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1999 Pilot Pen Tennis

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1999 Pilot Pen Tennis
DateAugust 22–28
Edition17th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$520,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationNew Haven, CT, United States
Champions
Singles
United States Venus Williams
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs
← 1998 · Pilot Pen Tennis · 2000 →

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

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Seeds

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  • Ranking date 16 August 1999
Country Player Rank Seed
 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1
 USA Venus Williams 4 2
 USA Monica Seles 5 3
 CZE Jana Novotná 7 4
 RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 5
 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis 11 6
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 12 7
 FRA Sandrine Testud 14 8

Other entrants

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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

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Singles

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United States Venus Williams defeated United States Lindsay Davenport, 6–2, 7–5

  • This was Williams' fifth title of the year.

Doubles

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

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