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

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champion)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round, withdrew)
3. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (First Round)
4. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (Third Round)
5. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
6. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Second Round)
7. Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer (Second Round)
8. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
9. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (First Round)
10. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Third Round)
11. Donald Johnson / Cyril Suk (First Round)
12. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (First Round)
13. Patrick Galbraith / Justin Gimelstob (First Round)
14. Jim Grabb / David Macpherson (First Round)
15. Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
16. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Max Mirnyi (Quarterfinals)

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	7^7
		Wayne Arthurs   Andrew Kratzmann	4	6^4
															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	6^2											9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
		D Bowen E Ran	6	7^7					D Bowen E Ran	6^3	2
		N Broad R Koenig	6^5	6^4				9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
	8	E Ferreira R Leach	7^7	7^7

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	7^7	6					G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	2
	14	J Grabb D Macpherson	6^4	2																			N Kulti M Tillström	6	7^7
	11	D Johnson C Suk	5	6	2																		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	6^4
		M Hood S Prieto	7	4	6				M Hood S Prieto	4	6	8
	WC	G Raoux P Vízner	3	6^5				WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	1	6
	WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	7^7												M Hood S Prieto	2	7^8	5
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	7^7	6												W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	6^6	7
		P Nyborg P Tramacchi	6^4	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	7^7	6					G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
	12	S Lareau A O'Brien	6^1	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	6^2
		A Martín P Rosner	3	1				4	W Black S Stolle	6	7^7
	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	6^3	5				J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	2	6
		J Sánchez J Siemerink	0	7^7	7											J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	6^4	11
		G Grant TJ Middleton	2	1												P Albano T Carbonell	2	7^7	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	6^5	9
		M Damm R Štěpánek	6	3	3				D Orsanic M Puerta	3	7^7	7
		D Orsanic M Puerta	4	6	6										16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	7^8	6
		M Barnard B Haygarth	2	1												R Reneberg J Stark	6^6	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