1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Tennis tournament May 2026 1999 Australian Open s SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Patrick Rafter IND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Leander Paes 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4 64 16 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 1999 Australian Open Defending champion Jonas Björkman and his partner Patrick Rafter defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was Rafter's first and only major doubles title, and Björkman's second.1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/australian-open/580/1999/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the reigning champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Seeds 30em IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (final) AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (semifinals) BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (second round) RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach (semifinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Patrick Rafter (champions) USA Patrick Galbraith / NED Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals) FRA Olivier Delaître / FRA Fabrice Santoro (third round) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (first round) CZE Martin Damm / CZE Cyril Suk (first round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / CZE Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals) AUS Joshua Eagle / USA Jim Grabb (first round) USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (first round) RSA Pieter Norval / RSA Kevin Ullyett (first round) AUS Andrew Florent / AUS David Macpherson (second round) ZIM Wayne Black / AUS Sandon Stolle (third round) RSA David Adams / RSA John-Laffnie de Jager (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes 6 77 6       USA Richey RenebergUSA Jonathan Stark 4 65 3     4 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach 7 6 6     6 USA Patrick GalbraithNED Paul Haarhuis 5 2 4     5 SWE Jonas BjörkmanAUS Patrick Rafter w/o           BRA Gustavo KuertenECU Nicolás Lapentti           10 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek 63 3 1     2 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 77 6 6     1 IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes 77 6 77     4 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach 61 3 65     5 SWE Jonas BjörkmanAUS Patrick Rafter 3 4 6 6 8 2 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 6 6 2 2 6 1 IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes 3 6 4 712 4 5 SWE Jonas BjörkmanAUS Patrick Rafter 6 4 6 610 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 IND M Bhupathi IND L Paes 6 6     NED E Kempes NED P Wessels 4 2     ESP F Roig ESP J Sánchez 4 66     USA D Flach BAH M Merklein 6 78     USA J Palmer USA J Tarango 6 6     AUS J Holmes AUS T Larkham 3 3     CZE S Doseděl RSA B Talbot 3 4   16 RSA D Adams RSA J-L de Jager 6 6   9 CZE M DammCZE C Suk 2 5     USA R Reneberg USA J Stark 6 7     NED M OostingITA L Tieleman 6 2 2   RSA L BaleAUS A Kratzmann 4 6 6   BRA F MeligeniBRA A Sá 3 2     AUS W ArthursAUS P Tramacchi 6 6     GBR N Broad GBR A Richardson 77 3 3 7 FRA O Delaître FRA F Santoro 63 6 6 1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 4 6 8   USA D Flach BAH M Merklein 6 4 6   USA J Palmer USA J Tarango 5 2   16 RSA D Adams RSA J-L de Jager 7 6     USA R Reneberg USA J Stark 6 6     RSA L BaleAUS A Kratzmann 2 3     AUS W ArthursAUS P Tramacchi 63 3   7 FRA O Delaître FRA F Santoro 77 6   1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 77   16 RSA D Adams RSA J-L de Jager 4 64     USA R Reneberg USA J Stark 6 6   7 FRA O Delaître FRA F Santoro 3 4   1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 77 6       USA R RenebergUSA J Stark 4 65 3     Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 RSA E Ferreira USA R Leach 6 6     CZE T Anzari ESP A Martín 3 4     RSA B Haygarth USA TJ Middleton 6 65 15   ARG D del Río ARG M Puerta 4 77 13   ESP J Alonso ESP JM Balcells 6 6     MEX D Roditi AUS M Tebbutt 3 3     ITA M Ardinghi ESP Á López Morón 3 4   14 AUS A Florent AUS D Macpherson 6 6   11 AUS J EagleUSA J Grabb 3 6 1   BLR M Mirnyi RUS A Olhovskiy 6 3 6   NED T KempersNED J Siemerink 67 6 11   HUN G KövesHUN A Sávolt 79 2 9   ZIM B BlackRSA W Ferreira 7 6     USA M KeilGER J Knippschild 5 1     AUS P Kilderry USA K Kinnear 1 3   6 USA P Galbraith NED P Haarhuis 6 6   4 RSA E Ferreira USA R Leach 6 6     RSA B Haygarth USA TJ Middleton 3 4     MEX D Roditi AUS M Tebbutt 6 6   14 AUS A Florent AUS D Macpherson 2 2     BLR M Mirnyi RUS A Olhovskiy 6 6     NED T KempersNED J Siemerink 2 3     ZIM B BlackRSA W Ferreira 2 4   6 USA P Galbraith NED P Haarhuis 6 6   4 RSA E Ferreira USA R Leach 6 3 6   MEX D Roditi AUS M Tebbutt 2 6 3   BLR M Mirnyi RUS A Olhovskiy 4 4   6 USA P Galbraith NED P Haarhuis 6 6   4 RSA E Ferreira USA R Leach 7 6 6     6 USA P Galbraith NED P Haarhuis 5 2 4     Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 6     RSA N Godwin RSA M Ondruska 2 2     GER M-K Goellner GER D Prinosil 4 7 6   ARG P Albano ARG D Orsanic 6 5 3 WC AUS P Hanley AUS N Healey 3 61     USA E Taino USA J Waite 6 77   WC AUS G Doyle AUS B Ellwood 7 6   12 USA D Johnson USA F Montana 5 3   13 RSA P NorvalRSA K Ullyett 4 6 6   BRA G Kuerten ECU N Lapentti 6 2 8 WC AUS D PetrovicAUS G Silcock 64 6 6   ITA M BertoliniUSA D Bowen 77 2 3   USA J GimelstobUSA B MacPhie 4 5     SWE N KultiSWE M Tillström 6 7     USA D DiLucia USA M Sell 5 4   3 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 7 6   5 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 6     GER M-K Goellner GER D Prinosil 2 4     USA E Taino USA J Waite 2 4   WC AUS G Doyle AUS B Ellwood 6 6     BRA G Kuerten ECU N Lapentti 77 6   WC AUS D PetrovicAUS G Silcock 61 4     SWE N KultiSWE M Tillström 6 5 6 3 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 4 7 4 5 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 6   WC AUS G Doyle AUS B Ellwood 1 4     BRA G Kuerten ECU N Lapentti 3 77 6   SWE N KultiSWE M Tillström 6 63 4 5 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter w/o           BRA G Kuerten ECU N Lapentti           Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 CAN S Lareau USA A O'Brien 4 4     ARG L Arnold Ker CZE P Vízner 6 6     RSA M Barnard RSA P Rosner 6 2 3   MKD A Kitinov GER M Kohlmann 3 6 6   USA B Coupe USA G Grant 1 6 4   CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 6 4 6   RSA J Coetzee NED S Groen 4 6 3 10 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 6 2 6 15 ZIM W BlackAUS S Stolle 77 77   WC AUS T Mitchell AUS A Painter 65 63     RSA C HaggardSWE P Nyborg 6 6     FR Yugoslavia N DjordjevićCZE L Pimek 3 3     ARG M HoodARG S Prieto 5 6 2 WC AUS S DraperAUS L Hewitt 7 2 6   ROU D-M Pescariu FR Yugoslavia N Zimonjić 6 3 7 2 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 3 6 9   ARG L Arnold Ker CZE P Vízner 6 6     MKD A Kitinov GER M Kohlmann 2 2     CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 3 77 7 10 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 6 60 9 15 ZIM W BlackAUS S Stolle 6 6     RSA C HaggardSWE P Nyborg 3 3   WC AUS S DraperAUS L Hewitt 2 4   2 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 6 6     ARG L Arnold Ker CZE P Vízner 3 6 4 10 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 6 3 6 15 ZIM W BlackAUS S Stolle 5 0   2 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 7 6   10 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 63 3 1     2 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 77 6 6     References External links 1999 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles