1999 Faber Grand Prix – Doubles

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Doubles
1999 Faber Grand Prix
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Final score57, 62, 62
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Faber Grand Prix ·  2000  

The 1999 Faber Grand Prix doubles was the doubles event of the seventh edition of the Faber Grand Prix; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hannover, Germany. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 57, 62, 62 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (final)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland / Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
6657
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Germany.svg C Singer
1 775 1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of France.svg É Loit
66   Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of France.svg É Loit
4 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
3 4  1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Tauziat
3 66
3 Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
w/o    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
64 3
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
   3 Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
1 64 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of France.svg S Testud
1 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
677 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
66 1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
72 2
  Flag of the United States.svg S Williams
Flag of the United States.svg V Williams
66   Flag of the United States.svg S Williams
Flag of the United States.svg V Williams
5 66
  Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner
1 1    Flag of the United States.svg S Williams
Flag of the United States.svg V Williams
66 
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder
1 4  4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
1 4  
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66   Flag of the United States.svg S Williams
Flag of the United States.svg V Williams
6710 
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati
Flag of Germany.svg S Graf
66 2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
2 68 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
4 4  WC Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati
Flag of Germany.svg S Graf
   
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa
Flag of Ukraine.svg O Lugina
660  2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
w/o  
2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
786 

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