1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1999 Direct Line International Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–4 retired

The 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but each competed with different partners in 1999. de Swardt partnered Elena Tatarkova and reached the semifinals where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Novotná teamed with Natalia Zvereva and they retired in the final to Hingis and Kournikova after losing the first set 4–6.

Seeds

Jana Novotná / Natasha Zvereva (Final) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova (Champions)

Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (First Round) Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (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	J Novotná N Zvereva	3	6	6
		D Graham L McNeil	6	0	1			1	J Novotná N Zvereva	6	6
		K Adams C Rubin	6	6					K Adams C Rubin	4	4
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	3											1	J Novotná N Zvereva	6	6
	4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6												C Martínez P Tarabini	1	4
		L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	1	2				4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	4	4
		R McQuillan C Morariu	6	4					C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
		C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6																		1	J Novotná N Zvereva	4	r
		M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6	6																	2	M Hingis A Kournikova	6
	WC	J Pullin L Woodroffe	2	7	1				M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		K Kunce K Po	7	6					K Kunce K Po	4	2
	3	A Fusai N Tauziat	5	3												M de Swardt E Tatarkova	2	2
	Q	M Murić C Papadáki	2	4											2	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	6
		A Coetzer L Raymond	6	6					A Coetzer L Raymond	0	5
		I Spîrlea C Vis	6	2				2	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	7
	2	M Hingis A Kournikova	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (First Round)

Miho Saeki / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (First Round)

Qualifiers

1. Maja Murić / Christína Papadáki

Qualifying 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					Second Round					Qualifying Competition
	1	Catherine Barclay   Kerry-Anne Guse	7
		Amy Frazier   Katie Schlukebir	9
							Amy Frazier   Katie Schlukebir	4
							Maja Murić   Christína Papadáki	8
		Maja Murić   Christína Papadáki	8
		Laura Golarsa   Katarina Srebotnik	5
												Maja Murić   Christína Papadáki	8
												Janet Lee   Tamarine Tanasugarn	4
	WC	Mirjana Lučić   Samantha Smith	5
		Amélie Cocheteux   Émilie Loit	8
							Amélie Cocheteux   Émilie Loit	6
							Janet Lee   Tamarine Tanasugarn	8
		Janet Lee   Tamarine Tanasugarn	8
	2	Miho Saeki   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	2

External links

• 1999 Direct Line International Championships Doubles Draw