1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles

1999 Family Circle Cup

Final

Champions

Elena Likhovtseva

Jana Novotná

Runners-up

Barbara Schett

Patty Schnyder

Score

6–1, 6–4

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

Singles

Doubles

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The 1999 Family Circle Cup doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva / Jana Novotná (champions)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (first round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (second round)
Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (first round)
Amanda Coetzer / Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7	6⁵	2

	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	5	7⁷	6
						Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	1	4

					2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	6
	Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3	6	2

2	Elena Likhovtseva Jana Novotná	6	1	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	L Davenport N Zvereva	4	6	6
	C Cristea R Dragomir	0	3			V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	4
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6							1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	7⁷
	O Barabanschikova B Rittner	5	6	6³						8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	4	6²
	K Adams L McNeil	7	2	7⁷		K Adams L McNeil	2	5
	A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	2	1		8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	7
8	A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	6												1	L Davenport N Zvereva	7	6⁵	2
																B Schett P Schnyder	5	7⁷	6
					4	L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
	R Grande M Seles	6	7			R Grande M Seles	6	3	6
	E Melicharová M Washington	2	5								R Grande M Seles	4	6	2
	B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	7⁹							B Schett P Schnyder	6	3	6
	I Gorrochategui L Montalvo	2	6	6⁷		B Schett P Schnyder	6⁴	6	6
	C Black I Selyutina	6	7¹⁰			C Black I Selyutina	7⁷	0	4
5	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	0	6⁸

Bottom half

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

7	I Spîrlea C Vis	7	4	3
	A Fusai A-G Sidot	5	6	6		A Fusai A-G Sidot	7⁷	6
	S Cacic I Majoli	6⁵	3			T Križan J Steck	6²	2
	T Križan J Steck	7⁷	6							A Fusai A-G Sidot	6	6
	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7						3	L Raymond R Stubbs	2	4
	K Hrdličková H Vildová	2	5			N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	3
					3	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
														A Fusai A-G Sidot	3	6	2
6	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6										2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	1	6
	M Murić C Papadáki	2	4		6	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	5
	N Pratt K Schlukebir	7	4	6⁸		S Farina C Morariu	6	7
	S Farina C Morariu	5	6	7¹⁰						S Farina C Morariu	2	2
	K Kunce K Po	2	4						2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6
Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	6	6		Q	A Olsza L Osterloh	1	1
					2	E Likhovtseva J Novotná	6	6