1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po [1]
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse
Final score6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Japan Open; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Corina Morariu and Kimberly Po won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Catherine Barclay and Kerry-Anne Guse.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu / Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po (champions)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier / Flag of the United States.svg Katie Schlukebir (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki / Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final [1]
1 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
796 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
672  1 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
66 
  Flag of Japan.svg K Ishida
Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatomi
66   Flag of Japan.svg K Ishida
Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatomi
1 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Chi
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
3 3  1 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
66 
4 Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
776 4 Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
2 3  
  Flag of South Africa.svg S de Beer
Flag of Thailand.svg B Sangaram
651  4 Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
2 66
  Flag of South Korea.svg S-h Park
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-t Wang
76   Flag of South Korea.svg S-h Park
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-t Wang
62 2
  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho
Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya
5 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
66 
WC Flag of Japan.svg H Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg M Inoue
1 4  2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
3 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
3 3  
  Flag of Japan.svg H Mochizuki
Flag of Japan.svg K Takuma
5 3  3 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Schlukebir
66 
3 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Schlukebir
76 3 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Schlukebir
4 0  
  Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg S Obata
66 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves
Flag of the United States.svg J Watanabe
2 3    Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg S Obata
1 3  
  Flag of Japan.svg T Hotta
Flag of South Korea.svg E-h Kim
2 3  2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
66 
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
66 

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References

  1. 1 2 "1999 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 18 January 2015.