1999 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1999 Italian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis; Anna Kournikova
Runner-up	Alexandra Fusai; Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–2, 6–2

The 1999 Italian Open doubles was the doubles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova in the quarterfinals.

Hingis and Kournikova won this tournament by defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6

6	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	4	3
				1	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6	6

				2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	2	2
	Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva	2	1

2	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	6
	D Graham L Montalvo	6	6			D Graham L Montalvo	0	0
	M Drake L Golarsa	2	1							1	M Hingis A Kournikova	3	6	6
	R Dragomir K Hrdličková	6	6							8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	1	3
	T Garbin R Grande	4	2			R Dragomir K Hrdličková	2	4
	E Bes-Ostariz K Freye	2	5		8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7												1	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	6
															6	I Spîrlea C Vis	4	3
					4	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
Q	L Schaerer M Serna	6	3	4		S Noorlander C Papadáki	1	2
	S Noorlander C Papadáki	1	6	6						4	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6⁶	4
WC	F Perfetti F Schiavone	2	1							6	I Spîrlea C Vis	2	7⁸	6
	A Coetzer A Mauresmo	6	6			A Coetzer A Mauresmo	1	6	4
WC	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	4	1		6	I Spîrlea C Vis	6	4	6
6	I Spîrlea C Vis	6	6

First round			Second round			Qualifying competition

1	Jana Kandarr Samantha Reeves

	Bye
			1	Jana Kandarr Samantha Reeves	8

				Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci	9
	Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci	8

	Kristina Brandi María Vento	4
							Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci	6

							Larissa Schaerer Magüi Serna	8
	Larissa Schaerer Magüi Serna	8

	Jill Craybas Anne Kremer	5
				Larissa Schaerer Magüi Serna	8

			2	Nathalie Dechy Nadia Petrova	5
	Bye

2	Nathalie Dechy Nadia Petrova

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