1999 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1999 Italian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Runner-up	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–2, 6–2

Main article: 1999 Italian Open (tennis)

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.

Hingis and Kournikova won this tournament by defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova (champions)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (final)
3. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (second round)
4. Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)
5. Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
6. Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (semifinals)
7. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (second round)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

	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	6^6	4
	WC	F Perfetti F Schiavone	2	1											6	I Spîrlea C Vis	2	7^8	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

	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	7^7
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	5	7	6											A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	6^3
		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	7^7	6					S Jeyaseelan C Morariu	0	6	6
		V Menga M Saeki	6^5	4												S Jeyaseelan C Morariu	5	4
	LL	J Kandarr S Reeves	4	7^7	7										2	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6
		L Horn E Melicharová	6	6^2	5			LL	J Kandarr S Reeves	1	1
								2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

1. Larissa Schaerer / Magüi Serna

Lucky losers

1. Jana Kandarr / Samantha Reeves

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
• SR = Special ranking

	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

External links

• 1999 Italian Open Women's Doubles draw Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine