1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1999 Australian Open
Champions	Jonas Björkman ; Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupathi ; Leander Paes
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year.
Björkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 6–4. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.

Seeds

Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (semifinals)
Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (champions)
Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (third round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (first round)
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (first round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
Joshua Eagle / Jim Grabb (first round)
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
Pieter Norval / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
Andrew Florent / David Macpherson (second round)
Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (third round)
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals							Final

1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	7⁷	6

	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark	4	6⁵	3
					1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7⁷	6	7⁷

					4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6¹	3	6⁵
4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	6	6

6	Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis	5	2	4
												1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	6	4	7¹²	4

												5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	6	4	6	6¹⁰	6
5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	w/o

	Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Lapentti
					5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	3	4	6	6	8

					2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6	2	2	6
10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6³	3	1

2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7⁷	6	6

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	E Kempes P Wessels	4	2		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6	8
	F Roig J Sánchez	4	6⁶			D Flach M Merklein	6	4	6
	D Flach M Merklein	6	7⁸							1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7⁷
	J Palmer J Tarango	6	6							16	D Adams J-L de Jager	4	6⁴
	J Holmes T Larkham	3	3			J Palmer J Tarango	5	2
	S Doseděl B Talbot	3	4		16	D Adams J-L de Jager	7	6
16	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	6											1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7⁷	6
9	M Damm C Suk	2	5												R Reneberg J Stark	4	6⁵	3
	R Reneberg J Stark	6	7			R Reneberg J Stark	6	6
	M Oosting L Tieleman	6	2	2		L Bale A Kratzmann	2	3
	L Bale A Kratzmann	4	6	6							R Reneberg J Stark	6	6
	F Meligeni A Sá	3	2							7	O Delaître F Santoro	3	4
	W Arthurs P Tramacchi	6	6			W Arthurs P Tramacchi	6³	3
	N Broad A Richardson	7⁷	3	3	7	O Delaître F Santoro	7⁷	6
7	O Delaître F Santoro	6³	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
	T Anzari A Martín	3	4		4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
	B Haygarth TJ Middleton	6	6⁵	15		B Haygarth TJ Middleton	3	4
	D del Río M Puerta	4	7⁷	13					4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	3	6
	J Alonso JM Balcells	6	6							D Roditi M Tebbutt	2	6	3
	D Roditi M Tebbutt	3	3			D Roditi M Tebbutt	6	6
	M Ardinghi Á López Morón	3	4		14	A Florent D Macpherson	2	2
14	A Florent D Macpherson	6	6											4	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6	6
11	J Eagle J Grabb	3	6	1										6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	5	2	4
	M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	6	3	6		M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	6	6
	T Kempers J Siemerink	6⁷	6	11		T Kempers J Siemerink	2	3
	G Köves A Sávolt	7⁹	2	9						M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	4	4
	B Black W Ferreira	7	6						6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6
	M Keil J Knippschild	5	1			B Black W Ferreira	2	4
	P Kilderry K Kinnear	1	3		6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6
6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	N Godwin M Ondruska	2	2		5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	4	7	6		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	2	4
	P Albano D Orsanic	6	5	3						5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
WC	P Hanley N Healey	3	6¹							WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	1	4
	E Taino J Waite	6	7⁷			E Taino J Waite	2	4
WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	7	6		WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	6	6
12	D Johnson F Montana	5	3												5	J Björkman P Rafter	w/o
13	P Norval K Ullyett	4	6	6												G Kuerten N Lapentti
	G Kuerten N Lapentti	6	2	8		G Kuerten N Lapentti	7⁷	6
WC	D Petrovic G Silcock	6⁴	6	6	WC	D Petrovic G Silcock	6¹	4
	M Bertolini D Bowen	7⁷	2	3							G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	7⁷	6
	J Gimelstob B MacPhie	4	5								N Kulti M Tillström	6	6³	4
	N Kulti M Tillström	6	7			N Kulti M Tillström	6	5	6
	D DiLucia M Sell	5	4		3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	7	4
3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	4
	L Arnold Ker P Vízner	6	6			L Arnold Ker P Vízner	6	6
	M Barnard P Rosner	6	2	3		A Kitinov M Kohlmann	2	2
	A Kitinov M Kohlmann	3	6	6							L Arnold Ker P Vízner	3	6	4
	B Coupe G Grant	1	6	4						10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	3	6
	J Novák D Rikl	6	4	6		J Novák D Rikl	3	7⁷	7
	J Coetzee S Groen	4	6	3	10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6⁰	9
10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	2	6											10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6³	3	1
15	W Black S Stolle	7⁷	7⁷												2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7⁷	6	6
WC	T Mitchell A Painter	6⁵	6³		15	W Black S Stolle	6	6
	C Haggard P Nyborg	6	6			C Haggard P Nyborg	3	3
	N Djordjević L Pimek	3	3							15	W Black S Stolle	5	0
	M Hood S Prieto	5	6	2						2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
WC	S Draper L Hewitt	7	2	6	WC	S Draper L Hewitt	2	4
	D-M Pescariu N Zimonjić	6	3	7	2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	6	9

External links

1999 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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