1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
Runners-up	Wayne Black Brian MacPhie
Score	4–3, retired

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.

1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
2. Jonas Björkman / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
3. Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek (champions)
4. Unknown (withdrew)
5. Wayne Arthurs / Sébastien Lareau (second round)
6. Wayne Black / Brian MacPhie (final)
7. Byron Black / Wayne Ferreira (first round)
8. 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							Final
		Michael Hill Scott Humphries	6	3	4
	6	Wayne Black Brian MacPhie	3	6	6
								6	Wayne Black Brian MacPhie	3r
								3	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek	4
	3	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek	3	6	7
	8	Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth	6	3	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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							Second round							Quarterfinals							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