6	2	3											A Hopmans	2	0
		A Serra Zanetti	2	2												C Torrens Valero	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	6					C Torrens Valero	7	6
		S Talaja	3	4				5	N Dechy	5	3
	5	N Dechy	6	6

Bottom half

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

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

1. Zsófia Gubacsi
2. Eva Martincová
3. Katarzyna Straczy
4. Martina Suchá

Lucky losers

1. Sandra Dopfer

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	Lubomira Bacheva
		Bye
								1	Lubomira Bacheva	4	6	66
									Libuše Průšová	6	4	78
		Boglárka Berecz	1	4
		Libuše Průšová	6	6
																Libuše Průšová	64	3
															WC	Zsófia Gubacsi	77	6
		Zuzana Váleková	3	6	4
	WC	Zsófia Gubacsi	6	4	6
								WC	Zsófia Gubacsi	6	3	6
								7	Evelyn Fauth	0	6	4
		Magda Mihalache	5	3
	7	Evelyn Fauth	7	6

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

External links

• 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open draw