1999 Italian Open – Men's doubles

{{One source|date=December 2024}}

{{TennisEvents|1999|Italian Open|s

| champ = {{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

| runner = {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams
{{flagicon|RSA}} John-Laffnie de Jager

| score = 6–7, 6–1, 6–2

}}

The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

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  1. {{Flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles / {{Flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  2. {{Flagicon|ZIM}} Wayne Black / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle (first round)
  3. {{Flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  4. {{Flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira / {{Flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach (champions)
  5. {{Flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Delaître / {{Flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
  6. {{Flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák / {{Flagicon|CZE}} David Rikl (first round)
  7. {{Flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson / {{Flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk (semifinals)
  8. {{Flagicon|RSA}} David Adams / {{Flagicon|RSA}} John-Laffnie de Jager (final)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001344|title=1999 Rome|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=19 October 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091122/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001344|url-status=dead}}

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2={{Flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

| RD1-seed1=7

| RD1-team1={{Flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson
{{Flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score1-2=5

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{Flagicon|RSA}} David Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} John-Laffnie de Jager

| RD1-seed3=5

| RD1-team3={{Flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Delaître
{{Flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Santoro

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=7

| RD1-score3-2=5

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{Flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

| RD2-seed2=8

| RD2-team2={{Flagicon|RSA}} David Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} John-Laffnie de Jager

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score2-1=7

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-score2-3=2

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{Flagicon|BAH}} M Knowles
{{Flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{Flagicon|RSA}} P Norval
{{Flagicon|ZIM}} K Ullyett

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|ARG}} L Lobo
{{Flagicon|ESP}} F Roig

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
{{Flagicon|ESP}} J Sánchez

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score04-1=5

| RD1-score03-2=5

| RD1-score04-2=7

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{Flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Stark

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{Flagicon|USA}} M Keil
{{Flagicon|BRA}} F Meligeni

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=7

| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{Flagicon|CZE}} C Suk

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|AUS}} A Kratzmann
{{Flagicon|USA}} F Montana

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=4

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{Flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} R Leach

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{Flagicon|RSA}} L Bale
{{Flagicon|RSA}} G Stafford

| RD1-score09-1=5

| RD1-score10-1=7

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=7

| RD1-score10-3=6

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|GBR}} N Broad
{{Flagicon|RSA}} R Koenig

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|CZE}} M Damm
{{Flagicon|CZE}} P Vízner

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{Flagicon|SWE}} P Nyborg
{{Flagicon|AUS}} P Tramacchi

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{Flagicon|ARG}} D Orsanic
{{Flagicon|ARG}} M Puerta

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=7

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|CZE}} J Novák
{{Flagicon|CZE}} D Rikl

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=7

| RD1-score16-2=5

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|BAH}} M Knowles
{{Flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|ARG}} L Lobo
{{Flagicon|ESP}} F Roig

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=0

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=0

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed04=7

| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{Flagicon|CZE}} C Suk

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Stark

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} R Leach

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|GBR}} N Broad
{{Flagicon|RSA}} R Koenig

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|SWE}} P Nyborg
{{Flagicon|AUS}} P Tramacchi

| RD2-score08-1=1

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD2-score07-3=1

| RD3-seed02=7

| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{Flagicon|CZE}} C Suk

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|BAH}} M Knowles
{{Flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} R Leach

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{Flagicon|USA}} R Leach

| RD4-seed01=7

| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{Flagicon|CZE}} C Suk

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score02-3=

| RD4-score01-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team01={{Flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{Flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{Flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
{{Flagicon|ECU}} N Lapentti

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|SWE}} T Enqvist
{{Flagicon|SWE}} T Johansson

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|GER}} N Kiefer
{{Flagicon|ITA}} D Sanguinetti

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{Flagicon|USA}} A O'Brien
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Palmer

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{Flagicon|MAR}} H Arazi
{{Flagicon|ITA}} M Navarra

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=5

| RD1-score06-2=7

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score06-3=0

| RD1-seed07=3

| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{Flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|USA}} J Grabb
{{Flagicon|AUS}} D Macpherson

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=7

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-score08-3=4

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09={{Flagicon|RSA}} D Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} J-L de Jager

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{Flagicon|IND}} M Bhupathi
{{Flagicon|GBR}} T Henman

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|RSA}} C Haggard
{{Flagicon|RUS}} A Olhovskiy

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević
{{Flagicon|ITA}} V Santopadre

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{Flagicon|AUS}} A Florent
{{Flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{Flagicon|ARG}} P Albano
{{Flagicon|ESP}} T Carbonell

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|ITA}} M Bertolini
{{Flagicon|ITA}} C Brandi

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|ZIM}} W Black
{{Flagicon|AUS}} S Stolle

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=1

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{Flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|SWE}} T Enqvist
{{Flagicon|SWE}} T Johansson

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=7

| RD2-score02-3=5

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{Flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|USA}} A O'Brien
{{Flagicon|USA}} J Palmer

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-score03-3=3

| RD2-seed05=8

| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|RSA}} D Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} J-L de Jager

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|RSA}} C Haggard
{{Flagicon|RUS}} A Olhovskiy

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=7

| RD2-score06-2=5

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|ITA}} M Bertolini
{{Flagicon|ITA}} C Brandi

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|AUS}} A Florent
{{Flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD3-seed01=5

| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{Flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro

| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{Flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=8

| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|RSA}} D Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} J-L de Jager

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|ITA}} M Bertolini
{{Flagicon|ITA}} C Brandi

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed02=8

| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|RSA}} D Adams
{{Flagicon|RSA}} J-L de Jager

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{Flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score02-3=

| RD4-score01-3=

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{1999 ATP Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Italian Open - Men's Doubles}}

Italian Open

Italian Open (Tennis), 1999