1999 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

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

Main article: 1999 Australian Open

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

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

References

• 1999 ITF Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw