1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1999 Family Circle Cup
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
Final score	6–1, 6–4

The 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	7	65	2
		Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	5	77	6
									Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	1	4
								2	Elena Likhovtseva   Jana Novotná	6	6
		Alexandra Fusai   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	6	2
	2	Elena Likhovtseva   Jana Novotná	6	1	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport N Zvereva	4	6	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	0	3					V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	4
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	77
		O Barabanschikova B Rittner	5	6	63										8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	4	62
		K Adams L McNeil	7	2	77				K Adams L McNeil	2	5
		A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	2	1				8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	7
	8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	6																		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	7	65	2
																							B Schett P Schnyder	5	77	6
								4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
		R Grande M Seles	6	7					R Grande M Seles	6	3	6
		E Melicharová M Washington	2	5												R Grande M Seles	4	6	2
		B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	79											B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	6
		I Gorrochategui L Montalvo	2	6	67				B Schett P Schnyder	64	6	6
		C Black I Selyutina	6	710					C Black I Selyutina	77	0	4
	5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	0	68

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	I Spîrlea C Vis	7	4	3
		A Fusai A-G Sidot	5	6	6				A Fusai A-G Sidot	77	6
		S Cacic I Majoli	65	3					T Križan J Steck	62	2
		T Križan J Steck	77	6												A Fusai A-G Sidot	6	6
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7											3	L Raymond R Stubbs	2	4
		K Hrdličková H Vildová	2	5					N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	3
								3	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
																							A Fusai A-G Sidot	3	6	2
	6	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6																		2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	1	6
		M Murić C Papadáki	2	4				6	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	5
		N Pratt K Schlukebir	7	4	68				S Farina C Morariu	6	7
		S Farina C Morariu	5	6	710											S Farina C Morariu	2	2
		K Kunce K Po	2	4											2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6
	Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	6	6				Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	1	1
								2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6

External links

• 1999 Family Circle Cup Doubles Draw