1999 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
1999 Open Gaz de France
Champions	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis
Runners-up	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
Score	7–5, 3–6, 6–3

The 1999 Open Gaz de France doubles was the doubles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.

Irina Spîrlea and Caroline Vis won in the final 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 against Likhovtseva and Sugiyama.

Seeds

1. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
2. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (final)
3. Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (champions)
4. Els Callens / Julie Halard-Decugis (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		C Singer H Vildová	1	1				1	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	3	1
		K Habšudová V Ruano Pascual	6	7					K Habšudová V Ruano Pascual	4	6	6
		M Drake E Melicharová	4	5												K Habšudová V Ruano Pascual	63	5
	3	I Spîrlea C Vis	6												3	I Spîrlea C Vis	77	7
		L Ghirardi S Pitkowski	1	r				3	I Spîrlea C Vis	6	6
		Å Carlsson A-G Sidot	w/o						Å Carlsson A-G Sidot	4	1
		A Mauresmo S Testud																				3	I Spîrlea C Vis	7	3	6
		L Golarsa O Lugina	5	4																		2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	5	6	3
		I Majoli D Van Roost	7	6					I Majoli D Van Roost	6	2	4
		C Dhenin É Loit	2	2				4	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	2	6	6
	4	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6											4	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	5	63
	Q	E Daniilidou S Naćuk	4	6	3										2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	0	7	77
	WC	A Cocheteux N Dechy	6	1	6			WC	A Cocheteux N Dechy
		S Appelmans M Oremans	4	4				2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	w/o
	2	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6

Qualifying

	Qualifying competition
	1	Eleni Daniilidou Sandra Naćuk	8
	2	Stéphanie Foretz Samantha Schoeffel	5

External links

• 1999 Open Gaz de France Doubles Draw