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1999 Heineken Trophy – Men's doubles

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Guillaume Raoux and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions, but Raoux did not compete this year. Siemerink teamed up with Leander Paes and reached the final before the tournament cancellation.

ScoreCancelled due to rain
Draw16 (1 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds4
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Men's doubles
1999 Heineken Trophy
Final
ChampionsIndia Leander Paes
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
and
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Czech Republic David Rikl
ScoreCancelled due to rain
Details
Draw16 (1 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The final match between Leander Paes and Jan Siemerink versus Ellis Ferreira and David Rikl was cancelled due to rain. Both teams shared the prize money (USD54,000 per team) and only won the corresponding points for reaching the final. The outcome allowed Leander Paes to take the World No. 1 in the Doubles ranking.[1]

Seeds

  1. Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Canada Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
  2. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Czech Republic David Rikl (final, title shared)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (semifinals)
  4. Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)

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