1999 Pilot Pen Tennis

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1999 Pilot Pen Tennis
DateAugust 22–28
Edition17th
Category Tier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location New Haven, CT, United States
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
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The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in New Haven in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 22 through August 28, 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title, earning US$ 80,000 first prize money.

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Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Davenport 21
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Venus Williams 42
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Monica Seles 53
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jana Novotná 74
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Coetzer 95
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 116
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 127
Flag of France.svg  FRA Sandrine Testud 148

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

Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs defeated Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná, 7–6(7–1), 6–2

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