1999 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles
# 1999 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles

The 1999 du Maurier Open doubles was the doubles event of the one hundred and tenth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada.

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but only Hingis didn't compete this year. However, Novotná successfully defended her title, competing with Mary Pierce and defeating Larisa Neiland and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final.

## Seeds

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

* Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Mariaan de Swardt / Elena Tatarkova (semifinals)
* Jana Novotná / Mary Pierce (champions)
* Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
* Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (semifinals)
* Corina Morariu / Kimberly Po (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 1 | | 5 | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | Jana Novotná Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Jana Novotná Mary Pierce | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Jana Novotná Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer I Gorrochategui | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | S Farina K Habšudová | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | C Cristea R Dragomir | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret É Loit | 6 | 1 | 4 | | C Cristea R Dragomir | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 2 | 1 | | 5 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Neiland A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli V Ruano Pascual | 6 | $7^7$ | | | I Majoli V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E de Villiers J Steck | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 3 | M de Swardt E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | B Rittner E Wagner | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Rittner E Wagner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner E Wagner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grzybowska M-È Pelletier | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Grzybowska M-È Pelletier | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | C Morariu K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Kolbovic V Webb | 3 | 4 | | 7 | C Morariu K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Jeyaseelan P Schnyder | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay N Pratt | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | C Morariu K Po | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | G León García M Sánchez Lorenzo | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | T Križan K Srebotnik | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Novotná M Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná M Pierce | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | I Spîrlea C Vis | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea C Vis | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| WC | L McNeil A Stevenson | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | 6 | I Spîrlea C Vis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Huber A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black J Dokić | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Rubin S Testud | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse K Kunce | 5 | 6 | 0 | | C Rubin S Testud | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
