1999 WTA German Open – Doubles

The 1999 WTA German Open singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Latin 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 defending champions, but only Zvereva participated this year with Mary Pierce. They were eliminated in the first round by Brie Rippner and Tara Snyder.

Doubles
1999 WTA German Open
Final
ChampionFrance Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-upCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
Score6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Jana Novotná
  Patricia Tarabini
6 6  
    Ruxandra Dragomir
  Florencia Labat
3 1  
1   Jana Novotná
  Patricia Tarabini
3 5  
2   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 7  
4   Larisa Neiland
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4 1  
2   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Novotná
  P Tarabini
65 6  
WC   A Barna
  M Weingärtner
3 5       S Graf
  I Gorrochategui
77 4 r
    S Graf
  I Gorrochategui
6 7   1   J Novotná
  P Tarabini
63 6 6
WC   J Abe
  J Kandarr
6 2 2     L Horn
  S Jeyaseelan
77 1 3
    L Horn
  S Jeyaseelan
3 6 6     L Horn
  S Jeyaseelan
7 6  
    C Black
  A-G Sidot
6 7       C Black
  A-G Sidot
5 2  
6   MJ Fernandez
  L Raymond
3 5   1   J Novotná
  P Tarabini
6 6  
    R Dragomir
  F Labat
3 1  
3   E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
4 6 3
    R Dragomir
  F Labat
77 64 6     R Dragomir
  F Labat
6 3 6
    A Hopmans
  A Ortuño
65 77 2     R Dragomir
  F Labat
77 6  
    K Adams
  C Rubin
2 1   7   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
63 4  
Q   G Di Natale
  F Perfetti
6 6       K Adams
  C Rubin
4 6 4
    S Cacic
  S Farina
63 63   7   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
6 2 6
7   I Spîrlea
  C Vis
77 77  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   B Schett
  P Schnyder
6 6  
    C Barclay
  K-A Guse
4 1   8   B Schett
  P Schnyder
64 6 65
    K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
6 6       K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
77 4 77
    C Dhenin
  O Lugina
1 1       K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
69 1  
    A Olsza
  P Stoyanova
6 2 2 4   L Neiland
  A Sánchez Vicario
711 6  
    D Graham
  L Montalvo
4 6 6     D Graham
  L Montalvo
3 4  
4   L Neiland
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
4   L Neiland
  A Sánchez Vicario
4 1  
5   M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
5 6 2 2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  
    N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
7 3 6     N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
6 6  
    N Zvereva
  M Pierce
63 3   LL   B Rippner
  T Snyder
1 1  
LL   B Rippner
  T Snyder
77 6       N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
1 62  
    E Kulikovskaya
  E Melicharová
w/o     2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 77  
    J Halard-Decugis
  A Mauresmo
          E Kulikovskaya
  E Melicharová
0 2  
2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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Qualifiers

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  1.   Germana Di Natale /   Flora Perfetti

Lucky losers

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  1.   Brie Rippner /   Tara Snyder

Qualifying draw

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1   Alicia Molik
  Samantha Reeves
 
    Bye  
1   Alicia Molik
  Samantha Reeves
4
    Brie Rippner
  Tara Snyder
8
    Brie Rippner
  Tara Snyder
 
    Bye  
    Brie Rippner
  Tara Snyder
8
2   Germana Di Natale
  Flora Perfetti
6
    Mariana Díaz Oliva
  María José Gaidano
9
    Sylvia Plischke
  Raluca Sandu
8
    Mariana Díaz Oliva
  María José Gaidano
5
2   Germana Di Natale
  Flora Perfetti
8
    Bye  
2   Germana Di Natale
  Flora Perfetti
 

References

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