Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but both players decided to rest after competing in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. However, Santoro competed in the singles tournament, losing in first round to Jiří Novák.
^"Oncins vence torneio em Stuttgart" [Oncins wins the tournament at Stuttgart] (in Portuguese). Stuttgart: Folha de Londrina. 25 July 1999. Retrieved 17 October 2017.