2000 Pilot Pen Tennis Explained

The 2000 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and is part of the Tier II Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, United States, from 20 to 26 through August 2000.

Finals

Singles

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• Venus Williams defeated Monica Seles, 6–2, 6–4.

It was the 4th title for Williams in the season and the 13th title on her singles career. It was also her 2nd title in New Haven.^[1]

Doubles

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• Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2.^[2]

It was the 11th title for Halard-Decugis and the 14th title for Sugiyama in their respective doubles careers.It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Sydney and Miami.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venus Williams: Career At A Glance. WTA. 2014. 21 August 2017. Dubai. This is the fifth event Venus has won three or more times. She is a five-time winner at Wimbledon (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008), a four-time winner at New Haven (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) and a three-timer at Dubai (2009, 2010, 2014), Miami (1998, 1999, 2001) and San Diego (2000, 2001, 2002)..
2. Web site: Past Champions. Connecticut Open. 21 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821050541/http://www.ctopen.org/Players/past_champions/. 21 August 2017. usurped.