1999 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
1999 Swisscom Challenge
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
Final score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1998  · Swisscom Challenge ·  2000  

The 1999 Swisscom Challenge doubles was the doubles event of the sixteenth edition of the Swisscom Challenge; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Switzerland. Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but neither competed this year.

Contents

Third seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating first seeds Nathalie Tauziat and Natasha Zvereva in the final.

Qualifying draw

Qualifying competition
   
1 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
Flag of the United States.svg Tara Snyder
8
2 Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo
Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna
6

Main draw

Seeds

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
7116 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
694  1 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
776 
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
66   Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
641  
  Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
2 3  1 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
0 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Paštiková
4 1  4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
4 664
  Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
Flag of France.svg S Testud
4 5    Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
63 77
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
67 1 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
2 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
0 771 3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
6646  Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
4 4  
  Flag of France.svg M Pierce
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
64 4 3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
0 663 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Drake
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec
4 63   Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of the United States.svg T Snyder
1 0  
Q Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of the United States.svg T Snyder
677 Q Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of the United States.svg T Snyder
66 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
72 2 2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
4 2  
2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
5 66

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