title: 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
  
  The 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
  
  * Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
  * Jonas Björkman / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  * Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek (champions)
  * Unknown (withdrew)
  * Wayne Arthurs / Sébastien Lareau (second round)
  * Wayne Black / Brian MacPhie (final)
  * Byron Black / Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  * Marius Barnard / Brent Haygarth (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Michael Hill Scott Humphries | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | 6 | Wayne Black Brian MacPhie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | 6 | Wayne Black Brian MacPhie | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Wayne Black Brian MacPhie | $3^r$ |
  | | | | | | 3 | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 4 |
  | 3 | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 4 |
  | 8 | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Groen L Tieleman | 6 | 6 | | | S Groen L Tieleman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Luxa V Santopadre | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Groen L Tieleman | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Talbot M Wakefield | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Hill S Humphries | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | J Salzenstein M Takada | 3 | 6 | | | B Talbot M Wakefield | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hill S Humphries | 7 | 6 | | | M Hill S Humphries | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | B Black W Ferreira | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Hill S Humphries | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | W Black B MacPhie | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | K Carlsen S Schalken | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Carlsen S Schalken | 7 | 6 | 6 | | M Damm P Galbraith | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Suzuki P Wessels | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | M Damm P Galbraith | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson M Tillström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | W Black B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Greenhalgh G Silcock | 6 | 2 | | | T Johansson M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | W Black B MacPhie | 6 | 7 | | 6 | W Black B MacPhie | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Ishii S Iwabuchi | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | W Arthurs S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Rodríguez R Štěpánek | 1 | 4 | | 5 | W Arthurs S Lareau | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JI Carrasco J Velasco Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | JI Carrasco J Velasco Jr. | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kiefer D Prinosil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | JI Carrasco J Velasco Jr. | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Grant TJ Middleton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Tarango D Vacek | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M Kohlmann F Veglio | 4 | 4 | | | G Grant TJ Middleton | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Tarango D Vacek | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Tarango D Vacek | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | 8 | M Barnard B Haygarth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Barnard B Haygarth | 6 | 3 | 5 |
  | | B Ellwood M Tebbutt | 5 | 4 | | 8 | M Barnard B Haygarth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Mamiit G Motomura | 3 | 7 | 7 | | C Mamiit G Motomura | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Keil J Knippschild | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Barnard B Haygarth | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D DiLucia M Sell | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | D van Scheppingen R Wassen | 6 | 7 | 3 | | D DiLucia M Sell | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  