1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

1999 Family Circle Cup
Champions   Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-up   Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Final score   61, 64
Events
Singles   Doubles

The 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná won in the final 61, 64 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7 65 2  
   Austria Barbara Schett
 Switzerland Patty Schnyder
5 77 6  
     Austria Barbara Schett
 Switzerland Patty Schnyder
1 4  
  2  Russia Elena Likhovtseva
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 6  
   France Alexandra Fusai
 France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3 6 2
2  Russia Elena Likhovtseva
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 1 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
4 6 6  
   Romania C Cristea
 Romania R Dragomir
0 3          Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
6 2 4  
   Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
6 6         1  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
6 77    
   Belarus O Barabanschikova
 Germany B Rittner
5 6 63       8  South Africa A Coetzer
 Russia A Kournikova
4 62    
   United States K Adams
 United States L McNeil
7 2 77        United States K Adams
 United States L McNeil
2 5  
   France A Dechaume-Balleret
 France A Mauresmo
2 1       8  South Africa A Coetzer
 Russia A Kournikova
6 7    
8  South Africa A Coetzer
 Russia A Kournikova
6 6         1  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
7 65 2
         Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
5 77 6
    4  Latvia L Neiland
 Spain A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 3  
   Italy R Grande
 United States M Seles
6 7          Italy R Grande
 United States M Seles
6 3 6  
   Czech Republic E Melicharová
 United States M Washington
2 5            Italy R Grande
 United States M Seles
4 6 2
   Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
6 3 79          Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
6 3 6  
   Argentina I Gorrochategui
 Argentina L Montalvo
2 6 67        Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
64 6 6
   Zimbabwe C Black
 Kazakhstan I Selyutina
6 710          Zimbabwe C Black
 Kazakhstan I Selyutina
77 0 4  
5  South Africa M de Swardt
 Ukraine E Tatarkova
0 68    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  Romania I Spîrlea
 Netherlands C Vis
7 4 3  
   France A Fusai
 France A-G Sidot
5 6 6        France A Fusai
 France A-G Sidot
77 6    
   United States S Cacic
 Croatia I Majoli
65 3          Slovenia T Križan
 South Africa J Steck
62 2    
   Slovenia T Križan
 South Africa J Steck
77 6            France A Fusai
 France A-G Sidot
6 6    
   United States N Arendt
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 7         3  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
2 4    
   Czech Republic K Hrdličková
 Czech Republic H Vildová
2 5          United States N Arendt
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
5 3  
    3  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
7 6    
         France A Fusai
 France A-G Sidot
3 6 2
6  Spain C Martínez
 Argentina P Tarabini
6 6         2  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 1 6
   Croatia M Murić
 Greece C Papadáki
2 4       6  Spain C Martínez
 Argentina P Tarabini
2 5    
   Australia N Pratt
 United States K Schlukebir
7 4 68        Italy S Farina
 United States C Morariu
6 7    
   Italy S Farina
 United States C Morariu
5 6 710          Italy S Farina
 United States C Morariu
2 2  
   Australia K Kunce
 United States K Po
2 4         2  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6    
Q  Poland A Olsza
 United States L Osterloh
6 6       Q  Poland A Olsza
 United States L Osterloh
1 1  
    2  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6    
 

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