1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

The 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.

Doubles
1999 Family Circle Cup
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)
2. Elena Likhovtseva / Jana Novotná (Champions)
3. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
4. Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
5. Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (First Round)
6. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Second Round)
7. Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (First Round)
8. Amanda Coetzer / Anna Kournikova (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7	6^5	2
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	5	7^7	6
									Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	1	4
								2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	6
		Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	6	2
	2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	1	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport N Zvereva	4	6	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	0	3					V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	4
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	7^7
		O Barabanschikova B Rittner	5	6	6^3										8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	4	6^2
		K Adams L McNeil	7	2	7^7				K Adams L McNeil	2	5
		A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	2	1				8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	7
	8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	6																		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	7	6^5	2
																							B Schett P Schnyder	5	7^7	6
								4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
		R Grande M Seles	6	7					R Grande M Seles	6	3	6
		E Melicharová M Washington	2	5												R Grande M Seles	4	6	2
		B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	7^9											B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	6
		I Gorrochategui L Montalvo	2	6	6^7				B Schett P Schnyder	6^4	6	6
		C Black I Selyutina	6	7^10					C Black I Selyutina	7^7	0	4
	5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	0	6^8

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	I Spîrlea C Vis	7	4	3
		A Fusai A-G Sidot	5	6	6				A Fusai A-G Sidot	7^7	6
		S Cacic I Majoli	6^5	3					T Križan J Steck	6^2	2
		T Križan J Steck	7^7	6												A Fusai A-G Sidot	6	6
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7											3	L Raymond R Stubbs	2	4
		K Hrdličková H Vildová	2	5					N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	3
								3	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
																							A Fusai A-G Sidot	3	6	2
	6	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6																		2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	1	6
		M Murić C Papadáki	2	4				6	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	5
		N Pratt K Schlukebir	7	4	6^8				S Farina C Morariu	6	7
		S Farina C Morariu	5	6	7^10											S Farina C Morariu	2	2
		K Kunce K Po	2	4											2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6
	Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	6	6				Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	1	1
								2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6

External links

• 1999 Family Circle Cup Doubles draw