1999 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams defeated Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open.

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)
Seeds8

Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob were the defending champions, but did not compete that year.

One of the surprises of this tournament was that over half of the seeds lost 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  

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