1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles

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 defending champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.

Singles
1999 Pilot Pen Tennis
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score6–2, 7–5
Draw28
Seeds8

Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final to win her first New Haven title.

Seeds

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport (final)
  2. United States Venus Williams (champion)
  3. United States Monica Seles (semifinals)
  4. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (second round)
  5. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals, retired)
  6. France Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
  7. France Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 4 6 6
  Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 6 2 0
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 2 5  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 7  
3 United States Monica Seles 1 3  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  France N Dechy 6 6     France N Dechy 4 2  
Q Russia T Panova 1 3   1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
Q Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 6 5   France A Mauresmo 1 2  
  France A Mauresmo 6 3 7   France A Mauresmo 6 6  
  Germany A Huber 6 64 2 6 France J Halard-Decugis 1 2  
6 France J Halard-Decugis 4 77 6 1 United States L Davenport 4 6 6
  Romania R Dragomir 6 2 0
4 Czech Republic J Novotná 65 0  
  Italy S Farina 5 79 5   Romania R Dragomir 77 6  
  Romania R Dragomir 7 67 7   Romania R Dragomir 5 6 7
Q Spain Á Montolio 6 4 2 8 France S Testud 7 4 5
Q Austria B Schwartz 4 6 6 Q Austria B Schwartz 4 2  
WC United States T Snyder 64 3   8 France S Testud 6 6  
8 France S Testud 77 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 South Africa A Coetzer 6 4 6
Q France A Cocheteux 3 6 1 6 South Africa A Coetzer 5    
Q Belgium S Appelmans 3 6 6 Q Belgium S Appelmans 4r  
  Austria S Plischke 6 1 4 6 South Africa A Coetzer 2 1  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 4 7 7 3 United States M Seles 6 6  
  United States L Raymond 6 5 5   Russia E Likhovtseva 0 66  
3 United States M Seles 6 78  
3 United States M Seles 1 3  
7 France N Tauziat 6 3 3 2 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Slovakia H Nagyová 3 6 6   Slovakia H Nagyová 65 6 3
WC United States L Osterloh 3 3   Q Spain M Serna 77 3 6
Q Spain M Serna 6 6   Q Spain M Serna 0 4  
Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 5 6 2 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Belgium D Van Roost 2 7 2 Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 1  
2 United States V Williams 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Luxembourg Anne Kremer (qualifying competition)
  2. France Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
  3. Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier)
  4. Spain Magüi Serna (Qualifier)
  5. replaced by United States Melissa Mazzotta (qualifying competition)
  6. United States Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
  7. Israel Anna Smashnova (second round)
  8. Spain Gala León García (second round)
  9. Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
  10. Spain Cristina Torrens Valero (qualifying competition)
  11. Germany Barbara Rittner (second round)
  12. Austria Barbara Schwartz (Qualifier)
  13. Zimbabwe Cara Black (qualifying competition)
  14. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  15. Argentina Inés Gorrochategui (qualifying competition)
  16. Germany Marlene Weingärtner (second round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6 4  
  Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 6 2     Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 0 1r
  Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7 6   1 Luxembourg Anne Kremer 3 7 6
  United States Meghann Shaughnessy 4 3     Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6 7
  Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6     Russia Tatiana Panova 6 7  
11 Germany Barbara Rittner 4 5  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
16 Germany Marlene Weingärtner 2 1  
  France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 3 4   Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 6 6  
  Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 2 6 6   Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 6 2 4
  Australia Alicia Molik 4 6 4   France Amélie Cocheteux 2 6 6
  France Amélie Cocheteux 6 4 6   France Amélie Cocheteux 6 6  
6 United States Alexandra Stevenson 4 4  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Spain Magüi Serna 6 1 6
  Netherlands Seda Noorlander         United States Meilen Tu 4 6 0
  United States Meilen Tu w/o     4 Spain Magüi Serna 6 6  
  Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 3 6 6 13 Zimbabwe Cara Black 4 3  
  Slovakia Katarína Studeníková 6 2 0   Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 6 6  
13 Zimbabwe Cara Black 4 4  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
10 Spain Cristina Torrens Valero w/o    
  Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 6 6     Czech Republic Denisa Chládková      
Alt United States Tracy Singian 2 4   10 Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 3 6 6
  Belgium Sabine Appelmans 2 6 6   Belgium Sabine Appelmans 6 1 7
  Australia Kristine Kunce 6 1 1   Belgium Sabine Appelmans 7 6  
8 Spain Gala León García 5 2  

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
Alt United States Melissa Mazzotta 6 6  
WC United States Linda Wild 6 6   WC United States Linda Wild 4 3  
WC United States Jolene Watanabe 2 4   Alt United States Melissa Mazzotta 0 0r
  France Émilie Loit 6 6   12 Austria Barbara Schwartz 6 3  
WC United States Patty Murren 2 4     France Émilie Loit 2 3  
12 Austria Barbara Schwartz 6 6  

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
9 Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 1 2  
  Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 3 7 6   Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 6 6  
WC United States Jennifer Hopkins 6 6 3   Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 4 4  
  Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 4 0   3 Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6  
  Netherlands Miriam Oremans 6 6     Netherlands Miriam Oremans 4 4  
3 Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6  

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
7 Israel Anna Smashnova 1 7 3
  Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 4 2     Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková 6 6 6
  Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková 6 6     Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková 6 7  
  Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis 2 6     Australia Nicole Pratt 4 5  
  Australia Nicole Pratt 6 7     Australia Nicole Pratt 6 1 6
14 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 4 6 3

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
15 Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 6 6 3
WC United States Brandis Braverman 7 6   WC United States Brandis Braverman 2 0  
  Poland Magdalena Grzybowska 5 2   15 Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 3 6 3
  Spain Ángeles Montolio 7 6     Spain Ángeles Montolio 6 0 6
  Italy Rita Grande 6 2     Spain Ángeles Montolio 7 6  
2 France Sarah Pitkowski 5 1  
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