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1999 Pilot Pen Tennis | |
Champion | Venus Williams |
Runner-up | Lindsay Davenport |
Score | 6–2, 7–5 |
Draw | 28 |
Seeds | 8 |
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final to win her first New Haven title.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
3 | Monica Seles | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Dechy | 6 | 6 | N Dechy | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Panova | 1 | 3 | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Hrdličková | 4 | 6 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Huber | 6 | 64 | 2 | 6 | J Halard-Decugis | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 77 | 6 | 1 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
R Dragomir | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Novotná | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Farina | 5 | 79 | 5 | R Dragomir | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Dragomir | 7 | 67 | 7 | R Dragomir | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Á Montolio | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | S Testud | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Schwartz | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Schwartz | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Snyder | 64 | 3 | 8 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Testud | 77 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Cocheteux | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | A Coetzer | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Appelmans | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Appelmans | 4r | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Plischke | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | A Coetzer | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Likhovtseva | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Raymond | 6 | 5 | 5 | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Seles | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Seles | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 6 | H Nagyová | 65 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Osterloh | 3 | 3 | Q | M Serna | 77 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Serna | 6 | 6 | Q | M Serna | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
D Van Roost | 2 | 7 | 2 | Q | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 2 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 0 | 1r | |||||||||||||||
Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | 1 | Anne Kremer | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 3 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Barbara Rittner | 4 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | Marlene Weingärtner | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 3 | 4 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Janet Lee | 2 | 6 | 6 | Janet Lee | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alicia Molik | 4 | 6 | 4 | Amélie Cocheteux | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Amélie Cocheteux | 6 | 4 | 6 | Amélie Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Alexandra Stevenson | 4 | 4 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Seda Noorlander | Meilen Tu | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Meilen Tu | w/o | 4 | Magüi Serna | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Lenka Němečková | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Cara Black | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Katarína Studeníková | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lenka Němečková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
13 | Cara Black | 4 | 4 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Cristina Torrens Valero | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | Denisa Chládková | |||||||||||||||||
Alt | Tracy Singian | 2 | 4 | 10 | Cristina Torrens Valero | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Sabine Appelmans | 2 | 6 | 6 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Kristine Kunce | 6 | 1 | 1 | Sabine Appelmans | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Gala León García | 5 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Melissa Mazzotta | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | Linda Wild | 6 | 6 | WC | Linda Wild | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
WC | Jolene Watanabe | 2 | 4 | Alt | Melissa Mazzotta | 0 | 0r | |||||||||||||
Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | 12 | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
WC | Patty Murren | 2 | 4 | Émilie Loit | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
12 | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Sandra Kleinová | 3 | 7 | 6 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
WC | Jennifer Hopkins | 6 | 6 | 3 | Sandra Kleinová | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adriana Serra Zanetti | 4 | 0 | 3 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Miriam Oremans | 6 | 6 | Miriam Oremans | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
3 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Anna Smashnova | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Virginia Ruano Pascual | 4 | 2 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Rita Kuti-Kis | 2 | 6 | Nicole Pratt | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
14 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 3 |
First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Inés Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
WC | Brandis Braverman | 7 | 6 | WC | Brandis Braverman | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Magdalena Grzybowska | 5 | 2 | 15 | Inés Gorrochategui | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ángeles Montolio | 7 | 6 | Ángeles Montolio | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Rita Grande | 6 | 2 | Ángeles Montolio | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Sarah Pitkowski | 5 | 1 |
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