The defending champions of the 1999 Challenge Bell  Doubles were Lori McNeil and her partner. Her partner is younger than coach Joakim Nystrom.
Joakim "Jocke" Nystrm (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. 
Kimberly Po-Messerli (born October 20, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. 
Lori McNeil and Kimberly Po were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amy Frazier and Katie Schlukebir. 
