1999 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

The 1999 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles was the mixed doubles event of the eighty-seventh edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Mixed Doubles
1999 Australian Open
Champions Mariaan de Swardt
David Adams
Runners-up Serena Williams
Max Mirnyi
Final score6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Main article: 1999 Australian Open

Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), against Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi.

One of the surprises of this tournament was that over half of the seeds fell in the first round, and none of the seeds made it past the second round.

Seeds
  1. Caroline Vis / Paul Haarhuis (First Round)
  2. Anna Kournikova / Mark Knowles (First Round)
  3. Rennae Stubbs / Jim Grabb (First Round)
  4. Mirjana Lučić / Mahesh Bhupathi (Second Round)
  5. Larisa Neiland / Rick Leach (Second Round)
  6. Katrina Adams / Leander Paes (First Round)
  7. Elena Tatarkova / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
  8. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Manon Bollegraf
Pablo Albano 		4 4  
WC Serena Williams
Max Mirnyi 		6 6  
WC Serena Williams
Max Mirnyi 		4 6 65
  Mariaan de Swardt
David Adams 		6 4 77
  Debbie Graham
Ellis Ferreira 		6 2 1
  Mariaan de Swardt
David Adams 		2 6 6

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C Vis
P Haarhuis 		3 2  
  M Bollegraf
P Albano 		6 6     M Bollegraf
P Albano 		6 6  
  K Kunce
F Montana 		4 3     A Sugiyama
P Tramacchi 		3 4  
  A Sugiyama
P Tramacchi 		6 6     M Bollegraf
P Albano 		65 7 6
PR L Wild
D Roditi 		4 6 7   M Oremans
N Kulti 		77 5 4
  A Coetzer
N Broad 		6 2 5 PR L Wild
D Roditi 		3 2  
  M Oremans
N Kulti 		77 6     M Oremans
N Kulti 		6 6  
8 L Raymond
P Galbraith 		63 1     M Bollegraf
P Albano 		4 4  
3 R Stubbs
J Grabb 		1 62   WC S Williams
M Mirnyi 		6 6  
WC S Williams
M Mirnyi 		6 77   WC S Williams
M Mirnyi 		6 6  
  E Likhovtseva
J Tarango 		6 6     E Likhovtseva
J Tarango 		4 4  
  F Labat
D Orsanic 		3 4   WC S Williams
M Mirnyi 		6 6  
WC L McShea
T Woodbridge 		77 6     E Callens
C Haggard 		3 4  
  Y Basuki
T Kempers 		63 2   WC L McShea
T Woodbridge 		6 3 3
  E Callens
C Haggard 		77 6     E Callens
C Haggard 		2 6 6
6 K Adams
L Paes 		62 3  

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 L Neiland
R Leach 		4 6 77
  K-A Guse
W Arthurs 		6 3 65 5 L Neiland
R Leach 		4 6 4
  D Graham
E Ferreira 		6 6     D Graham
E Ferreira 		6 2 6
  P Suárez
M Hood 		3 4     D Graham
E Ferreira 		77 6  
  C Barclay
A Florent 		3 6 0   K Po
D Johnson 		64 1  
  K Po
D Johnson 		6 3 6   K Po
D Johnson 		63 6 77
  K Kschwendt
M Damm 		6 5 5 4 M Lučić
M Bhupathi 		77 2 61
4 M Lučić
M Bhupathi 		2 7 7   D Graham
E Ferreira 		6 2 1
7 E Tatarkova
C Suk 		6 5 6   M de Swardt
D Adams 		2 6 6
WC A Molik
J Eagle 		1 7 0 7 E Tatarkova
C Suk 		5 4  
  P Tarabini
J-L de Jager 		2 3     M de Swardt
D Adams 		7 6  
  M de Swardt
D Adams 		6 6     M de Swardt
D Adams 		6 6  
  N Pratt
K Ullyett 		2 6 6   R McQuillan
D Macpherson 		4 4  
WC J Dokić
M Tebbutt 		6 4 1   N Pratt
K Ullyett 		63 3  
  R McQuillan
D Macpherson 		77 6     R McQuillan
D Macpherson 		77 6  
2 A Kournikova
M Knowles 		65 4  

References
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