1999 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1999 du Maurier Open
Champion	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open

The 1999 du Maurier Open doubles was the doubles event of the one hundred and tenth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada.

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but only Hingis didn't compete this year. However, Novotná successfully defended her title, competing with Mary Pierce and defeating Larisa Neiland and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final.

Seeds

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

1. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
2. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
3. Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (semifinals)
4. Jana Novotná / Mary Pierce (champions)
5. Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
6. Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (semifinals)
7. Corina Morariu / Kimberly Po (quarterfinals)
8. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)

Qualifying draw

Main article: 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	3	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	3	1
								5	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
								4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	6	2	6
	4	Jana Novotná Mary Pierce	5	7	6
	6	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	7	5	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	4
		S Farina K Habšudová	6	6					S Farina K Habšudová	6	6
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	4	4												S Farina K Habšudová	62	3
		C Cristea R Dragomir	3	6	6										5	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	77	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret É Loit	6	1	4				C Cristea R Dragomir	4	4
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	1				5	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	5	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6																		5	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
																						3	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	3	1
								3	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		I Majoli V Ruano Pascual	6	77					I Majoli V Ruano Pascual	3	4
		E de Villiers J Steck	2	65											3	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	3	2												B Rittner E Wagner	4	1
		B Rittner E Wagner	6	6					B Rittner E Wagner	6	6
	Q	M Grzybowska M-È Pelletier	6	3	6			Q	M Grzybowska M-È Pelletier	4	3
	8	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Morariu K Po	6	6
	WC	R Kolbovic V Webb	3	4				7	C Morariu K Po	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan P Schnyder	6	4	6				S Jeyaseelan P Schnyder	2	4
		C Barclay N Pratt	2	6	2										7	C Morariu K Po	2	3
	Q	G León García M Sánchez Lorenzo	0	5											4	J Novotná M Pierce	6	6
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	7					T Križan K Srebotnik	5	4
								4	J Novotná M Pierce	7	6
																						4	J Novotná M Pierce	5	7	6
	6	I Spîrlea C Vis	78	77																		6	I Spîrlea C Vis	7	5	2
	WC	L McNeil A Stevenson	66	64				6	I Spîrlea C Vis	4	6	6
		A Huber A-G Sidot	6	3	7				A Huber A-G Sidot	6	4	0
		C Black J Dokić	3	6	5										6	I Spîrlea C Vis	6	6
		C Rubin S Testud	7	4	6										2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	3	4
		K-A Guse K Kunce	5	6	0				C Rubin S Testud	4	6	4
								2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	4	6

References

• 1999 du Maurier Open Women's doubles draw