Women's doubles
1999 Lipton Championships
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upUnited States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Monica Seles
Score0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

The 1999 Lipton Championships women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions and won in the final 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) against Mary Joe Fernández and Monica Seles.

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  2. Russia Anna Kournikova / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
  3. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  4. Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals)
  5. South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)
  6. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (third round, retired)
  7. United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams (third round, withdrew)
  8. Romania Irina Spîrlea / Netherlands Caroline Vis (third round)
  9. Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  10. France Mary Pierce / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (third round, withdrew)
  11. Belgium Els Callens / France Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
  12. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (second round)
  13. Italy Silvia Farina / Slovakia Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
  14. United States Mary Joe Fernández / United States Monica Seles (final)
  15. Australia Kristine Kunce / United States Kimberly Po (second round)
  16. Australia Catherine Barclay / United States Lori McNeil (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1
77 6  
13
63 3  
1
1 77 6
 
6 64 1
 
5 79 4
 
7 67 6
1
0 6 77
14
6 4 61
14
5 6 77
4
7 4 63
14
6 6  
2
2 1  
5
3 6 63
2
6 4 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 3  
 
4 2   1
w/o    
 
0 3   10
     
 
6 6    
6 64 1
10
2 77 6
1
77 6  
13
63 3  
13
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 4  
WC
1 3   13
w/o    
Q
7 3 2 7
     
 
5 6 6  
4 5  
7
6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3
6 1 3
 
6 64 1r  
0 6 6
 
1 77 3  
79 3 77
 
7 6    
67 6 64
 
5 3    
6 6  
16
4 4  
 
5 79 4
 
7 67 6
12
1 5  
 
6 65 6  
6 7  
 
3 77 2  
2 6 4
 
6 3 6 6
6 1 0r
 
1 6 4  
6 5 4
6
1 7 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8
6 3 6
 
4 6 7  
3 6 1
 
6 4 5 8
3 0  
 
6 7   14
6 6  
 
2 5    
6 3 4
14
4 6 6
14
5 6 77
4
7 4 63
11
63 6 1
 
0 1    
77 2 6
 
6 6    
3 4  
 
77 77   4
6 6  
 
65 65    
2 3  
4
6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5
6 6  
 
3 2    
2 1  
 
6 6   5
6 6  
 
6 6    
3 4  
 
3 1    
6 6  
15
4 4  
5
3 6 63
2
6 4 77
9
3 2  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
3 2    
6 3 64
 
4 3   2
3 6 77
WC
6 6   WC
     
2
w/o    

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Brazil Vanessa Menga / Germany Elena Wagner (champions)
  2. Russia Eugenia Kulikovskaya / Germany Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Brazil Vanessa Menga / Germany Elena Wagner

Qualifying draw

Key

First round Second round Qualifying competition
         
1
8
 
0
1
8
 
3
 
9
WC
8
1
8
2
4
 
5
 
8
 
4
2
8
 
4
2
8
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