title: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
  
  Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes defeated the defending champion Paul Haarhuis and his partner Jared Palmer in the final, $6–7^{(10–12)},$ 6–3, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  Jacco Eltingh and Haarhuis were the reigning champions, but Eltingh did not compete.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
      02. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
      03. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals, retired)
      04. Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
      05. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
      06. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
      07. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
      08. Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer (final)
      09. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
      10. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (third round)
      11. Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (first round)
      12. Wayne Arthurs / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
      13. Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (first round)
      14. David Prinosil / Daniel Vacek (first round)
      15. Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
      16. Patrick Galbraith / Justin Gimelstob (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 4 | 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 5 | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | 5 | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | $7^{12}$ | 3 | 4 | $6^4$ |
  | 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | $7^{12}$ | 3 | 4 | $6^4$ |
  | 3 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | w/o | | | | | 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 6 | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | | 8 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 4 | 7 | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kempers M Kohlmann | 4 | 2 | $6^3$ | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Kokavec G Trifu | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | B Kokavec G Trifu | 5 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín E Ran | 3 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Grabb D Johnson | 6 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | 16 | P Galbraith J Gimelstob | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hill P Nyborg | 4 | $6^4$ | $6^2$ | | | J Grabb D Johnson | $6^{12}$ | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ardinghi Á López Morón | 0 | 2 | 4 | | 16 | P Galbraith J Gimelstob | $7^{14}$ | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | P Galbraith J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 3 | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 4 |
  | | M Hood S Prieto | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 2 | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Köves R Štěpánek | 4 | $4^r$ | | | | D Bowen M Sell | 6 | 1 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Bowen M Sell | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Childs S Dickson | 3 | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7 | $7^8$ | | | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Grant TJ Middleton | 5 | $6^5$ | $6^1$ | | 7 | E Ferreira R Leach | 3 | 7 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 4 | W Black S Stolle | 6 | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Humphries J Waite | 4 | 4 | $7^8$ | 1 | | 4 | W Black S Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Godwin M Keil | 3 | 4 | $6^0$ | | | Q | M Navarra S Pescosolido | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Navarra S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Black S Stolle | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Maclagan A Parmar | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WC | B Cowan W Whitehouse | 4 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Cowan W Whitehouse | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WC | B Cowan W Whitehouse | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B MacPhie J Tarango | 6 | 5 | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | B MacPhie J Tarango | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | D Prinosil D Vacek | 4 | 7 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Black S Stolle | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
  | 11 | M Damm C Suk | 3 | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | O Delaître F Santoro | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
  | | D Rikl S Schalken | 6 | 6 | $6^2$ | 5 | 6 | | D Rikl S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Broad R Koenig | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | N Broad R Koenig | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Flach M-K Goellner | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | N Broad R Koenig | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | P Tramacchi P Vízner | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | O Delaître F Santoro | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Ferreira G Motomura | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | P Tramacchi P Vízner | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Nicolás G Puentes | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | 5 | O Delaître F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | O Delaître F Santoro | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Marques T Vanhoudt | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Braasch C Haggard | $7^7$ | 7 | 6 | | | | K Braasch C Haggard | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D del Río M Rodríguez | $6^2$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | $7^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | D Sherwood T Spinks | 2 | 1 | $7^{10}$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | $6^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 6 | $6^8$ | $7^7$ | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bertolini C Brandi | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | 5 | | 12 | W Arthurs A Kratzmann | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | W Arthurs A Kratzmann | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | |
  | 13 | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | w/o |
  | WC | R Federer L Hewitt | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | WC | R Federer L Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Coupe M Merklein | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | B Coupe M Merklein | 4 | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Sapsford C Wilkinson | 3 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Federer L Hewitt | $6^1$ | 7 | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | |
  | | P Albano T Carbonell | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | B Black W Ferreira | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | P Albano T Carbonell | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Barnard B Haygarth | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 8 | P Haarhuis J Palmer | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Greenhalgh G Silcock | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | 8 | P Haarhuis J Palmer | 3 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Florent D Macpherson | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | A Florent D Macpherson | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^3$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kitinov F Montana | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | 8 | P Haarhuis J Palmer | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti J Sánchez | 6 | $7^{10}$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | 10 | D Adams J-L de Jager | $6^3$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | D DiLucia P Rosner | 3 | $6^8$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | D DiLucia P Rosner | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Hadad D Roberts | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 10 | D Adams J-L de Jager | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | D Adams J-L de Jager | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Haarhuis J Palmer | 6 | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | 15 | P Norval K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 7 | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | | N Đorđević N Zimonjić | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | P Norval K Ullyett | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Goldstein D Roditi | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | L Bale G Stafford | 5 | $7^9$ | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Bale G Stafford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Norval K Ullyett | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | G Kuerten J Oncins | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | | Y Kafelnikov M Mirnyi | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JI Carrasco J Velasco | $6^5$ | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  