1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Doubles

The 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions and won in the final 0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1) against Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles.

Women's Doubles
1999 Lipton Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles
Final score	0–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (Champions)
2. Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (Semifinals)
3. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
4. Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Quarterfinals)
5. Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (Quarterfinals)
6. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Third Round, retired)
7. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (Third Round, withdrew)
8. Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (Third Round)
9. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
10. Mary Pierce / Natasha Zvereva (Third Round, withdrew)
11. Els Callens / Julie Halard-Decugis (Second Round)
12. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Second Round)
13. Silvia Farina / Karina Habšudová (Quarterfinals)
14. Mary Joe Fernández / Monica Seles (Final)
15. Kristine Kunce / Kimberly Po (Second Round)
16. Catherine Barclay / Lori McNeil (Second Round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	7^7	6
	13	Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová	6^3	3
								1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	1	7^7	6
									Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6	6^4	1
		Cătălina Cristea Ruxandra Dragomir	5	7^9	4
		Cara Black Irina Selyutina	7	6^7	6
															1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	0	6	7^7
															14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	6	4	6^1
	14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	5	6	7^7
	4	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6^3
								14	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	6	6
								2	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	2	1
	5	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	3	6	6^3
	2	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	6	4	7^7

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		K Hrdličková T Križan	6	6					K Hrdličková T Križan	4	3
		K Adams M Saeki	4	2											1	M Hingis J Novotná	w/o
		S Noorlander C Papadáki	0	3											10	M Pierce N Zvereva
		A Huber C Morariu	6	6					A Huber C Morariu	6	6^4	1
								10	M Pierce N Zvereva	2	7^7	6
																						1	M Hingis J Novotná	7^7	6
																						13	S Farina K Habšudová	6^3	3
								13	S Farina K Habšudová	6	6
		I Gorrochategui S Graf	6	6					I Gorrochategui S Graf	4	4
	WC	T Snyder M Washington	1	3											13	S Farina K Habšudová	w/o
	Q	V Menga E Wagner	7	3	2										7	S Williams V Williams
		D Graham R Grande	5	6	6				D Graham R Grande	4	5
								7	S Williams V Williams	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	1	3
		Å Carlsson L Courtois	6	6^4	1^r				C Cristea R Dragomir	0	6	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	1	7^7	3											C Cristea R Dragomir	7^9	3	7^7
		E deLone N Pratt	7	6												E deLone N Pratt	6^7	6	6^4
		M Drake M Murić	5	3					E deLone N Pratt	6	6
								16	C Barclay L McNeil	4	4
																							C Cristea R Dragomir	5	7^9	4
																							C Black I Selyutina	7	6^7	6
								12	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	1	5
		C Black I Selyutina	6	6^5	6				C Black I Selyutina	6	7
		P Stoyanova R Zrubáková	3	7^7	2											C Black I Selyutina	2	6	4
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	3	6										6	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	1	0^r
		J Lee T Tanasugarn	1	6	4				A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	5	4
								6	C Martínez P Tarabini	1	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Spîrlea C Vis	6	3	6
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	6	7				N Arendt M Bollegraf	3	6	1
		B Rittner D Van Roost	6	4	5										8	I Spîrlea C Vis	3	0
		C Rubin S Testud	6	7											14	MJ Fernández M Seles	6	6
		S Appelmans M Oremans	2	5					C Rubin S Testud	6	3	4
								14	MJ Fernández M Seles	4	6	6
																						14	MJ Fernández M Seles	5	6	7^7
																						4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6^3
								11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6^3	6	1
		S Cacic S Jeyaseelan	0	1					A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	7^7	2	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	6	6												A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	3	4
		T Garbin L Montalvo	7^7	7^7											4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Coetzer J Steck	6^5	6^5					T Garbin L Montalvo	2	3
								4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		N de Villiers E Melicharová	3	2					N Miyagi L Wild	2	1
		N Miyagi L Wild	6	6											5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		A Olsza Wang S-t	6	6												A Olsza Wang S-t	3	4
		O Barabanschikova L Horn	3	1					A Olsza Wang S-t	6	6
								15	K Kunce K Po	4	4
																						5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	3	6	6^3
																						2	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	4	7^7
								9	B Schett P Schnyder	3	2
		K Boogert A-G Sidot	6	6					K Boogert A-G Sidot	6	6
		L Osterloh S Reeves	3	2												K Boogert A-G Sidot	6	3	6^4
		C Singer H Vildová	4	3											2	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	3	6	7^7
	WC	J Capriati I Majoli	6	6				WC	J Capriati I Majoli
								2	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	w/o

Qualifying

Main article: 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's Doubles Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vanessa Menga / Elena Wagner (Champions)
2. Eugenia Kulikovskaya / Marlene Weingärtner (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. Vanessa Menga / Elena Wagner

Qualifying 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

	First Round					Second Round					Qualifying Competition
	1	Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner	8
		Alina Jidkova Renata Kolbovic	0
						1	Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner	8
							Mariam Ramon Climent Larissa Schaerer	3
		Mariam Ramon Climent Larissa Schaerer	9
	WC	Jane Chi Brie Rippner	8
											1	Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner	8
											2	Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner	4
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi Adriana Serra Zanetti	5
		Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke	8
							Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke	4
						2	Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner	8
		Surina De Beer Annabel Ellwood	4
	2	Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner	8

External links

• 1999 Lipton Championships Women's Doubles Draw