1999 Wismilak International – Doubles

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Doubles
1999 Wismilak International
Final
Champions Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Wismilak International ·  2000  

The 1999 Wismilak International doubles was the doubles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.

Contents

Jelena Kostanić and Tina Pisnik won in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, against Japanese Rika Hiraki and Yuka Yoshida, to win their respective second and first WTA Tour titles.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan / Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch (first round)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki / Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida (final)
  4. Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić / Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik (champions)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch
1 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg W Fix
Flag of the United States.svg J Scott
66   Flag of the United States.svg W Fix
Flag of the United States.svg J Scott
73 0
WC Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski
3 76WC Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski
5 66
  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Maštalířová
65 3 WC Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski
2 3  
3 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
66 3 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
66 
Q Flag of Austria.svg E Fauth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Vavrinec
2 3  3 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
677 
  Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
66   Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
2 61 
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
2 3  3 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
62 4
  Flag of the United States.svg H Parkinson
Flag of India.svg N Vaidyanathan
64 5 4 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik
3 66
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke
2 67  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke
614  
  Flag of Germany.svg C Schneider
Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja
62791 4 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik
776 
4 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik
776764 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik
0 777
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Romania.svg A Vanc
66 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
6635
  Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
0 1    Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Romania.svg A Vanc
2 792
  Flag of Hungary.svg V Csurgó
Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi
2 1  2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
6676
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
66 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu / Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec

Qualifying draw

Key

First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová
9
  Flag of Indonesia.svg Wukirasih Sawondari
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daphne van de Zande
8
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová
8
  Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
2
  Flag of Japan.svg Riei Otakeyama
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Sasano
5
  Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
8
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová
6
  Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec
8
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Yu-an
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Weng Tzu-ting
3
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer
Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger
8
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer
Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger
7
  Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec
9
  Flag of Austria.svg Evelyn Fauth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec
8
2 Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova
1

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