1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1999 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champions | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
| Runners-up | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 |
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1999 ATP Tour World Championships.[1]
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the reigning champions, but did not compete together in 1999. Eltingh retired from the sport on November 22, 1998; Haarhuis qualified with Jared Palmer, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
- Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
- Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (round robin)
- Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (champions)
- David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (round robin, withdrew due to a flu of de Jager)
- Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (semifinals)
- Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer (round robin)
- Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (round robin)
- Jiří Novák / David Rikl (round robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Gold group
| Bhupathi Paes |
Ferreira Leach |
Black Stolle |
Norval Ullyett |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–4, 6–4 | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 2–6 | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 39–36 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
4–6, 4–6 | 6–3, 6–2 | 3–6, 3–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–29 | 4 | |
| 6 | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–2 | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 37–33 | 1 | |
| 8 | Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett |
6–7(1–7), 3–6 | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 28–32 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Green group
| Woodbridge Woodforde |
Lareau O'Brien |
Adams de Jager Novák Rikl |
Haarhuis Plamer |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 | 6–2, 6–4 (w/ Novák / Rikl) |
6–4, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–22 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Adams / de Jager) |
7–6(7–1), 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–29 | 2 | |
| 5 9 |
David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager Jiří Novák David Rikl |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Novák / Rikl) |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Adams / de Jager) |
4–6, 5–7 (w/ Adams / de Jager) |
0–2 0–1 |
0–4 0–2 |
17–26 6–12 |
4 5 | |
| 7 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer |
4–6, 2–6 | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | 6–4, 7–5 (w/ Adams / de Jager) |
1–2 | 2–4 | 27–34 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
References
- ^ "1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).