# 1999 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

The 1999 Lipton Championships women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions and won in the final 0–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ against Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles.

## Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.
* Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (champions)
* Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
* Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (third round, retired)
* Serena Williams / Venus Williams (third round, withdrew)
* Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (third round)
* Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Mary Pierce / Natasha Zvereva (third round, withdrew)
* Els Callens / Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round)
* Silvia Farina / Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Monica Seles (final)
* Kristine Kunce / Kimberly Po (second round)
* Catherine Barclay / Lori McNeil (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Cătălina Cristea Ruxandra Dragomir | 5 | 7$^9$ | 4 | | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| 14 | Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| 4 | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | 14 | Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková T Križan | 6 | 6 | | | K Hrdličková T Križan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams M Saeki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | w/o | | | | |
| | S Noorlander C Papadáki | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | M Pierce N Zvereva | | | | | |
| | A Huber C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | A Huber C Morariu | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | M Pierce N Zvereva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Farina K Habšudová | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | S Farina K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | I Gorrochategui S Graf | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Snyder M Washington | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | S Farina K Habšudová | w/o | | | | |
| Q | V Menga E Wagner | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | S Williams V Williams | | | | | |
| | D Graham R Grande | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Graham R Grande | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Å Carlsson L Courtois | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1$^r$ | | C Cristea R Dragomir | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Cristea R Dragomir | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | C Cristea R Dragomir | 7$^9$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| E deLone N Pratt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | E deLone N Pratt | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| M Drake M Murić | 5 | 3 | | | E deLone N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | C Barclay L McNeil | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Cristea R Dragomir | 5 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Black I Selyutina | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Black I Selyutina | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | C Black I Selyutina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Stoyanova R Zrubáková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | C Black I Selyutina | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| A Frazier K Schlukebir | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| J Lee T Tanasugarn | 1 | 6 | 4 | | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea C Vis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| N Arendt M Bollegraf | 4 | 6 | 7 | | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Rittner D Van Roost | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea C Vis | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| C Rubin S Testud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | MJ Fernández M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| S Appelmans M Oremans | 2 | 5 | | | C Rubin S Testud | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | MJ Fernández M Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | MJ Fernández M Seles | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 11 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Cacic S Jeyaseelan | 0 | 1 | | | A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| T Garbin L Montalvo | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| A Coetzer J Steck | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | T Garbin L Montalvo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N de Villiers E Melicharová | 3 | 2 | | N Miyagi L Wild | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi L Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza Wang S-t | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Olsza Wang S-t | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova L Horn | 3 | 1 | | A Olsza Wang S-t | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | K Kunce K Po | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 9 | B Schett P Schnyder | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | K Boogert A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh S Reeves | 3 | 2 | | | | | | K Boogert A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | C Singer H Vildová | 4 | 3 | | | | | 2 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J Capriati I Majoli | 6 | 6 | WC | J Capriati I Majoli | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Vanessa Menga / Elena Wagner (champions)
* Eugenia Kulikovskaya / Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Vanessa Menga / Elena Wagner

## Qualifying draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Alina Jidkova Renata Kolbovic | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Alina Jidkova Renata Kolbovic | 0 | 1 | Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner | 8 | | | |
| | | | | Mariam Ramón Climent Larissa Schaerer | 3 | | | |
| | Mariam Ramón Climent Larissa Schaerer | 9 | | Mariam Ramón Climent Larissa Schaerer | 3 | | | |
| WC | Jane Chi Brie Rippner | 8 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jane Chi Brie Rippner | 8 | | | | 1 | Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner | 8 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner | 4 |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Adriana Serra Zanetti | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner | 4 |
| | Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke | 8 | | Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner | 8 | | | |
| | Surina De Beer Annabel Ellwood | 4 | 2 | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner | 8 | | | |
| 2 | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Marlene Weingärtner | 8 | | | | | | |