1999 Italian Open – Women's doubles

The 1999 Italian Open doubles was the doubles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova in the quarterfinals.

Women's doubles
1999 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Runner-upFrance Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Hingis and Kournikova won this tournament by defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Martina Hingis
  Anna Kournikova
6 6  
6   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
4 3  
1   Martina Hingis
  Anna Kournikova
6 6  
2   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
2 2  
    Mary Pierce
  Natasha Zvereva
2 1  
2   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Hingis
  A Kournikova
6 6  
    D Graham
  L Montalvo
6 6       D Graham
  L Montalvo
0 0  
    M Drake
  L Golarsa
2 1   1   M Hingis
  A Kournikova
3 6 6
    R Dragomir
  K Hrdličková
6 6   8   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 1 3
    T Garbin
  R Grande
4 2       R Dragomir
  K Hrdličková
2 4  
    E Bes-Ostariz
  K Freye
2 5   8   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6  
8   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 7   1   M Hingis
  A Kournikova
6 6  
6   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
4 3  
4   M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 6  
Q   L Schaerer
  M Serna
6 3 4     S Noorlander
  C Papadáki
1 2  
    S Noorlander
  C Papadáki
1 6 6 4   M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 66 4
WC   F Perfetti
  F Schiavone
2 1   6   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
2 78 6
    A Coetzer
  A Mauresmo
6 6       A Coetzer
  A Mauresmo
1 6 4
WC   Ad Serra Zanetti
  An Serra Zanetti
4 1   6   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
6 4 6
6   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   L Neiland
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
    N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
2 3   5   L Neiland
  A Sánchez Vicario
2 0  
    M Pierce
  N Zvereva
6 6       M Pierce
  N Zvereva
6 6  
    S Appelmans
  M Oremans
0 2       M Pierce
  N Zvereva
6 77  
    A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
5 7 6     A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
3 63  
    F Labat
  D Van Roost
7 5 0     A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
6 6  
3   E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
2 3  
    M Pierce
  N Zvereva
2 1  
7   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
4 6 6 2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  
    C Black
  A-G Sidot
6 3 1 7   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 4 2
    S Jeyaseelan
  C Morariu
77 6       S Jeyaseelan
  C Morariu
0 6 6
    V Menga
  M Saeki
65 4       S Jeyaseelan
  C Morariu
5 4  
LL   J Kandarr
  S Reeves
4 77 7 2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
7 6  
    L Horn
  E Melicharová
6 62 5 LL   J Kandarr
  S Reeves
1 1  
2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Jana Kandarr /   Samantha Reeves (second round, lucky losers)
  2.   Nathalie Dechy /   Nadia Petrova (second round)

Qualifiers

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  1.   Larissa Schaerer /   Magüi Serna

Lucky losers

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  1.   Jana Kandarr /   Samantha Reeves

Qualifying draw

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1   Jana Kandarr
  Samantha Reeves
 
    Bye  
1   Jana Kandarr
  Samantha Reeves
8
    Flavia Pennetta
  Roberta Vinci
9
    Flavia Pennetta
  Roberta Vinci
8
    Kristina Brandi
  María Vento
4
    Flavia Pennetta
  Roberta Vinci
6
    Larissa Schaerer
  Magüi Serna
8
    Larissa Schaerer
  Magüi Serna
8
    Jill Craybas
  Anne Kremer
5
    Larissa Schaerer
  Magüi Serna
8
2   Nathalie Dechy
  Nadia Petrova
5
    Bye  
2   Nathalie Dechy
  Nadia Petrova
 
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