# 1999 Estoril Open – Women's singles

The 1999 Estoril Open women's singles was the singles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Circuit last year, and it was won by Barbara Schwartz. Schwartz was eliminated in the second round of this year's event.
Katarina Srebotnik won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Rita Kuti-Kis.

## Seeds

* Anke Huber (second round)
* Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
* Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
* Elena Wagner (second round)
* Silvija Talaja (quarterfinals)
* Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
* Laura Golarsa (first round)
* Seda Noorlander (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | Rita Kuti-Kis | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Lubomira Bacheva | 5 | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 2 | 3 | | 1 | A Huber | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 5 | 4 | | | R Kuti-Kis | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | A Barna | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Barna | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 7 | 3 | 6 | | A Gerši | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | O Barabanschikova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 |
| | R Sandu | 3 | 0 | | 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ghirardi | 2 | 2 | | LL | E Bes Ostariz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Bes Ostariz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Kremer | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Díaz Oliva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | AC Nogueira | 1 | 1 | | | M Díaz Oliva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schwartz | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Noorlander | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | S Talaja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Courtois | 6$^7$ | 6 | 2 | | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Talaja | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | V Menga | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | LL | L Bacheva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | L Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | LL | L Bacheva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | E Wagner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Wagner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | L Bacheva | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | L Golarsa | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 |
| | J Abe | 6 | 6 | | | J Abe | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez Granados | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Földényi | 6 | 5 | 2 | Q | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 1 | 3 | | 2 | S Pitkowski | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Cristina Torrens Valero (qualifier)
* Laurence Courtois (qualifier)
* Anna Földényi (qualifier)
* Liezel Horn (second round)
* Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Flora Perfetti (second round)
* Gisela Riera (first round)
* Eva Bes Ostariz (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Cristina Torrens Valero
* Anca Barna
* Anna Földényi
* Laurence Courtois

### Lucky losers

* Eva Bes Ostariz
* Lubomira Bacheva

## 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 4 | 0 | | 1 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Cristina Correia | 2 | 1 | | | Janette Husárová | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 3 | 3 |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | 8 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 3 | 3 |
| | Andreea Vanc | 7 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreea Vanc | 7 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Eva Bes Ostariz | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| 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 |
| 4 | Liezel Horn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Angela Cardoso | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Angela Cardoso | 1 | 5 | 4 | Liezel Horn | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anca Barna | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | Anca Barna | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | Anca Barna | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lubomira Bacheva | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Amanda Grahame | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lubomira Bacheva | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 6 | | Mariam Ramón Climent | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Lubomira Bacheva | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Germana Di Natale | 3 | 3 | 5 | Lubomira Bacheva | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Gisela Riera | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Pelikánová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Radka Pelikánová | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Patty Van Acker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Patty Van Acker | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | Patty Van Acker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | Patty Van Acker | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Anna Földényi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Anna Földényi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | Jelena Dokić | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Anna Földényi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 3 | 2 | | 3 | Anna Földényi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Anna Földényi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | 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 | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Lugina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Lugina | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Flora Perfetti | 6$^9$ | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alicia Ortuño | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Alice Canepa | 0 | 2 | | | Alicia Ortuño | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Alicia Ortuño | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 |
| | Sandra Dopfer | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Dopfer | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Francesca Lubiani | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Maria Paola Zavagli | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |