1999 Brasil Open

1999 Brasil Open
Date	October 4 – October 10
Edition	1st
Category	Tier IV
Surface	Clay (red) / Outdoor
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Champions
Singles
Fabiola Zuluaga
Doubles
Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez

The 1999 Brasil Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in São Paulo, Brazil. It was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from October 4 through October 10, 1999. Fabiola Zuluaga won the singles title. ^{[1] [2]}

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
ISR	Anna Smashnova	46	1
ESP	Cristina Torrens Valero	51	2
COL	Fabiola Zuluaga	52	3
ESP	Gala León García	54	4
ARG	Paola Suárez	57	5
NED	Amanda Hopmans	93	6
HUN	Rita Kuti-Kis	91	7
NED	Seda Noorlander	95	8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Joana Cortez
• Vanessa Menga

The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Miriam D'Agostini / Larissa Schaerer

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

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

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

• Mariana Mesa / Romina Ottoboni

Champions

Singles

Fabiola Zuluaga defeated Patricia Wartusch, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5

• This was Zuluaga's second WTA title of the year and her career.

Doubles

Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez defeated Janette Husárová / Florencia Labat, 6–7^(7–9), 7–5, 7–5

References