1999 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
	1999 French Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi; Leander Paes
Runners-up	Goran Ivanišević; Jeff Tarango
Final score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Haarhuis competed with American Jared Palmer as the seventh seed, but they were eliminated in the second round by Javier Sánchez and Jan Siemerink.

First seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final by defeating the unseeded team of Goran Ivanišević and Jeff Tarango, 6–2, 7–5.

This is the first major marks the beginning of Bryan brothers' 76-consecutive slam appearance streak, which ended with Bob Bryan's withdrawal at the 2018 French Open. Mike Bryan began his record run of 84 consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances at this tournament. The run has been ongoing through to the 2020 Australian Open.

Seeds

Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champion)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round, withdrew)
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (First Round)
Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (Third Round)
Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Second Round)
Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer (Second Round)
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (First Round)
Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Third Round)
Donald Johnson / Cyril Suk (First Round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (First Round)
Patrick Galbraith / Justin Gimelstob (First Round)
Jim Grabb / David Macpherson (First Round)
Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Max Mirnyi (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals


1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7	6

8	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	5	2
					1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6

						Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström	4	3
	Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström	6	7⁷

	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann	4	6⁴
									1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	7

										Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango	2	5
	Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango	6	6

	David Prinosil Daniel Vacek	2	3
						Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango	7	6

						Pablo Albano Tomás Carbonell	5	4
	Pablo Albano Tomás Carbonell	6	3	6

16	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Max Mirnyi	3	6	2

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	4	7
	J I Carrasco J Velasco, Jr.	2	6	5	1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
WC	J-R Lisnard M Llodra	4	6	7	WC	J-R Lisnard M Llodra	2	4
	J Alonso Á López Morón	6	4	5					1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	3	6
	M Kohlmann T Vanhoudt	4	3						15	P Norval K Ullyett	5	6	4
	L Bale G Stafford	6	6			L Bale G Stafford	3	4
	J Greenhalgh G Silcock	3	4		15	P Norval K Ullyett	6	6
15	P Norval K Ullyett	6	6											1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
10	J Novák D Rikl	5	6	6										9	E Ferreira R Leach	5	2
	E Nicolas G Puentes	7	1	0	10	J Novák D Rikl	6	7
	C Haggard D Hrbatý	5	2			B Coupe P Goldstein	3	5
	B Coupe P Goldstein	7	6						10	J Novák D Rikl	5	3
WC	A Dupuis O Mutis	2	6²						9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
	D Bowen E Ran	6	7⁷			D Bowen E Ran	6³	2
	N Broad R Koenig	6⁵	6⁴		9	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
8	E Ferreira R Leach	7⁷	7⁷

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	7	4
	N Djordjević G Köves	6	5	6		N Djordjević G Köves	5	7	2
	D del Río M Rodríguez	4	6	6		D del Río M Rodríguez	7	5	6
	N Godwin M Ondruska	6	2	2							D del Río M Rodríguez	1	3
	F Montana E Taino	4	6	4							N Kulti M Tillström	6	6
	N Kulti M Tillström	6	2	6		N Kulti M Tillström	6	6
	G Kuerten N Lapentti	7⁷	6			G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	2
14	J Grabb D Macpherson	6⁴	2													N Kulti M Tillström	6	7⁷
11	D Johnson C Suk	5	6	2												W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	6⁴
	M Hood S Prieto	7	4	6		M Hood S Prieto	4	6	8
WC	G Raoux P Vízner	3	6⁵		WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	1	6
WC	N Escudé G Forget	6	7⁷								M Hood S Prieto	2	7⁸	5
	W Arthurs A Kratzmann	7⁷	6								W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	6⁶	7
	P Nyborg P Tramacchi	6⁴	3			W Arthurs A Kratzmann	5	6	6
WC	A Clément S de Chaunac	5	3		6	O Delaître F Santoro	7	3	4
6	O Delaître F Santoro	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
WC	A di Pasquale S Grosjean	3	1		5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	M Bertolini C Brandi	7	4	4		B Bryan M Bryan	4	2
	B Bryan M Bryan	5	6	6						5	J Björkman P Rafter	4	4
	D DiLucia M Keil	4	3								G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
	B Black W Ferreira	6	6			B Black W Ferreira	2	3
	G Ivanišević J Tarango	7⁷	6			G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
12	S Lareau A O'Brien	6¹	4													G Ivanišević J Tarango	6	6
13	P Galbraith J Gimelstob	1	6	2												D Prinosil D Vacek	2	3
	F Meligeni J Oncins	6	4	6		F Meligeni J Oncins	0	6	1
	D Prinosil D Vacek	4	7	6		D Prinosil D Vacek	6	4	6
	D Roditi M Tebbutt	6	5	2							D Prinosil D Vacek	3	7	13
WC	A Boetsch R Gilbert	5	7	2						4	W Black S Stolle	6	5	11
	M Merklein M Sell	7	5	6		M Merklein M Sell	3	6²
	A Martín P Rosner	3	1		4	W Black S Stolle	6	7⁷
4	W Black S Stolle	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

7	P Haarhuis J Palmer	6	6
	L Arnold Ker A Kitinov	1	2		7	P Haarhuis J Palmer	4	6	4
	A Berasategui F Roig	6	6³	5		J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	2	6
	J Sánchez J Siemerink	0	7⁷	7							J Sánchez J Siemerink	6	6⁴	11
	G Grant TJ Middleton	2	1								P Albano T Carbonell	2	7⁷	9
	P Albano T Carbonell	6	6			P Albano T Carbonell	6	6
	A Florent A Olhovskiy	7	7			A Florent A Olhovskiy	4	4
9	D Adams J-L de Jager	5	5													P Albano T Carbonell	6	3	6
16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	7	6												16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	3	6	2
	S Humphries J Waite	5	3		16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	6	6⁵	9
	M Damm R Štěpánek	6	3	3		D Orsanic M Puerta	3	7⁷	7
	D Orsanic M Puerta	4	6	6						16	Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi	7⁸	6
	M Barnard B Haygarth	2	1								R Reneberg J Stark	6⁶	4
	R Reneberg J Stark	6	6			R Reneberg J Stark	w/o
	D Flach B MacPhie	3	6	5	2	M Knowles D Nestor
2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	7

External links

1999 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw

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