1999 US Open – Women's doubles
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| 1999 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | United States Serena Williams United States Venus Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runners-up | United States Chanda Rubin France Sandrine Testud | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | 64 (4 Q / 6 WC ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seeds | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999 tennis event results
Main article: 1999 US Open (tennis)
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was the second doubles major title for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing the career Golden Slam in doubles.
Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but Hingis did not compete this year. Novotná teamed up with Natasha Zvereva, but they lost in the third round to Liezel Horn and Kimberly Po.
Seeds
[edit ]- Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (third round)
- France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
- United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Corina Morariu (quarterfinals)
- Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (first round)
- United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams (champions)
- Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
- United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (third round)
- South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (first round)
- Romania Irina Spîrlea / Netherlands Caroline Vis (first round)
- United States Mary Joe Fernández / United States Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
- Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (third round)
- France Mary Pierce / Austria Barbara Schett (semifinals)
- Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (second round)
- Zimbabwe Cara Black / Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina (first round)
- United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
- South Africa Liezel Horn / United States Kimberly Po (quarterfinals)
Qualifying draw
[edit ]Main article: 1999 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- 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
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top half
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States A Frazier
United States K Schlukebir 6 6 United States A Frazier
United States K Schlukebir 5 0
United States K Schlukebir 6 6 United States A Frazier
United States K Schlukebir 5 0
Czech Republic E Martincová
Czech Republic H Vildová 1 2 6 Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 3 7 7
Czech Republic H Vildová 1 2 6 Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 3 7 7
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
South Africa E de Villiers
South Africa J Steck 6 6 3 3 United States L Davenport
United States C Morariu 6 6
South Africa J Steck 6 6 3 3 United States L Davenport
United States C Morariu 6 6
11
Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini 4 6 6 3 United States L Davenport
United States C Morariu 6 2 5
Argentina P Tarabini 4 6 6 3 United States L Davenport
United States C Morariu 6 2 5
WC
United States A Augustus
Australia A Jensen 3 3 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner 2 2
Australia A Jensen 3 3 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner 2 2
Bottom half
[edit ]Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Belgium E Callens
United States D Graham 2 7 5 South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui 7 4 4
United States D Graham 2 7 5 South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui 7 4 4
South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 5 7 5 United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 5 7 5 United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
13
Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez 1 7 7 5 United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
Argentina P Suárez 1 7 7 5 United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
10
United States MJ Fernandez
United States M Seles 6 7 10 United States MJ Fernandez
United States M Seles 3 3
United States M Seles 6 7 10 United States MJ Fernandez
United States M Seles 3 3
France A Dechaume-Balleret
France É Loit 6 6 10 United States MJ Fernandez
United States M Seles 7 7
France É Loit 6 6 10 United States MJ Fernandez
United States M Seles 7 7
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
France J Halard-Decugis
France A Mauresmo 4 7 6 France J Halard-Decugis
France A Mauresmo 4 6 7
France A Mauresmo 4 7 6 France J Halard-Decugis
France A Mauresmo 4 6 7
15
United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 15 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 2r
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 15 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 2r
WC
United States L McNeil
United States A Stevenson 6 7 15 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 6
United States A Stevenson 6 7 15 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 6