1999 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1999 US Open
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud
Final score	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Draw	64 (4Q / 6WC)
Seeds	16

The 1999 US Open – Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, and the most prestigious tournament in the Americas. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but Hingis did not compete this year and Novotná teamed up with Natasha Zvereva. Novotná and Zvereva were eliminated in the third round by Liezel Horn and Kimberly Po.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the title, defeating Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. This was the second doubles Grand Slam for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing a Doubles Career Golden Slam.

Seeds

Qualifying Draw

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Liezel Horn Kimberly Po	6	1	4
	6	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	6	6
								6	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	5
									Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	7	7
	3	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	6	2	5
		Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	3	6	7
																Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	6	1	4
															5	Serena Williams Venus Williams	4	6	6
	5	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernandez Monica Seles	3	3
								5	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7	6
								12	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett	6	3
	12	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett	5
	15	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	2	r

Top Half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná N Zvereva	4	6	6
	Q	S Cacic M Drake	6	0	4			1	J Novotná N Zvereva	6	6
		F Labat D Van Roost	6	6	6				F Labat D Van Roost	1	4
		A Ellwood R Hiraki	3	7	3										1	J Novotná N Zvereva	3	6	0
	WC	K Brandi M Tu	3	2											16	L Horn K Po	6	4	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6					A Frazier K Schlukebir	5	0
	WC	T Brymer A Spears	1	2				16	L Horn K Po	7	6
	16	L Horn K Po	6	6																		16	L Horn K Po	6	1	4
	9	I Spîrlea C Vis	3	3																		6	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	6
		S Farina K Habšudová	6	6					S Farina K Habšudová	6	6
		L Golarsa M Shaughnessy	2	6	6				L Golarsa M Shaughnessy	1	1
		K Adams M Washington	6	4	3											S Farina K Habšudová	4	3
		K Marosi Wang S-t	3	2											6	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		L Courtois A Molik	6	6					L Courtois A Molik	6	5	6
		E Martincová H Vildová	1	2				6	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	3	7	7
	6	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		E Bes-Ostariz G Riera-Roura	0	2				3	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		E de Lone N Pratt	7	4	6				E de Lone N Pratt	0	2
		E de Villiers J Steck	6	6	3										3	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		A Olsza L Osterloh	7	4	6										11	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	3
		L Němečková R Zrubáková	6	6	2				A Olsza L Osterloh	1	4
		O Lugina L Montalvo	6	2	2			11	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	11	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6	6																	3	L Davenport C Morariu	6	2	5
	14	C Black I Selyutina	1	6	4																		C Rubin S Testud	3	6	7
		K-A Guse K Kunce	6	3	6				K-A Guse K Kunce	4	2
	WC	B Rippner T Snyder	1	3					C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		C Rubin S Testud	6	6												C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	6											7	L Raymond R Stubbs	1	3
	WC	A Augustus A Jensen	3	3					K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	2
		C Dhenin E Melicharová	1	2				7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	3				5	S Williams V Williams	6	6	6
		E Callens D Graham	2	7	5				A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	7	4	4
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	5	7										5	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		N Miyagi L Wild	6	4	6											N Miyagi L Wild	4	1
		S Appelmans M Oremans	1	6	2				N Miyagi L Wild	7	7
	Q	L Lee V Webb	6	5	5			13	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	6
	13	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	1	7	7																	5	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	10	MJ Fernandez M Seles	6	7																		10	MJ Fernandez M Seles	3	3
		Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	2	5				10	MJ Fernandez M Seles	7	6
		R McQuillan L McShea	4	4					A Dechaume-Balleret É Loit	5	4
		A Dechaume-Balleret É Loit	6	6											10	MJ Fernandez M Seles	7	7
	Q	J Kostanić T Poutchek	3	6											Q	S Krivencheva M Murić	5	6
	Q	S Krivencheva M Murić	6	7				Q	S Krivencheva M Murić	0	7	6
		S Noorlander P Wartusch	1	6	6				S Noorlander P Wartusch	6	5	4
	4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	3	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	5	4
		J Halard-Decugis A Mauresmo	4	7	6				J Halard-Decugis A Mauresmo	4	6	7
	WC	J Capriati M Lučić	7	6	6				C Cristea R Dragomir	6	4	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	6	7	7											J Halard-Decugis A Mauresmo	2	2
		A Huber A-G Sidot	6	6											12	M Pierce B Schett	6	6
		A Cocheteux P Schnyder	4	4					A Huber A-G Sidot	2	5
		V Menga E Wagner	3	7	4			12	M Pierce B Schett	6	7
	12	M Pierce B Schett	6	5	6																	12	M Pierce B Schett	5
	15	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6																		15	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	r
		J Dokić T Pisnik	2	1				15	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		C Barclay R Grande	1	6					L McNeil A Stevenson	4	4
	WC	L McNeil A Stevenson	6	7											15	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6	6
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6											2	A Fusai N Tauziat	2	7	3
		A Ortuño C Torrens Valero	3	0					T Križan K Srebotnik	3	3
		C Papadáki L Pleming	3	6	0			2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	4	6

External links

• 1999 ITF US Open Women Doubles Draw