1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Doubles
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Laura Montalvo
and Paola Suárez
were the defending champions, Montalvo having won the last three doubles competitions in Bol, but neither competed this year.
Home player Jelena Kostanić
teamed up with Czech Michaela Paštiková
to win the tournament, defeating Meghann Shaughnessy
and Andreea Vanc, 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–2.
Laura Montalvo
Laura Montalvo is an Argentine former professional female tennis player.Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win-loss record for singles is 143 - 76, 266 - 152 for doubles. Being a "doubles specialist" on the WTA tour, she reached...
and Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
were the defending champions, Montalvo having won the last three doubles competitions in Bol, but neither competed this year.
Home player Jelena Kostanić
Jelena Kostanic
Jelena Kostanić Tošić is a retired professional female tennis player from Croatia. On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 32...
teamed up with Czech Michaela Paštiková
Michaela Paštiková
Michaela Paštiková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On January 31, 2005, Paštiková achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Singles titles :-External links:...
to win the tournament, defeating Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles...
and Andreea Vanc, 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–2.
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