1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champions	Jonas Björkman Byron Black
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Score	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Draw	28 (4WC/2Q)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

Jonas Björkman and Byron Black won the title, by defeating Woodbridge and Woodforde 6–3, 7–6^(8–6) in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (second round)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
3. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (second round)
4. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
6. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (final)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
8. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Andrew Florent David Macpherson	2	2
		Jonas Björkman Byron Black	6	6
									Jonas Björkman Byron Black	6	7^8
								6	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3	6^6
	6	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	6
	2	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	5	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	3	1
		A Florent D Macpherson	6	6					A Florent D Macpherson	3	6	6
	WC	C Moyá M Safin	1	2												A Florent D Macpherson	3	6	6
		D Johnson C Suk	4	6	6										8	D Adams JL de Jager	6	4	4
		N Broad A Olhovskiy	6	3	4				D Johnson C Suk	3	7	4
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6^0	5				8	D Adams JL de Jager	6	5	6
	8	D Adams JL de Jager	7^7	7																			A Florent D Macpherson	2	2
																							J Björkman B Black	6	6
								4	W Black S Stolle	3	6	6
		S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	6				S Lareau A O'Brien	6	1	4
		P Norval K Ullyett	1	6	4										4	W Black S Stolle	3	6^7
		R Reneberg J Stark	3	2												J Björkman B Black	6	7^9
		J Björkman B Black	6	6					J Björkman B Black	7^7	7^7
		C Haggard P Nyborg	3	4				5	E Ferreira R Leach	6^4	6^5
	5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	WC	JM Gambill C Woodruff	4	4				6	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	WC	G Kuerten N Lapentti	6	4	6			WC	G Kuerten N Lapentti	3	0
		M Damm M Mirnyi	2	6	4										6	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	2	7^7
	Q	B Coupe R Koenig	6	6											Q	B Coupe R Koenig	1	6	6^3
		J Novák D Rikl	1	3				Q	B Coupe R Koenig	6	6
								3	O Delaître F Santoro	3	4
																						6	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
	7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6^6	6	6																	2	M Knowles D Nestor	5	3
		J Gimelstob J Grabb	7^8	4	4			7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6^6	6^5
		J Palmer D Prinosil	5	7	7				J Palmer D Prinosil	1	7^8	7^7
		P Albano G Ivanišević	7	5	5											J Palmer D Prinosil	6^3	6	3
	WC	B Bryan M Bryan	7^7	4	5										2	M Knowles D Nestor	7^7	2	6
	Q	A Kitinov J Waite	6^2	6	7			Q	A Kitinov J Waite	4	6^2
								2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7^7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Brandon Coupe / Robbie Koenig (qualified)
2. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jack Waite (qualified)
3. Marius Barnard / Brent Haygarth (first round)
4. Michael Hill / Scott Humphries (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Brandon Coupe / Robbie Koenig
2. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jack Waite

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Brandon Coupe Robbie Koenig	6	6
	WC	Keith Jones Dan Kronauge	3	4
								1	Brandon Coupe Robbie Koenig	6	6
								WC	Paul Goldstein Cecil Mamiit	4	2
	WC	Paul Goldstein Cecil Mamiit	5	6	6
	3	Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth	7	4	0

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Aleksandar Kitinov Jack Waite	6	6
		T. J. Middleton Michael Tebbutt	1	4
								2	Aleksandar Kitinov Jack Waite	6	5	6
								WC	Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean	4	7	2
	WC	Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean	0	6	6
	4	Michael Hill Scott Humphries	6	3	2

References

1. "Past Champions". Cincinnati Open. Cincinnati. Retrieved 1 July 2024. 1999, Men's Doubles: Jonas Bjorkman SWE, Byron Black ZIM
2. Krastev, Todor (14 October 2018). "Men Tennis Cincinnati USA - ----.08 1999 Winner Pete Sampras, United States 1". Todor 66. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)