1999 Italian Open – Men's doubles

The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Men's doubles
1999 Italian Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Runners-up	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
Score	6–7, 6–1, 6–2

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
2. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (first round)
3. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (champions)
5. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
6. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (first round)
7. Donald Johnson / Cyril Suk (semifinals)
8. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (final)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Donald Johnson Cyril Suk	3	5
	4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	7
								4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	6	6
								8	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	7	1	2
	5	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	1	5
	8	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		P Norval K Ullyett	3	4				1	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		L Lobo F Roig	7	5	6				L Lobo F Roig	0	0
		Y Kafelnikov J Sánchez	5	7	4										1	M Knowles D Nestor	4	3
		R Reneberg J Stark	6	6											7	D Johnson C Suk	6	6
		M Keil F Meligeni	2	2					R Reneberg J Stark	3	5
	7	D Johnson C Suk	6	6				7	D Johnson C Suk	6	7
		A Kratzmann F Montana	3	4																		7	D Johnson C Suk	3	5
	4	E Ferreira R Leach	5	6	7																	4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	7
		L Bale G Stafford	7	3	6			4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		N Broad R Koenig	6	7					N Broad R Koenig	3	2
		M Damm P Vízner	3	6											4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	7
		P Nyborg P Tramacchi	7	6	6											W Ferreira J Tarango	3	6
		D Orsanic M Puerta	5	7	4				P Nyborg P Tramacchi	6	2	1
		W Ferreira J Tarango	6	7					W Ferreira J Tarango	1	6	6
	6	J Novák D Rikl	3	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		G Kuerten N Lapentti	4	2				5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	3	7
		T Enqvist T Johansson	6	6					T Enqvist T Johansson	2	6	5
		N Kiefer D Sanguinetti	3	2											5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		A O'Brien J Palmer	6	5	6										3	J Björkman P Rafter	0	4
		H Arazi M Navarra	3	7	0				A O'Brien J Palmer	6	3	3
	3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6	6			3	J Björkman P Rafter	4	6	6
		J Grabb D Macpherson	4	7	4																	5	O Delaître F Santoro	1	5
	8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7																		8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		M Bhupathi T Henman	3	6				8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		C Haggard A Olhovskiy	7	6					C Haggard A Olhovskiy	1	5
		G Ivanišević V Santopadre	5	1											8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		A Florent D Vacek	7	6												M Bertolini C Brandi	4	5
		P Albano T Carbonell	5	3					A Florent D Vacek	4	4
		M Bertolini C Brandi	6	6					M Bertolini C Brandi	6	6
	2	W Black S Stolle	3	1