1999 Belgian Open – Doubles

Doubles
1999 Belgian Open
Champions	Laura Golarsa Katarina Srebotnik
Runners-up	Louise Pleming Meghann Shaughnessy
Final score	6–4, 6–2

The 1999 Belgian Open – Doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium on clay. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, when it was won by Radka Bobková and María José Gaidano. They did not compete this year.

Laura Golarsa and Katarina Srebotnik won the tournament without losing a set, defeating Louise Pleming and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.

Seeds

1. Els Callens / Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (First Round)
2. Olga Barabanschikova / Irina Selyutina (First Round)
3. n.a.
4. Seda Noorlander / Christína Papadáki (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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Callens A Dechaume-Balleret	4	1
		E Martincová E Wagner	6	6					E Martincová E Wagner	2	6^2
		L Golarsa K Srebotnik	6	6					L Golarsa K Srebotnik	6	7^7
		J Lee K Schlukebir	4	3												L Golarsa K Srebotnik	6	6
	4	S Noorlander C Papadáki	3	7	6										WC	J Henin A Kremer	4	1
		M Nekvapilová H Šromová	6	5	3			4	S Noorlander C Papadáki	6	2	4
	Q	J Chi M Tu	6	5	3			WC	J Henin A Kremer	2	6	6
	WC	J Henin A Kremer	2	7	6																		L Golarsa K Srebotnik	6	6
		L Pleming M Shaughnessy	7^7	6																			L Pleming M Shaughnessy	4	2
		RM Andrés Rodríguez L Schaerer	6^5	2					L Pleming M Shaughnessy	1	6	6
		V Menga M Saeki	5	4				LL	K Clijsters N Vaidyanathan	6	4	2
	LL	K Clijsters N Vaidyanathan	7	6												L Pleming M Shaughnessy	7^7	4	7
		K Ishida K Nagatomi	6	3	6											A Cocheteux S Pitkowski	6^4	6	5
		L Bacheva K Freye	3	6	3				K Ishida K Nagatomi	2	4
		A Cocheteux S Pitkowski	7	6					A Cocheteux S Pitkowski	6	6
	2	O Barabanschikova I Selyutina	5	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jane Chi / Meilen Tu (Qualifiers)
2. Kim Clijsters / Nirupama Vaidyanathan (Qualifying Competition, withdrew, Lucky Loser)

Qualifiers

1. Jane Chi / Meilen Tu

Lucky Losers

1. Kim Clijsters / Nirupama Vaidyanathan

Qualifying Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Competition
	1	Jane Chi   Meilen Tu	w/o
		Kristina Brandi   Catherine Tanvier
						1	Jane Chi   Meilen Tu	w/o
						2	Kim Clijsters   Nirupama Vaidyanathan
		Jill Craybas   María Vento	1
	2	Kim Clijsters   Nirupama Vaidyanathan	8

External links

• 1999 Belgian Open Draw