1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1999 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Jonas Björkman ; Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupathi ; Leander Paes
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4
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Draw	64
Seeds	16
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Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year.
Björkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 6–4. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.^[1]

Champions

Jonas Björkman

Patrick Rafter

Runners-up

Mahesh Bhupathi

Leander Paes

Score6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 6–4

Draw64

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals							Final

1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	7⁷	6

	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark	4	6⁵	3
					1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7⁷	6	7⁷

					4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6¹	3	6⁵
4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	6	6

6	Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis	5	2	4
												1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	6	4	7¹²	4

												5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	6	4	6	6¹⁰	6
5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	w/o

	Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Lapentti
					5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	3	4	6	6	8

					2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6	2	2	6
10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6³	3	1

2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7⁷	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	E Kempes P Wessels	4	2		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6	8
	F Roig J Sánchez	4	6⁶			D Flach M Merklein	6	4	6
	D Flach M Merklein	6	7⁸							1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7⁷
	J Palmer J Tarango	6	6							16	D Adams J-L de Jager	4	6⁴
	J Holmes T Larkham	3	3			J Palmer J Tarango	5	2
	S Doseděl B Talbot	3	4		16	D Adams J-L de Jager	7	6
16	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	6											1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7⁷	6
9	M Damm C Suk	2	5												R Reneberg J Stark	4	6⁵	3
	R Reneberg J Stark	6	7			R Reneberg J Stark	6	6
	M Oosting L Tieleman	6	2	2		L Bale A Kratzmann	2	3
	L Bale A Kratzmann	4	6	6							R Reneberg J Stark	6	6
	F Meligeni A Sá	3	2							7	O Delaître F Santoro	3	4
	W Arthurs P Tramacchi	6	6			W Arthurs P Tramacchi	6³	3
	N Broad A Richardson	7⁷	3	3	7	O Delaître F Santoro	7⁷	6
7	O Delaître F Santoro	6³	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
	T Anzari A Martín	3	4		4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
	B Haygarth TJ Middleton	6	6⁵	15		B Haygarth TJ Middleton	3	4
	D del Río M Puerta	4	7⁷	13					4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	3	6
	J Alonso JM Balcells	6	6							D Roditi M Tebbutt	2	6	3
	D Roditi M Tebbutt	3	3			D Roditi M Tebbutt	6	6
	M Ardinghi Á López Morón	3	4		14	A Florent D Macpherson	2	2
14	A Florent D Macpherson	6	6											4	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6	6
11	J Eagle J Grabb	3	6	1										6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	5	2	4
	M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	6	3	6		M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	6	6
	T Kempers J Siemerink	6⁷	6	11		T Kempers J Siemerink	2	3
	G Köves A Sávolt	7⁹	2	9						M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	4	4
	B Black W Ferreira	7	6						6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6
	M Keil J Knippschild	5	1			B Black W Ferreira	2	4
	P Kilderry K Kinnear	1	3		6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6
6	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	N Godwin M Ondruska	2	2		5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	4	7	6		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	2	4
	P Albano D Orsanic	6	5	3						5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
WC	P Hanley N Healey	3	6¹							WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	1	4
	E Taino J Waite	6	7⁷			E Taino J Waite	2	4
WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	7	6		WC	G Doyle B Ellwood	6	6
12	D Johnson F Montana	5	3												5	J Björkman P Rafter	w/o
13	P Norval K Ullyett	4	6	6												G Kuerten N Lapentti
	G Kuerten N Lapentti	6	2	8		G Kuerten N Lapentti	7⁷	6
WC	D Petrovic G Silcock	6⁴	6	6	WC	D Petrovic G Silcock	6¹	4
	M Bertolini D Bowen	7⁷	2	3							G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	7⁷	6
	J Gimelstob B MacPhie	4	5								N Kulti M Tillström	6	6³	4
	N Kulti M Tillström	6	7			N Kulti M Tillström	6	5	6
	D DiLucia M Sell	5	4		3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	7	4
3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	4
	L Arnold Ker P Vízner	6	6			L Arnold Ker P Vízner	6	6
	M Barnard P Rosner	6	2	3		A Kitinov M Kohlmann	2	2
	A Kitinov M Kohlmann	3	6	6							L Arnold Ker P Vízner	3	6	4
	B Coupe G Grant	1	6	4						10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	3	6
	J Novák D Rikl	6	4	6		J Novák D Rikl	3	7⁷	7
	J Coetzee S Groen	4	6	3	10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6⁰	9
10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	2	6											10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6³	3	1
15	W Black S Stolle	7⁷	7⁷												2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7⁷	6	6
WC	T Mitchell A Painter	6⁵	6³		15	W Black S Stolle	6	6
	C Haggard P Nyborg	6	6			C Haggard P Nyborg	3	3
	N Djordjević L Pimek	3	3							15	W Black S Stolle	5	0
	M Hood S Prieto	5	6	2						2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
WC	S Draper L Hewitt	7	2	6	WC	S Draper L Hewitt	2	4
	D-M Pescariu N Zimonjić	6	3	7	2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	6	9

1999 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

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