1999 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1999 US Open
Final
Champion	Alex O'Brien; Sébastien Lareau
Runner-up	Mahesh Bhupathi; Leander Paes
Score	7–6(9–7), 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk were the defending champions, but Stolle competed with Wayne Black, while Suk competed with Donald Johnson this year. Suk and Johnson were defeated by Stolle and Black in the third round, while Stolle and Black were defeated by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Prinosil in the quarterfinals.

Alex O'Brien and Sébastien Lareau won the title, defeating Indian first seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4.

Seeds

Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer (first round)
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (second round)
Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (second round, withdrew)
Sandon Stolle / Wayne Black (quarterfinals)
Jonas Björkman / Byron Black (semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (first round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (first round)
Alex O'Brien / Sébastien Lareau (champions)
Donald Johnson / Cyril Suk (third round)
Goran Ivanišević / Jeff Tarango (first round)
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (first round)
Justin Gimelstob / Richey Reneberg (third round)
Jiří Novák / David Rikl (third round)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6

Q	Ben Ellwood Michael Tebbutt	3	4
					1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6

						Andrei Olhovskiy David Prinosil	4	3
	Andrei Olhovskiy David Prinosil	6	6

6	Sandon Stolle Wayne Black	4	2
									1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6⁷	4

									11	Alex O'Brien Sébastien Lareau	7⁹	6
11	Alex O'Brien Sébastien Lareau	7⁷	5	6

3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6²	7	3
					11	Alex O'Brien Sébastien Lareau	6	7⁷

					7	Jonas Björkman Byron Black	4	6³
7	Jonas Björkman Byron Black	6	6

	Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	P Norval K Ullyett	4	4		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7⁷	7
	A Kitinov J Waite	6	4	6⁷	WC	J-M Gambill A Peterson	6⁴	5
WC	J-M Gambill A Peterson	1	6	7⁹						1	M Bhupathi L Paes	2	6	6
WC	J Blake T Blake	4	4							15	J Gimelstob R Reneberg	6	4	3
	N Marques T Vanhoudt	6	6			N Marques T Vanhoudt	2	7⁷	6⁵
	B Coupe R Koenig	2	2		15	J Gimelstob R Reneberg	6	6⁵	7⁷
15	J Gimelstob R Reneberg	6	6												1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
10	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	7¹¹	6¹⁰											Q	B Ellwood M Tebbutt	3	4
Q	B Ellwood M Tebbutt	6	6⁹	7¹²	Q	B Ellwood M Tebbutt	6	7
	N Broad P Tramacchi	7⁷	7			N Broad P Tramacchi	4	5
	J Oncins D Orsanic	6⁵	5							Q	B Ellwood M Tebbutt	6	3	6
WC	P Goldstein C Woodruff	4	0								N Godwin M Ondruska	4	6	2
	N Godwin M Ondruska	6	6			N Godwin M Ondruska	6	6
	D DiLucia M Sell	1	4		8	E Ferreira R Leach	4	4
8	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
Q	M Ruah A Sá	3	5		4	D Adams J-L de Jager	4	6⁶
WC	L Jensen M Jensen	3	6²			A Olhovskiy D Prinosil	6	7⁸
	A Olhovskiy D Prinosil	6	7⁷								A Olhovskiy D Prinosil	7⁷	6
	A Florent D Macpherson	6	6⁴	7⁸							N Zimonjić B MacPhie	6³	3
	S Schalken J Siemerink	4	7⁷	6⁶		A Florent D Macpherson	6³	3
	N Zimonjić B MacPhie	6	2	6		N Zimonjić B MacPhie	7⁷	6
13	G Ivanišević J Tarango	4	6	1											A Olhovskiy D Prinosil	6	6
12	D Johnson C Suk	6	7⁷											6	S Stolle W Black	4	2
	A Martín J Sánchez	2	6⁴		12	D Johnson C Suk	7⁷	6⁵	6
	D Bowen E Ran	6	3	1		D Flach G Grant	6³	7⁷	2
	D Flach G Grant	3	6	6						12	D Johnson C Suk	3	4
	P Albano T Carbonell	6	6							6	S Stolle W Black	6	6
	T Cibulec A Portas	3	2			P Albano T Carbonell	3	4
	D del Rio M Rodríguez	1	4		6	S Stolle W Black	6	6
6	S Stolle W Black	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	F Santoro O Delaître	6	6
WC	K Kim C Mamiit	1	1		5	F Santoro O Delaître	w/o
	E Taino L Tieleman	6	5	3		C Haggard P Nyborg
	C Haggard P Nyborg	4	7	6						C Haggard P Nyborg	2	4
	M Keil L Lobo	2	6	6					11	A O'Brien S Lareau	6	6
	M García D Roditi	6	4	4		M Keil L Lobo	4	0
Q	T Shimada M Wakefield	5	5		11	A O'Brien S Lareau	6	6
11	A O'Brien S Lareau	7	7										11	A O'Brien S Lareau	7⁷	5	6
14	N Kulti M Tillström	3	5										3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6²	7	3
	M K Goellner F Montana	6	7			M K Goellner F Montana	6	6
WC	L Harper-Griffith A Roddick	6	6		WC	L Harper-Griffith A Roddick	3	1
	K. J. Hippensteel R Wolters	2	2							M K Goellner F Montana	3	0
	M Hill S Humphries	4	6	6					3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	E Nicolas G Puentes	6	2	3		M Hill S Humphries	6⁵	3
	N Djordjević M Kohlmann	5	2		3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7⁷	6
3	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	J Björkman B Black	6⁶	6	6
	M Damm M Mirnyi	7⁸	1	2	7	J Björkman B Black	6	6
	JI Carrasco J Velasco Jr.	3	3			L Bale G Stafford	3	1
	L Bale G Stafford	6	6							7	J Björkman B Black	6	2	7
	W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	3								W Arthurs A Kratzmann	1	6	6
	M Bertolini C Brandi	3	2	r		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	6
	J Grabb J Stark	2	6	6		J Grabb J Stark	3	4
9	M Knowles D Nestor	6	4	4											7	J Björkman B Black	6	6
16	J Novák D Rikl	7⁷	6													J Coetzee B Haygarth	3	3
	B Bryan M Bryan	6¹	3		16	J Novák D Rikl	6	6
Q	M Sprengelmeyer J Weir-Smith	6	6⁷	4		M Hood S Príeto	3	2
	M Hood S Prieto	4	7⁹	6						16	J Novák D Rikl	6⁶	2
	M Barnard TJ Middleton	6	7⁷								J Coetzee B Haygarth	7⁸	6
	P Pála P Vízner	3	6⁵			M Barnard TJ Middleton	4	6	5
	J Coetzee B Haygarth	3	7⁸	6		J Coetzee B Haygarth	6	3	7
2	P Haarhuis J Palmer	6	6⁶	4