1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

1999 Direct Line International Championships s SUI Martina Hingis RUS Anna Kournikova CZE Jana Novotná BLR Natasha Zvereva 6–4 retired 16 4 singles doubles Eastbourne International 1999 Direct Line International Championships The 1999 Direct Line International Championships doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tennis tournament held in Eastbourne, England and part of the European grass court season. The draw consisted of 16 teams of which four were seeded. Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná were the defending doubles champions but each competed with different partners in 1999. De Swardt partnered Elena Tatarkova and reached the semifinals where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Novotná teamed with Natasha Zvereva and they retired in the final to Hingis and Kournikova after losing the first set 4–6. Seeds CZE Jana Novotná / BLR Natasha Zvereva (final) SUI Martina Hingis / RUS Anna Kournikova (champions) FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (first round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CZE J NovotnáBLR N Zvereva 3 6 6   USA D GrahamUSA L McNeil 6 0 1   USA K AdamsUSA C Rubin 6 6     USA N ArendtNED M Bollegraf 4 3   4 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 6 6     LAT L NeilandESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 2     AUS R McQuillanUSA C Morariu 6 4     ESP C MartínezARG P Tarabini 7 6     RSA M de SwardtUKR E Tatarkova 6 6 6 WC GBR J PullinGBR L Woodroffe 2 7 1   AUS K KunceUSA K Po 7 6   3 FRA A FusaiFRA N Tauziat 5 3   Q CRO M MurićGRE C Papadáki 2 4     RSA A CoetzerUSA L Raymond 6 6     ROU I SpîrleaNED C Vis 6 2   2 SUI M HingisRUS A Kournikova 7 6   1 CZE J NovotnáBLR N Zvereva 6 6     USA K AdamsUSA C Rubin 4 4   4 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 4 4     ESP C MartínezARG P Tarabini 6 6     RSA M de SwardtUKR E Tatarkova 6 6     AUS K KunceUSA K Po 4 2     RSA A CoetzerUSA L Raymond 0 5   2 SUI M HingisRUS A Kournikova 6 7   1 CZE J NovotnáBLR N Zvereva 6 6     ESP C MartínezARG P Tarabini 1 4     RSA M de SwardtUKR E Tatarkova 2 2   2 SUI M HingisRUS A Kournikova 6 6   1 CZE J NovotnáBLR N Zvereva 4 r   2 SUI M HingisRUS A Kournikova 6     Qualifying Seeds AUS Catherine Barclay / AUS Kerry-Anne Guse (first round) JPN Miho Saeki / FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round) Qualifiers CRO Maja Murić / GRE Christína Papadáki Qualifying draw First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 AUS Catherine BarclayAUS Kerry-Anne Guse 7   USA Amy FrazierUSA Katie Schlukebir 9   CRO Maja MurićGRE Christína Papadáki 8   ITA Laura GolarsaSLO Katarina Srebotnik 5 WC CRO Mirjana LučićGBR Samantha Smith 5   FRA Amélie CocheteuxFRA Émilie Loit 8   TPE Janet LeeTHA Tamarine Tanasugarn 8 2 JPN Miho SaekiFRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 2   USA Amy FrazierUSA Katie Schlukebir 4   CRO Maja MurićGRE Christína Papadáki 8   FRA Amélie CocheteuxFRA Émilie Loit 6   TPE Janet LeeTHA Tamarine Tanasugarn 8   CRO Maja MurićGRE Christína Papadáki 8   TPE Janet LeeTHA Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 External links 1999 Direct Line International Championships Doubles Draw Direct Line International Championships Doubles