Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but only Davenport competed that year with Natasha Zvereva.
Larisa Neiland and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Elena Tatarkova.
The 1999 Sydney International women's doubles was the doubles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Vera Zvonareva and Bob Bryan were the defending champions, but Zvonareva did not participate in this U.S. Open due to injury. Bryan partnered Rennae Stubbs, and the pair lost in the quarterfinals to Corina Morariu and Mike Bryan.
The 1999 US Open mixed doubles was the mixed doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year. Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu defeated Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.
The 1999 French Open mixed doubles was the mixed event of the ninety-eighth edition of the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year. Justin Gimelstob and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was the second doubles major title for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing the career Golden Slam in doubles.
The 1999 du Maurier Open doubles was the doubles event of the one hundred and tenth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada.
The 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Spîrlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.
The 1999 TIG Classic doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the second tournament in the US Open Series.
The 1999 Acura Classic doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series. Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva were the reigning champions but Hingis did not compete this year. Zvereva partnered Mary Pierce – they were defeated in the first round by Cara Black and Irina Selyutina.
The 1999 Generali Ladies Linz doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth edition of the most prestigious tournament in Austria. Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Tina Križan and Larisa Neiland.
The 1999 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but were defeated in this year's final by Larisa Neiland and Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–3.
The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia doubles was the tennis doubles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the reigning champions, but Sugiyama did not compete this year. Likhovtseva competed with Amanda Coetzer, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired from professional tennis at the end of the 1999 season.
Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. While Likhovtseva teamed up with Amanda Coetzer and lost in first round to Sugiyama and Julie Halard-Decugis, Sugiyama teamed up with Halard-Decugis and successfully defended her title by defeating Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce in the final, 6–0, 6–3.
Kimberly Po-Messerli and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but Tauziat did not compete this year. Po-Messerli teamed up with Corina Morariu and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Kim Clijsters and Jelena Dokic.
Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Sugiyama chose to compete at Madrid during the same week. Likhovtseva teamed up with Corina Morariu and lost in the first round to Eva Martincová and Sandra Načuk.
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