# 1999 Sanex Trophy – Singles

The 1999 Sanex Trophy singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.
Fourth seed María Sánchez Lorenzo won the title, defeating Denisa Chládková, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4, 6–2, and claimed her only title.

## Seeds

* Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
* Silvija Talaja (semifinals)
* Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (champion)
* Cristina Torrens Valero (second round)
* Barbara Rittner (semifinals)
* Olga Barabanschikova (second round)
* Laurence Courtois (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Barbara Rittner | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | 4 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 7$^9$ | 4 | 2 |
| | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Denisa Chládková | 7$^9$ | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | R Dragomir | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | J Kruger | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 2 | 2 | | 6 | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Rittner | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 |
| | R Sandu | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Naćuk | 1 | 6 | 1 | | R Kuti-Kis | 6$^8$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Gerards | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | WC | M Marrero | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Marrero | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Marrero | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 7 | O Barabanschikova | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Barabanschikova | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | C Torrens Valero | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | C Torrens Valero | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | D Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | D Chládková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | A Bachmann | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 4 | 0 | | 3 | K Habšudová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | L Courtois | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Talaja | 2 | 2 |
| | J Henin | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | L Courtois | 7 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ramon Climent | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Ramon Climent | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | M Ramon Climent | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Myskina | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 7 | | | Á Montolio | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Talaja | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lenka Němečková (qualifying competition)
* Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
* Anastasia Myskina (Qualifier)
* Nadia Petrova (second round)
* replaced by Evy de Mesmaecker (first round)
* Andreea Vanc (first round)
* Mariam Ramon Climent (Qualifier)
* Giulia Casoni (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Mariam Ramon Climent
* Angelika Bachmann
* Anastasia Myskina
* Antonella Serra Zanetti

## 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 | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lenka Němečková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marketa Kochta | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marketa Kochta | 3 | 2 | | | Lenka Němečková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Hannah Collin | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 4 | 2 | | WC | Hannah Collin | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Hannah Collin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Hannah Collin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Lenka Němečková | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mariam Ramon Climent | 6 | 1 |
| WC | Sofia Arvidsson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mariam Ramon Climent | 6 | 1 |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Vanessa Henke | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mariam Ramon Climent | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Cindy Schuurmans | 1 | 0 | | 7 | Mariam Ramon Climent | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Mariam Ramon Climent | 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 |
| 4 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 6 | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Eva Martincová | 2 | 4 |
| | Desislava Topavola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Eva Martincová | 2 | 4 |
| | Nina Nittinger | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nina Nittinger | 2 | 2 | | | Desislava Topavola | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Eva Martincová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Eva Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | Eva Martincová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| Alt | Evy de Mesmaecker | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 |
| 6 | Andreea Vanc | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martina Suchá | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Martina Suchá | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | Martina Suchá | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| | Petra Begerow | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| | Mireille Dittmann | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mireille Dittmann | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Petra Begerow | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ainhoa Goñi Blanco | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Giulia Casoni | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Paola Zavagli | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Paola Zavagli | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Giulia Casoni | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Natalie Dittmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalie Dittmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | Katalin Marosi | 2 | 7$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 2 | 7$^9$ | 5 | WC | Daphne van de Zande | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Conchita Martínez Granados | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez Granados | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Conchita Martínez Granados | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |