# 1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Björkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–4. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.

## Seeds

* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (semifinals)
* Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (champions)
* Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
* Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (third round)
* Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (first round)
* Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* Joshua Eagle / Jim Grabb (first round)
* Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
* Pieter Norval / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
* Andrew Florent / David Macpherson (second round)
* Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (third round)
* David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (third 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark | 4 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark | 4 | 6$^5$ | 3 | 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6$^1$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6$^1$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 |
| 5 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Lapentti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Lapentti | | | | 5 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6$^3$ | 3 | 1 | 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kempes P Wessels | 4 | 2 | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Roig J Sánchez | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | D Flach M Merklein | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Flach M Merklein | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Palmer J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | D Adams J-L de Jager | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | J Holmes T Larkham | 3 | 3 | | | J Palmer J Tarango | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl B Talbot | 3 | 4 | | 16 | D Adams J-L de Jager | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Adams J-L de Jager | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | M Damm C Suk | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 4 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oosting L Tieleman | 6 | 2 | 2 | | L Bale A Kratzmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bale A Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni A Sá | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | O Delaître F Santoro | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs P Tramacchi | 6 | 6 | | | W Arthurs P Tramacchi | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broad A Richardson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 7 | O Delaître F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Delaître F Santoro | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Anzari A Martín | 3 | 4 | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Haygarth TJ Middleton | 6 | 6$^5$ | 15 | | B Haygarth TJ Middleton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D del Río M Puerta | 4 | 7$^7$ | 13 | | | | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Alonso JM Balcells | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Roditi M Tebbutt | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Roditi M Tebbutt | 3 | 3 | | | D Roditi M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ardinghi Á López Morón | 3 | 4 | | 14 | A Florent D Macpherson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Florent D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Eagle J Grabb | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Galbraith P Haarhuis | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| | M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kempers J Siemerink | 6$^7$ | 6 | 11 | | T Kempers J Siemerink | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Köves A Sávolt | 7$^9$ | 2 | 9 | | | | | | M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Black W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Galbraith P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Keil J Knippschild | 5 | 1 | | | B Black W Ferreira | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kilderry K Kinnear | 1 | 3 | | 6 | P Galbraith P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Galbraith P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin M Ondruska | 2 | 2 | | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Albano D Orsanic | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P Hanley N Healey | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | WC | G Doyle B Ellwood | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Taino J Waite | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | E Taino J Waite | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Doyle B Ellwood | 7 | 6 | | WC | G Doyle B Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Johnson F Montana | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | w/o |
| 13 | P Norval K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Kuerten N Lapentti | |
| | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 6 | 2 | 8 | | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Petrovic G Silcock | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | WC | D Petrovic G Silcock | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini D Bowen | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | J Gimelstob B MacPhie | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | |
| | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 7 | | | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D DiLucia M Sell | 5 | 4 | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | L Arnold Ker P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barnard P Rosner | 6 | 2 | 3 | | A Kitinov M Kohlmann | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kitinov M Kohlmann | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker P Vízner | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Coupe G Grant | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Novák D Rikl | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee S Groen | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6$^0$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6$^3$ | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | W Black S Stolle | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | T Mitchell A Painter | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | 15 | W Black S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard P Nyborg | 6 | 6 | | | C Haggard P Nyborg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djordjević L Pimek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | W Black S Stolle | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | M Hood S Prieto | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | S Draper L Hewitt | 7 | 2 | 6 | WC | S Draper L Hewitt | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D-M Pescariu N Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |