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1999 WTA German Open – Doubles
FRA Nathalie Tauziat ARG Patricia Tarabini
Main article: 1999 WTA German Open
The 1999 WTA German Open doubles was the doubles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Germanic Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the reigning champions, but only Zvereva entered the tournament with Mary Pierce. However, Pierce withdrew from the tournament.
The French team of Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won their first Tier I title as a team, defeating Jana Novotná and Patricia Tarabini in the final.
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
- CZE Jana Novotná / ARG Patricia Tarabini (final)
- FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
- RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round)
- LAT Larisa Neiland / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
- RSA Mariaan de Swardt / UKR Elena Tatarkova (first round)
- USA Mary Joe Fernandez / USA Lisa Raymond (first round)
- ROU Irina Spîrlea / NED Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
- AUT Barbara Schett / SUI Patty Schnyder (second round)
Draw
Finals
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Top half
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Bottom half
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| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=LAT L Neiland ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Qualifying
Seeds
- AUS Alicia Molik / USA Samantha Reeves (second round)
- ITA Germana Di Natale / ITA Flora Perfetti (champions)
Qualifiers
- ITA Germana Di Natale / ITA Flora Perfetti
Lucky losers
- USA Brie Rippner / USA Tara Snyder
Qualifying draw
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