1999 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

January 2025 November 2019 1999 Lipton Championships s SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná USA Mary Joe Fernández USA Monica Seles 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) The 1999 Lipton Championships women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions and won in the final 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) against Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles. Seeds All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná (champions) RUS Anna Kournikova / RUS Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals) FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round) LAT Larisa Neiland / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) RSA Mariaan de Swardt / UKR Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez / ARG Patricia Tarabini (third round, retired) USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams (third round, withdrew) ROM Irina Spîrlea / NED Caroline Vis (third round) AUT Barbara Schett / SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) FRA Mary Pierce / BLR Natasha Zvereva (third round, withdrew) BEL Els Callens / FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (second round) ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez (second round) ITA Silvia Farina / SVK Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández / USA Monica Seles (final) AUS Kristine Kunce / USA Kimberly Po (second round) AUS Catherine Barclay / USA Lori McNeil (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 77 6   13 ITA Silvia Farina SVK Karina Habšudová 63 3     ROU Cătălina Cristea ROU Ruxandra Dragomir 5 79 4   ZIM Cara Black KAZ Irina Selyutina 7 67 6 14 USA Mary Joe Fernández USA Monica Seles 5 6 77 4 LAT Larisa Neiland ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 4 63 5 RSA Mariaan de Swardt UKR Elena Tatarkova 3 6 63 2 RUS Anna Kournikova RUS Elena Likhovtseva 6 4 77 1 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 1 77 6   ZIM Cara Black KAZ Irina Selyutina 6 64 1 14 USA Mary Joe Fernández USA Monica Seles 6 6   2 RUS Anna Kournikova RUS Elena Likhovtseva 2 1   1 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 0 6 77 14 USA Mary Joe Fernández USA Monica Seles 6 4 61 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CZE K Hrdličková SLO T Križan 6 6     USA K Adams JPN M Saeki 4 2     NED S Noorlander GRE C Papadáki 0 3     GER A Huber USA C Morariu 6 6     ARG I Gorrochategui GER S Graf 6 6   WC USA T Snyder USA M Washington 1 3   Q BRA V Menga GER E Wagner 7 3 2   USA D Graham ITA R Grande 5 6 6 1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná 6 6     CZE K Hrdličková SLO T Križan 4 3     GER A Huber USA C Morariu 6 64 1 10 FRA M Pierce BLR N Zvereva 2 77 6 13 ITA S Farina SVK K Habšudová 6 6     ARG I Gorrochategui GER S Graf 4 4     USA D Graham ITA R Grande 4 5   7 USA S Williams USA V Williams 6 7   1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná w/o     10 FRA M Pierce BLR N Zvereva       13 ITA S Farina SVK K Habšudová w/o     7 USA S Williams USA V Williams       1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná 77 6   13 ITA S Farina SVK K Habšudová 63 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SWE Å Carlsson BEL L Courtois 6 64 1r   ROM C Cristea ROM R Dragomir 1 77 3   USA E deLone AUS N Pratt 7 6     CAN M Drake CRO M Murić 5 3     ZIM C Black KAZ I Selyutina 6 65 6   BUL P Stoyanova SVK R Zrubáková 3 77 2   USA A Frazier USA K Schlukebir 6 3 6   TPE J Lee THA T Tanasugarn 1 6 4 3 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 6 1 3   ROM C Cristea ROM R Dragomir 0 6 6   USA E deLone AUS N Pratt 6 6   16 AUS C Barclay USA L McNeil 4 4   12 ESP V Ruano Pascual ARG P Suárez 1 5     ZIM C Black KAZ I Selyutina 6 7     USA A Frazier USA K Schlukebir 6 5 4 6 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 1 7 6   ROM C Cristea ROM R Dragomir 79 3 77   USA E deLone AUS N Pratt 67 6 64   ZIM C Black KAZ I Selyutina 2 6 4 6 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 6 1 0r   ROM C Cristea ROM R Dragomir 5 79 4   ZIM C Black KAZ I Selyutina 7 67 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA N Arendt NED M Bollegraf 4 6 7   GER B Rittner BEL D Van Roost 6 4 5   USA C Rubin FRA S Testud 6 7     BEL S Appelmans NED M Oremans 2 5     USA S Cacic CAN S Jeyaseelan 0 1     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     ITA T Garbin ARG L Montalvo 77 77     RSA A Coetzer RSA J Steck 65 65   8 ROM I Spîrlea NED C Vis 6 3 6   USA N Arendt NED M Bollegraf 3 6 1   USA C Rubin FRA S Testud 6 3 4 14 USA MJ Fernández USA M Seles 4 6 6 11 BEL E Callens FRA J Halard-Decugis 63 6 1   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA A Mauresmo 77 2 6   ITA T Garbin ARG L Montalvo 2 3   4 LAT L Neiland ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   8 ROM I Spîrlea NED C Vis 3 0   14 USA MJ Fernández USA M Seles 6 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA A Mauresmo 3 4   4 LAT L Neiland ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   14 USA MJ Fernández USA M Seles 5 6 77 4 LAT L Neiland ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 4 63 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RSA N de Villiers CZE E Melicharová 3 2     JPN N Miyagi USA L Wild 6 6     POL A Olsza TPE Wang S-t 6 6     BLR O Barabanschikova RSA L Horn 3 1     NED K Boogert FRA A-G Sidot 6 6     USA L Osterloh USA S Reeves 3 2     GER C Singer CZE H Vildová 4 3   WC USA J Capriati CRO I Majoli 6 6   5 RSA M de Swardt UKR E Tatarkova 6 6     JPN N Miyagi USA L Wild 2 1     POL A Olsza TPE Wang S-t 6 6   15 AUS K Kunce USA K Po 4 4   9 AUT B Schett SUI P Schnyder 3 2     NED K Boogert FRA A-G Sidot 6 6   WC USA J Capriati CRO I Majoli       2 RUS A Kournikova RUS E Likhovtseva w/o     5 RSA M de Swardt UKR E Tatarkova 6 6     POL A Olsza TPE Wang S-t 3 4     NED K Boogert FRA A-G Sidot 6 3 64 2 RUS A Kournikova RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 77 5 RSA M de Swardt UKR E Tatarkova 3 6 63 2 RUS A Kournikova RUS E Likhovtseva 6 4 77 Qualifying 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles qualifying Seeds 30em BRA Vanessa Menga / GER Elena Wagner (champions) RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya / GER Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition) Qualifiers BRA Vanessa Menga / GER Elena Wagner Qualifying draw First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 BRA Vanessa Menga GER Elena Wagner 8   RUS Alina Jidkova CAN Renata Kolbovic 0   ESP Mariam Ramón Climent PAR Larissa Schaerer 9 WC USA Jane Chi USA Brie Rippner 8   SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 5   SVK Henrieta Nagyová AUT Sylvia Plischke 8   RSA Surina De Beer AUS Annabel Ellwood 4 2 RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya GER Marlene Weingärtner 8 1 BRA Vanessa Menga GER Elena Wagner 8   ESP Mariam Ramón Climent PAR Larissa Schaerer 3   SVK Henrieta Nagyová AUT Sylvia Plischke 4 2 RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya GER Marlene Weingärtner 8 1 BRA Vanessa Menga GER Elena Wagner 8 2 RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya GER Marlene Weingärtner 4 External links 1999 Lipton Championships Women's Doubles Draw Women's Doubles Lipton Championships - Women's Doubles