1999 Pilot Pen Tennis Explained

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 22 through August 28, 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title, earning US$ 80,000 first prize money.

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
United StatesLindsay Davenport21
United StatesVenus Williams42
United StatesMonica Seles53
Czech RepublicJana Novotná74
Amanda Coetzer95
FranceJulie Halard-Decugis116
FranceNathalie Tauziat127
FranceSandrine Testud148

Other entrants

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

Singles

See main article: article and 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles. Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

See main article: article and 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Doubles. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Jana Novotná, 7–6(7–1), 6–2

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