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 | |
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Doubles | |
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Entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | 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
editThe 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
editSingles
editVenus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–2, 7–5
- This was Williams' fifth title of the year.
Doubles
editLisa 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