1999 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1999 Lipton Championships
Champions Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Runners-up Mary Joe Fernández
Monica Seles
Score0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

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.

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

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1
77 6  
13
63 3  
1
1 77 6
 
6 64 1
 
5 79 4
 
7 67 6
1
0 6 77
14
6 4 61
14
5 6 77
4
7 4 63
14
6 6  
2
2 1  
5
3 6 63
2
6 4 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 3  
 
4 2   1
w/o    
 
0 3   10
     
 
6 6    
6 64 1
10
2 77 6
1
77 6  
13
63 3  
13
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 4  
WC
1 3   13
w/o    
Q
7 3 2 7
     
 
5 6 6  
4 5  
7
6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3
6 1 3
 
6 64 1r  
0 6 6
 
1 77 3  
79 3 77
 
7 6    
67 6 64
 
5 3    
6 6  
16
4 4  
 
5 79 4
 
7 67 6
12
1 5  
 
6 65 6  
6 7  
 
3 77 2  
2 6 4
 
6 3 6 6
6 1 0r
 
1 6 4  
6 5 4
6
1 7 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8
6 3 6
 
4 6 7  
3 6 1
 
6 4 5 8
3 0  
 
6 7   14
6 6  
 
2 5    
6 3 4
14
4 6 6
14
5 6 77
4
7 4 63
11
63 6 1
 
0 1    
77 2 6
 
6 6    
3 4  
 
77 77   4
6 6  
 
65 65    
2 3  
4
6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5
6 6  
 
3 2    
2 1  
 
6 6   5
6 6  
 
6 6    
3 4  
 
3 1    
6 6  
15
4 4  
5
3 6 63
2
6 4 77
9
3 2  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
3 2    
6 3 64
 
4 3   2
3 6 77
WC
6 6   WC
     
2
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

First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1
8
 
0
1
8
 
3
 
9
WC
8
1
8
2
4
 
5
 
8
 
4
2
8
 
4
2
8
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