1999 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
1999 WTA German Open
Final
Champion	France Alexandra Fusai France Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up	Czech Republic Jana Novotná Argentina Patricia Tarabini
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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1999 tennis event results

Main article: 1999 WTA German Open

The 1999 WTA German Open doubles was the doubles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Germanic Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the reigning champions, but only Zvereva entered the tournament with Mary Pierce. However, Pierce withdrew from the tournament.

The French team of Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won their first Tier I title as a team, defeating Jana Novotná and Patricia Tarabini in the final.

Seeds

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

Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (final)
France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (first round)
United States Mary Joe Fernandez / United States Lisa Raymond (first round)
Romania Irina Spîrlea / Netherlands Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final

1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 6 6

Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Argentina Florencia Labat 3 1

1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 3 5

2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 6 7

4 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 1

2 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Argentina P Tarabini 6⁵ 6

WC Germany A Barna
Germany M Weingärtner 3 5 Germany S Graf
Argentina I Gorrochategui 7⁷ 4 r

Germany S Graf
Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 7 1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Argentina P Tarabini 6³ 6 6

WC Germany J Abe
Germany J Kandarr 6 2 2 South Africa L Horn
Canada S Jeyaseelan 7⁷ 1 3

South Africa L Horn
Canada S Jeyaseelan 3 6 6 South Africa L Horn
Canada S Jeyaseelan 7 6

Zimbabwe C Black
France A-G Sidot 6 7 Zimbabwe C Black
France A-G Sidot 5 2

6 United States MJ Fernandez
United States L Raymond 3 5 1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Argentina P Tarabini 6 6

Romania R Dragomir
Argentina F Labat 3 1

3 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama 4 6 3

Romania R Dragomir
Argentina F Labat 7⁷ 6⁴ 6 Romania R Dragomir
Argentina F Labat 6 3 6

Netherlands A Hopmans
Spain A Ortuño 6⁵ 7⁷ 2 Romania R Dragomir
Argentina F Labat 7⁷ 6

United States K Adams
United States C Rubin 2 1 7 Romania I Spîrlea
Netherlands C Vis 6³ 4

Q Italy G Di Natale
Italy F Perfetti 6 6 United States K Adams
United States C Rubin 4 6 4

United States S Cacic
Italy S Farina 6³ 6³ 7 Romania I Spîrlea
Netherlands C Vis 6 2 6

7 Romania I Spîrlea
Netherlands C Vis 7⁷ 7⁷

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

8 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6

Australia C Barclay
Australia K-A Guse 4 1 8 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder 6⁴ 6 6⁵

Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner 6 6 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner 7⁷ 4 7⁷

France C Dhenin
Ukraine O Lugina 1 1 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner 6⁹ 1

Poland A Olsza
Bulgaria P Stoyanova 6 2 2 4 Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7¹¹ 6

United States D Graham
Argentina L Montalvo 4 6 6 United States D Graham
Argentina L Montalvo 3 4

4 Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

4 Latvia L Neiland
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 1

5 South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova 5 6 2 2 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat 6 6

United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 7 3 6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6

Germany A Huber
United States C Morariu 6³ 3 LL United States B Rippner
United States T Snyder 1 1

LL United States B Rippner
United States T Snyder 7⁷ 6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf 1 6²

Russia E Kulikovskaya
Czech Republic E Melicharová w/o 2 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat 6 7⁷

France J Halard-Decugis
France A Mauresmo Russia E Kulikovskaya
Czech Republic E Melicharová 0 2

2 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat 6 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying draw

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Key

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First round Second round Qualifying competition

1 Australia Alicia Molik
United States Samantha Reeves

Bye

1 Australia Alicia Molik
United States Samantha Reeves 4

United States Brie Rippner
United States Tara Snyder 8

United States Brie Rippner
United States Tara Snyder

Bye

United States Brie Rippner
United States Tara Snyder 8

2 Italy Germana Di Natale
Italy Flora Perfetti 6

Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Argentina María José Gaidano 9

Austria Sylvia Plischke
Romania Raluca Sandu 8

Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Argentina María José Gaidano 5

2 Italy Germana Di Natale
Italy Flora Perfetti 8

Bye

2 Italy Germana Di Natale
Italy Flora Perfetti

External links

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1999 WTA German Open doubles draw

v t e 1999 WTA Tour « 1998 2000 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Munich (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Paris (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Cairo (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch Sopot (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Tier IVa tournaments	Bogota (S, D) Knokke-Zoute (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Palermo (S, D)
Tier IVb tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Prostějov (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Pörtschach (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

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Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

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