The defending champions of the 1999 Challenge Bell  Doubles were Neil Broad and her partner. Her partner is younger than 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. 
