Australian Open 1999 / men's doubles

Australian Open 1999
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's doubles
1998 ◄ 1999 ► 2000
Grand Slams 1999 men's doubles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's doubles at the Australian Open 1999 .

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions. The final contested Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes against Jonas Bjorkman and Patrick Rafter , which won Björkman and Rafter in five sets. For Björkman it was the second Grand Slam title of his career after last year's triumph, and the first for Rafter.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes   final 02.  Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge   Semifinals 03.  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor   2nd round 04th  Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach   Semifinals 05.  Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter   victory 06th  Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis   Quarter finals 07th  Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro   Round of 16 08th.  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien   1 round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Martin Damm Cyril Suk   1 round 10.  Yevgeny Kafelnikow Daniel Vacek   Quarter finals 11.  Joshua Eagle Jim Grabb   1 round 12.  Donald Johnson Francisco Montana   1 round 13.  Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett   1 round 14th  Andrew Florent David Macpherson   2nd round 15th  Wayne Black Sandon Stolle   Round of 16 16.  David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager   Round of 16

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

6th

7th

6th

Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark

4th

6 5

3

1

Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

7th

6th

7th

4th

Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach

6 1

3

6 5

4th

Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach

7th

6th

6th

6th

Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis

5

2

4th

1

Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

3

6th

4th

7th

4th

5

Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter

6th

4th

6th

6 10

6th

5

Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter

w.

O.

Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Lapentti

5

Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter

3

4th

6th

6th

8th

2

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

6th

6th

2

2

6th

10

Yevgeny Kafelnikow Daniel Vacek

6 3

3

1

2

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

7th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

6th

6th

E. Kempes P. Wessels

4th

2

1

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

4th

6th

8th

D. Flach M. Merklein

6th

4th

6th

F. Roig J. Sanchez

4th

6 6

D. Flach M. Merklein

6th

7th

1

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

6th

7th

16

D. Adams J.-L. de Jager

4th

6 4

J. Palmer J. Tarango

6th

6th

J. Holmes T. Larkham

3

3

J. Palmer J. Tarango

5

2

16

D. Adams J.-L. de Jager

7th

6th

C. Doseděl B. Talbot

3

4th

16

D. Adams J.-L. de Jager

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

M. Damm C. Suk

2

5

R. Reneberg J. Stark

6th

7th

R. Reneberg J. Stark

6th

6th

L. Bale A. Kratzmann

2

3

M. Oosting L. Tieleman

6th

2

2

L. Bale A. Kratzmann

4th

6th

6th

R. Reneberg J. Stark

6th

6th

7th

O. Delaître F. Santoro

3

4th

F. Meligeni A. Sá

3

2

W. Arthurs P. Tramacchi

6th

6th

W. Arthurs P. Tramacchi

6 3

3

7th

O. Delaître F. Santoro

7th

6th

N. Broad A. Richardson

7th

3

3

7th

O. Delaître F. Santoro

6 3

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

6th

6th

T. Anzari A. Martín

3

4th

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

6th

6th

B. Haygarth, T.J. Middleton

3

4th

B. Haygarth, T.J. Middleton

6th

6 5

15th

D. del Rio M. Puerta

4th

7th

13

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

6th

3

6th

D. Roditi M. Tebbutt

2

6th

3

J. Alonso J. Balcells

3

3

D. Roditi M. Tebbutt

6th

6th

D. Roditi M. Tebbutt

6th

6th

14th

A. Florent D. Macpherson

2

2

M. Ardinghi Á. López Morón

3

4th

14th

A. Florent D. Macpherson

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

J. Eagle J. Grabb

3

6th

1

M. Mirny A. Olchowski

6th

3

6th

M. Mirny A. Olchowski

6th

6th

T. Kempers J. Siemerink

2

3

T. Kempers J. Siemerink

6 7

6th

11

G. Köves A. Sávolt

7th

2

9

M. Mirny A. Olchowski

4th

4th

6th

P. Galbraith P. Haarhuis

6th

6th

B. Black W. Ferreira

7th

6th

M. Keil J. Knippschild

5

1

B. Black W. Ferreira

2

4th

6th

P. Galbraith P. Haarhuis

6th

6th

P. Kilderry K. Kinnear

1

3

6th

P. Galbraith P. Haarhuis

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

J. Björkman P. Rafter

6th

6th

N. Godwin M. Ondruska

2

2

5

J. Björkman P. Rafter

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

2

4th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

4th

7th

6th

P. Albano D. Orsanic

6th

5

3

5

J. Björkman P. Rafter

6th

6th

WC

G. Doyle B. Ellwood

1

4th

WC

P. Hanley N. Healey

3

6 1

E. Taino J. Waite

6th

7th

E. Taino J. Waite

2

4th

WC

G. Doyle B. Ellwood

6th

6th

WC

G. Doyle B. Ellwood

7th

6th

12

D. Johnson F. Montana

5

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

P. Norval K. Ullyett

4th

6th

6th

G. Kuerten N. Lapentti

6th

2

8th

G. Kuerten N. Lapentti

7th

6th

WC

D. Petrovic G. Silcock

6 1

4th

WC

D. Petrovic G. Silcock

6 4

6th

6th

M. Bertolini D. Bowen

7th

2

3

G. Kuerten N. Lapentti

3

7th

6th

N. Kulti M. Tillström

6th

6 3

4th

J. Gimelstob B. MacPhie

4th

5

N. Kulti M. Tillström

6th

7th

N. Kulti M. Tillström

6th

5

6th

3

M. Knowles D. Nestor

4th

7th

4th

D. Di Lucia M. Sell

5

4th

3

M. Knowles D. Nestor

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

8th

S. Lareau A. O'Brien

4th

4th

L. Arnold Ker P. Vízner

6th

6th

L. Arnold Ker P. Vízner

6th

6th

A. Kitinov M. Kohlmann

2

2

M. Barnard P. Rosner

6th

2

3

A. Kitinov M. Kohlmann

3

6th

6th

L. Arnold Ker P. Vízner

3

6th

4th

10

J. Kafelnikow D. Vacek

6th

3

6th

B. Coupe G. Grant

1

6th

4th

J. Novák D. Rikl

6th

4th

6th

J. Novák D. Rikl

3

7th

7th

10

J. Kafelnikow D. Vacek

6th

6 0

9

J. Coetzee S. Groen

4th

6th

3

10

J. Kafelnikow D. Vacek

6th

2

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

15th

W. Black S. Stolle

7th

7th

WC

T. Mitchell A. Painter

6 5

6 3

15th

W. Black S. Stolle

6th

6th

C. Haggard P. Nyborg

3

3

C. Haggard P. Nyborg

6th

6th

N. Đorđević L. Pimek

3

3

15th

W. Black S. Stolle

5

0

2

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

7th

6th

M. Hood S. Prieto

5

6th

2

WC

S. Draper L. Hewitt

7th

2

6th

WC

S. Draper L. Hewitt

2

4th

2

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

6th

D. Pescariu N. Zimonjić

6th

3

7th

2

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

3

6th

9

Web links

• Draw on ATPworldtour.com (English)
• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)