Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions. Stafford chose to compete at Indianapolis in the same week. Ullyett partnered with Piet Norval but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau.
Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau won in the final over David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3.[1][2]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic | |
| Champions |  Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau |
| Runners-up |  David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager |
| Score | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 (4WC/2Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Wayne Black / 
Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (final)
Donald Johnson / 
Cyril Suk (semifinals)- Wayne Arthurs / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (second round)- Justin Gimelstob /
Sébastien Lareau (champions) - Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
Massimo Bertolini / Cristian Brandi (second round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau
| 7 | 62 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
| 5 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Donald Johnson Cyril Suk
| 3 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
| 6 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | W Black S Stolle
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Lee Harang T Spracklin
| 2 | 2 |  L Arnold Ker E Ran
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Arnold Ker E Ran
| 6 | 6 | 1 | W Black S Stolle
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Damm L Tieleman
| 3 | 4 | 7 | P Norval K Ullyett
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Kiefer N Zimonjić
| 6 | 6 | N Kiefer N Zimonjić
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Đorđević J Greenhalgh
| 62 | 62 | 7 | P Norval K Ullyett
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | P Norval K Ullyett
| 77 | 77 | 7 | P Norval K Ullyett
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Gimelstob S Lareau
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | W Arthurs A Kratzmann
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Barnard TJ Middleton
| 7 | 6 | M Barnard TJ Middleton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Godwin M Ondruska
| 5 | 4 | M Barnard TJ Middleton
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | JM Gambill Torrey Gambill
| 4 | 2 | 6 | J Gimelstob S Lareau
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Federer S Groen
| 6 | 6 | Q | R Federer S Groen
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Ellwood G Silcock
| 4 | 2 | 6 | J Gimelstob S Lareau
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Gimelstob S Lareau
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  N Kulti M Tillström
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Koenig E Taino
| 4 | 5 | 5 | N Kulti M Tillström
| 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Black B MacPhie
| 6 | 77 | B Black B MacPhie
| 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Coupe A Peterson
| 3 | 65 | B Black B MacPhie
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Flach G Grant
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | D Johnson C Suk
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  À Corretja R Delgado
| 4 | 6 | 4 | D Flach G Grant
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Johnson C Suk
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Johnson C Suk
| 3 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Bertolini C Brandi
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | D Adams JL de Jager
| 6 | 65 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Goldstein C Mamiit
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | M Bertolini C Brandi
| 3 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D DiLucia M Keil
| 64 | 3 | M Hill S Humphries
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Hill S Humphries
| 77 | 6 | M Hill S Humphries
| 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Hamadeh B Kokavec
| 3 | 64 | 2 | D Adams JL de Jager
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Painter B Talbot
| 6 | 77 | A Painter B Talbot
| 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D Adams JL de Jager
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying seeds edit
Barry Cowan / Wesley Whitehouse (qualifying competition)
Roger Federer / 
Sander Groen (qualified)
Ali Hamadeh / Bobby Kokavec (qualified)
Ivan Ljubičić / 
Marat Safin (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers edit
Qualifying draw edit
First qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Barry Cowan Wesley Whitehouse
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| WC |  Irakli Labadze Kristian Pless
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Barry Cowan Wesley Whitehouse
| 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ali Hamadeh Bobby Kokavec
| 7 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| WC | Martin Blackman H'Cone Thompson
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ali Hamadeh Bobby Kokavec
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Second qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer Sander Groen
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Kyle Spencer Peter Wessels
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer Sander Groen
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Ivan Ljubičić Marat Safin
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| WC | James Blake Thomas Blake
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ivan Ljubičić Marat Safin
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Past Champions". Citi Open. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
1999 – Justin Gimelstob/Sébastien Lareau
- ^ "Lareau et Gimelstob triomphent à Washington" [Lareau and Gimelstob were victorious at Washington]. Réseau des sports (in French). 22 August 1999. Retrieved 3 November 2021.