# 1999 Brasil Open – Singles

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

* Anna Smashnova (first round)
* Cristina Torrens Valero (semifinals)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (champion)
* Gala León García (semifinals)
* Paola Suárez (second round)
* Amanda Hopmans (first round)
* Rita Kuti-Kis (quarterfinals)
* Seda Noorlander (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gala León García | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gala León García | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Patricia Wartusch | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Smashnova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | P Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Schaerer | 1 | 4 | | WC | J Cortez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Cortez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Wartusch | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Martínez Granados | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | Q | G Riera | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | G Riera | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Riera | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ramón Climent | 6 | 6 | | | M Ramón Climent | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Hopmans | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | P Wartusch | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G León García | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | A Vanc | 3 | 4 | | 4 | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bes-Ostáriz | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 4 | G León García | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Rosen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | R Kuti-Kis | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | A Barna | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 4 | | 7 | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | P Suárez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Menga | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | P Suárez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mesa | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | A Serra Zanetti | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | F Labat | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 3 | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Zuluaga | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | S Noorlander | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 |
| Q | R de los Ríos | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | S Noorlander | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 4 | | | P Mandula | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Mandula | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Goñi Blanco | 1 | 6 | 4 | | L Němečková | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schnitzer | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Torrens Valero | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez (qualifying competition)
* Gisela Riera (Qualifier)
* n.a.
* Milagros Sequera (second round)
* Ainhoa Goñi Blanco (Qualifier)
* Luciana Masante (qualifying competition)
* Melisa Arévalo (second round)
* Romina Ottoboni (first round)
* Adrienn Hegedűs (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Rossana de los Ríos
* Mariana Mesa
* Ainhoa Goñi Blanco
* Gisela Riera

## 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Carla Tiene | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Carla Tiene | 6$^2$ | 5 | 1 | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jorgelina Torti | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Jorgelina Torti | 6 | 6 | | Jorgelina Torti | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Natasha Lucki | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natasha Lucki | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6$^{10}$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rossana de los Ríos | 7$^{12}$ | 7 |
| | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Rossana de los Ríos | 7$^{12}$ | 7 |
| | Veronika Martinek | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 1 | 4 | | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Adrienn Hegedűs | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nathália Bellizia | 2 | 4 | 9 | Adrienn Hegedűs | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 9 | Adrienn Hegedűs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lisa Sendelbach | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lisa Sendelbach | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mariana Mesa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Carla Andrade | 0 | 0 | | | Mariana Mesa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mariana Mesa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Mesa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Mariana Mesa | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Paula Racedo | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | Paula Racedo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Paula Racedo | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | Caroline Schneider | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Schneider | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Paula Racedo | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Laura Montalvo | 7$^9$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Laura Montalvo | 6 | 6 | | WC | Laura Montalvo | 7$^9$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Romina Ottoboni | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Melisa Arévalo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam D'Agostini | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam D'Agostini | 5 | 3 | 7 | Melisa Arévalo | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 6 | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Patricia Alonso | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Alonso | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Virág Csurgó | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | Geraldine Aizenberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | Eugenia Maia | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenia Maia | 2 | 5 | | Geraldine Aizenberg | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Maria Fernanda Alves | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Luciana Masante | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Damario | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Damario | 0 | 0$^r$ | 6 | Luciana Masante | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Melissa Mazzotta | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | Melissa Mazzotta | 7 | 6 | | Melissa Mazzotta | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | Roberta Burzagli | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Burzagli | 5 | 1 | | | | | 6 | Luciana Masante | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Gisela Riera | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Bianca Catay | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gisela Riera | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ana Paula Zannoni | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ana Paula Zannoni | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Ana Paula Zannoni | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gisela Riera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Renata Dias | 0 | 0 | 2 | Gisela Riera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Gisela Riera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |