Men's doubles
1999 Italian Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach[1]
Runners-up	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
Score	6–7, 6–1, 6–2

The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
	7	Donald Johnson Cyril Suk	3	5
	4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	7
								4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	6	6
								8	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	7	1	2
	5	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	1	5
	8	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		P Norval K Ullyett	3	4				1	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		L Lobo F Roig	7	5	6				L Lobo F Roig	0	0
		Y Kafelnikov J Sánchez	5	7	4										1	M Knowles D Nestor	4	3
		R Reneberg J Stark	6	6											7	D Johnson C Suk	6	6
		M Keil F Meligeni	2	2					R Reneberg J Stark	3	5
	7	D Johnson C Suk	6	6				7	D Johnson C Suk	6	7
		A Kratzmann F Montana	3	4																		7	D Johnson C Suk	3	5
	4	E Ferreira R Leach	5	6	7																	4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	7
		L Bale G Stafford	7	3	6			4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		N Broad R Koenig	6	7					N Broad R Koenig	3	2
		M Damm P Vízner	3	6											4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	7
		P Nyborg P Tramacchi	7	6	6											W Ferreira J Tarango	3	6
		D Orsanic M Puerta	5	7	4				P Nyborg P Tramacchi	6	2	1
		W Ferreira J Tarango	6	7					W Ferreira J Tarango	1	6	6
	6	J Novák D Rikl	3	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		G Kuerten N Lapentti	4	2				5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	3	7
		T Enqvist T Johansson	6	6					T Enqvist T Johansson	2	6	5
		N Kiefer D Sanguinetti	3	2											5	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		A O'Brien J Palmer	6	5	6										3	J Björkman P Rafter	0	4
		H Arazi M Navarra	3	7	0				A O'Brien J Palmer	6	3	3
	3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6	6			3	J Björkman P Rafter	4	6	6
		J Grabb D Macpherson	4	7	4																	5	O Delaître F Santoro	1	5
	8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7																		8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		M Bhupathi T Henman	3	6				8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		C Haggard A Olhovskiy	7	6					C Haggard A Olhovskiy	1	5
		G Ivanišević V Santopadre	5	1											8	D Adams J-L de Jager	6	7
		A Florent D Vacek	7	6												M Bertolini C Brandi	4	5
		P Albano T Carbonell	5	3					A Florent D Vacek	4	4
		M Bertolini C Brandi	6	6					M Bertolini C Brandi	6	6
	2	W Black S Stolle	3	1

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