Top Tennis Players to Battle for $1,250,000 in New Haven |
Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament is bound to be very exciting this year with the top men and women tennis payers in the world coming to New Haven for ten days of competition for over $1,250,000. In addition to a great setting for watching world class tennis, the event is full of hot happenings for everyone - Kids Day, Girl Scout Day, Ladies Day, music concerts, rock climbing, etc.
Top Ranked & Rising Stars
The tournament features 4 of the top 10 ranked women players in the field including Lindsay Davenport (ranked No. 1). On the men's side former world no. 1 and three time Grand Slam champion Gustavo Kuerten joins Nikolay Davydenko (No. 6) and several other top 20 players.
Tatiana Golovin |
Richard Gasquet |
The Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament presented by Michelob ULTRA is managed by tournament director Anne Worcester who has a knack for attracting not just the top tennis players but adding excitement to the event by choosing true rising stars. This year is no exception with two rising star from France - Tatiana Golovin on the women's side and Richard Gasquet on the mens (two of many to watch this year).
Lindsay Davenport Returns for Sixth Appearance
Davenport, 29, whose injured back forced her to withdraw from Stanford and San Diego, has reworked her summer schedule to include a sixth appearance at Pilot Pen Tennis. The current world No.1 will look to add the Pilot Pen as her third title of the year after four consecutive finals appearances from 1999 to 2003.
Lindsay Davenport
"I'm looking forward to returning to New Haven," said Lindsay Davenport. "I've had so much success here and the fans have always been so supportive of me, it's one of my favorite tournaments to play."
Davenport is having a stellar 2005 season with an impressive run of five consecutive finals appearances, which included titles at Dubai and Amelia Island. She also garnered quarterfinal appearances at Charleston and the French Open; and a finals appearance at Wimbledon. Davenport has 47 career WTA tour singles titles, including three Grand Slam wins (U.S. Open 1998; Wimbledon 1999; Australian Open 2000).
"Lindsay has always been a big draw at the Pilot Pen," said Anne Worcester, tournament director. "She has been an integral part in the success of this tournament over the years and it's especially appropriate that she will be a part of this year's first-ever men's and women's combined event."
Davenport joins world No. 3 Amelie Mauresmo; No. 6 Elena Dementieva; and No. 9 Nadia Petrova as the top-ranked players in the women's field at the Pilot Pen.
Tournament Facts & Links
Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament
Tournament Dates:
Qualifying: Friday, August 19 - Saturday, August 20, 2005
Main Draw:
Sunday, August 21 - Sunday, August 28, 2005
Site:
Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, 45 Yale Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515
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The Players
PRIZE MONEY:
Women - $600,000
Men - $650,000
Total - $1,250,000
Session Times
Directions
I-95 NORTH
Take Exit 44, bear right, take first left onto Ella T. Grasso Blvd (Rt. 10). Follow the Blvd. then turn left onto Chapel St. Turn left onto Central Ave., follow signs to parking.
I-95 SOUTH
Take Exit 45, go straight on Ella T. Grasso Blvd. (Rt. 10) to Chapel St. Turn left and follow Chapel St. to the intersection with Central Ave. Follow signs to parking.
I-91 SOUTH
Take Exit 1 (Rt. 34 West) then take Exit 3. Continue straight for 1 mile then take a right onto Ella T. Grasso Blvd. (Rt. 10). Follow the Blvd. and take a left onto Chapel St. Turn left onto Central Ave., follow signs to parking.
Rt. 15 NORTH (Merritt Parkway)
Take Exit 57 (Derby Ave. / Rt. 34 East). Follow to Forest Rd. and take a left. At Chapel St., take a right. At intersection with Central Ave., turn left and follow signs to parking.
Rt. 15 SOUTH (Merritt Parkway)
Take Exit 59. At end of ramp, take a right onto Rt. 69 & 63. At second light, veer left onto Whalley Ave. (Rt. 69 East). At Ella T. Grasso Blvd. (Rt. 10), take a right. At fourth light, take a right onto Chapel St. At intersection with Central Ave., turn left and follow signs to parking.
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The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp, founded by Paul Newman, serves children and families with cancer and serious blood diseases.
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