1999 Flanders Women's Open – Doubles

The 1999 Belgian Open doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium on clay. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, when it was won by Radka Bobková and María José Gaidano. They did not compete this year.

Doubles
1999 Flanders Women's Open
ChampionsItaly Laura Golarsa
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Runners-upAustralia Louise Pleming
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Score64, 62

Laura Golarsa and Katarina Srebotnik won the tournament without losing a set, defeating Louise Pleming and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.

Seeds

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Belgium E Callens
France A Dechaume-Balleret
4 1  
  Czech Republic E Martincová
Germany E Wagner
6 6     Czech Republic E Martincová
Germany E Wagner
2 62  
  Italy L Golarsa
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6     Italy L Golarsa
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 77  
  Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States K Schlukebir
4 3     Italy L Golarsa
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6  
4 Netherlands S Noorlander
Greece C Papadáki
3 7 6 WC Belgium J Henin
Luxembourg A Kremer
4 1  
  Czech Republic M Nekvapilová
Czech Republic H Šromová
6 5 3 4 Netherlands S Noorlander
Greece C Papadáki
6 2 4
Q United States J Chi
United States M Tu
6 5 3 WC Belgium J Henin
Luxembourg A Kremer
2 6 6
WC Belgium J Henin
Luxembourg A Kremer
2 7 6   Italy L Golarsa
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6  
  Australia L Pleming
United States M Shaughnessy
77 6     Australia L Pleming
United States M Shaughnessy
4 2  
  Spain RM Andrés Rodríguez
Paraguay L Schaerer
65 2     Australia L Pleming
United States M Shaughnessy
1 6 6
  Brazil V Menga
Japan M Saeki
5 4   LL Belgium K Clijsters
India N Vaidyanathan
6 4 2
LL Belgium K Clijsters
India N Vaidyanathan
7 6     Australia L Pleming
United States M Shaughnessy
77 4 7
  Japan K Ishida
Japan K Nagatomi
6 3 6   France A Cocheteux
France S Pitkowski
64 6 5
  Bulgaria L Bacheva
Germany K Freye
3 6 3   Japan K Ishida
Japan K Nagatomi
2 4  
  France A Cocheteux
France S Pitkowski
7 6     France A Cocheteux
France S Pitkowski
6 6  
2 Belarus O Barabanschikova
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
5 2  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. United States Jane Chi / United States Meilen Tu (Qualifiers)
  2. Belgium Kim Clijsters / India Nirupama Vaidyanathan (qualifying competition, withdrew, lucky losers)

Qualifiers

  1. United States Jane Chi / United States Meilen Tu

Lucky losers

  1. Belgium Kim Clijsters / India Nirupama Vaidyanathan

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
        
1 United States Jane Chi
United States Meilen Tu
w/o
  Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi
France Catherine Tanvier
 
1 United States Jane Chi
United States Meilen Tu
w/o
2 Belgium Kim Clijsters
India Nirupama Vaidyanathan
 
  United States Jill Craybas
Venezuela María Vento
1
2 Belgium Kim Clijsters
India Nirupama Vaidyanathan
8
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