The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in New Haven in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 23 through August 29, 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
1999 Pilot Pen Tennis | |
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Date | August 23–29 |
Edition | 17th |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $520,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | New Haven, CT, United States |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Venus Williams | |
Doubles | |
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs |
Entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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USA | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 1 |
USA | Venus Williams | 4 | 2 |
USA | Monica Seles | 5 | 3 |
CZE | Jana Novotná | 9 | 4 |
RSA | Amanda Coetzer | 7 | 5 |
FRA | Julie Halard-Decugis | 10 | 6 |
FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 12 | 7 |
FRA | Sandrine Testud | 16 | 8 |
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–2, 7–5
- This was Williams' fifth title of the year.
Doubles edit
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Jana Novotná, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
External links edit
- ITF singles results page Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- WTA draw archive