1999 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1999 French Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango
Final score	6–2, 7–5

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Haarhuis competed with American Jared Palmer as the seventh seed, but they were eliminated in the second round by Javier Sánchez and Jan Siemerink.

First seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final by defeating the unseeded team of Goran Ivanišević and Jeff Tarango, 6–2, 7–5.

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							Finals
	1	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6
	8	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	5	2
								1	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
									Nicklas Kulti   Mikael Tillström	4	3
		Nicklas Kulti   Mikael Tillström	6	77
		Wayne Arthurs   Andrew Kratzmann	4	64
															1	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	7
																Goran Ivanišević   Jeff Tarango	2	5
		Goran Ivanišević   Jeff Tarango	6	6
		David Prinosil   Daniel Vacek	2	3
									Goran Ivanišević   Jeff Tarango	7	6
									Pablo Albano   Tomás Carbonell	5	4
		Pablo Albano   Tomás Carbonell	6	3	6
	16	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Max Mirnyi	3	6	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	4	7
		J I Carrasco J Velasco, Jr.	2	6	5			1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	WC	J-R Lisnard M Llodra	4	6	7			WC	J-R Lisnard M Llodra	2	4
		J Alonso Á López Morón	6	4	5										1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	3	6
		M Kohlmann T Vanhoudt	4	3											15	P Norval K Ullyett	5	6	4
		L Bale G Stafford	6	6					L Bale G Stafford	3	4
		J Greenhalgh G Silcock	3	4				15	P Norval K Ullyett	6	6
	15	P Norval K Ullyett	6	6																		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
	10	J Novák D Rikl	5	6	6																	9	E Ferreira R Leach	5	2
		E Nicolas G Puentes	7	1	0			10	J Novák D Rikl	6	7
		C Haggard D Hrbatý	5	2					B Coupe P Goldstein	3	5
		B Coupe P Goldstein	7	6											10	J Novák D Rikl	5	3
	WC	A Dupuis O Mutis	2	62											9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
		D Bowen E Ran	6	77					D Bowen E Ran	63	2
		N Broad R Koenig	65	64				9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
	8	E Ferreira R Leach	77	77

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	7	4
		N Djordjević G Köves	6	5	6				N Djordjević G Köves	5	7	2
		D del Río M Rodríguez	4	6	6				D del Río M Rodríguez	7	5	6
		N Godwin M Ondruska	6	2	2											D del Río M Rodríguez	1	3
		F Montana E Taino	4	6	4											N Kulti M Tillström	6	6
		N Kulti M Tillström	6	2	6				N Kulti M Tillström	6	6
		G Kuerten N Lapentti	77	6					G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	2
	14	J Grabb D Macpherson	64	2																			N Kulti M Tillström	6	77
	11	D Johnson C Suk	5	6	2																		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	64
		M Hood S Prieto	7	4	6				M Hood S Prieto	4	6	8
	WC	G Raoux P Vízner	3	65				WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	1	6
	WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	77												M Hood S Prieto	2	78	5
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	77	6												W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	66	7
		P Nyborg P Tramacchi	64	3					W Arthurs A Kratzmann	5	6	6
	WC	A Clément S de Chaunac	5	3				6	O Delaître F Santoro	7	3	4
	6	O Delaître F Santoro	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	WC	A di Pasquale S Grosjean	3	1				5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
		M Bertolini C Brandi	7	4	4				B Bryan M Bryan	4	2
		B Bryan M Bryan	5	6	6										5	J Björkman P Rafter	4	4
		D DiLucia M Keil	4	3												G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
		B Black W Ferreira	6	6					B Black W Ferreira	2	3
		G Ivanišević J Tarango	77	6					G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
	12	S Lareau A O'Brien	61	4																			G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
	13	P Galbraith J Gimelstob	1	6	2																		D Prinosil D Vacek	2	3
		F Meligeni J Oncins	6	4	6				F Meligeni J Oncins	0	6	1
		D Prinosil D Vacek	4	7	6				D Prinosil D Vacek	6	4	6
		D Roditi M Tebbutt	6	5	2											D Prinosil D Vacek	3	7	13
	WC	A Boetsch R Gilbert	5	7	2										4	W Black S Stolle	6	5	11
		M Merklein M Sell	7	5	6				M Merklein M Sell	3	62
		A Martín P Rosner	3	1				4	W Black S Stolle	6	77
	4	W Black S Stolle	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	P Haarhuis J Palmer	6	6
		L Arnold Ker A Kitinov	1	2				7	P Haarhuis J Palmer	4	6	4
		A Berasategui F Roig	6	63	5				J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	2	6
		J Sánchez J Siemerink	0	77	7											J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	64	11
		G Grant TJ Middleton	2	1												P Albano T Carbonell	2	77	9
		P Albano T Carbonell	6	6					P Albano T Carbonell	6	6
		A Florent A Olhovskiy	7	7					A Florent A Olhovskiy	4	4
	9	D Adams J-L de Jager	5	5																			P Albano T Carbonell	6	3	6
	16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	7	6																		16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	3	6	2
		S Humphries J Waite	5	3				16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	6	65	9
		M Damm R Štěpánek	6	3	3				D Orsanic M Puerta	3	77	7
		D Orsanic M Puerta	4	6	6										16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	78	6
		M Barnard B Haygarth	2	1												R Reneberg J Stark	66	4
		R Reneberg J Stark	6	6					R Reneberg J Stark	w/o
		D Flach B MacPhie	3	6	5			2	M Knowles D Nestor
	2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	7

External links

• 1999 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw