1999 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1999 Australian Open
Champions	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 6–4

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

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Semifinals)
5. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Champions)
6. Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
7. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Third Round)
8. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (First Round)
9. Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (First Round)
10. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Quarterfinals)
11. Joshua Eagle / Jim Grabb (First Round)
12. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (First Round)
13. Pieter Norval / Kevin Ullyett (First Round)
14. Andrew Florent / David Macpherson (Second Round)
15. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (Third Round)
16. 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

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	7^7	6
		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
	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
		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	7^7	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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

References

• 1999 ITF Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw