2000 WTA Tour

2000 WTA Tour
	Martina Hingis finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the third time in her career, though Venus Williams was named the Player of the Year. Hingis won nine tournaments during the season, including the WTA Tour Championships, and finished runner-up at a major at the Australian Open. Williams won six singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, and a Tier I event.
Details
Duration	January 1 ; – November 27, 2000
Edition	30th
Tournaments	58
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA Championships; Summer Olympics; WTA Tier I (9); WTA Tier II (16); WTA Tier III (13); WTA Tier IV (14)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Martina Hingis (9)
Most tournament finals	Martina Hingis (13)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis ; (US$3,457,049)
Points leader	Martina Hingis (6,044)
Awards
Player of the year	Venus Williams
Doubles team of the year	Serena Williams; Venus Williams
Most improved ; player of the year	Elena Dementieva
Newcomer of the year	Dája Bedáňová
Comeback ; player of the year	Iva Majoli
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. It also saw the return of the China Open which was moved to Shanghai, after last being held in Beijing in 1996.

Martina Hingis finished the season as the number one ranked player for the third time in four years, and second year in a row. However, this was the first year she finished number one without winning a Grand Slam women's singles title. Hingis led the titles list with nine throughout the season, including the prestigious WTA Tour Championships. Venus Williams won the most Grand Slam titles with two, and finished the year as the No. 3 player in the world. Williams also won the Olympic gold medal in Sydney that year, and was awarded the Player of the Year award by the WTA. Mary Pierce won her second Grand Slam title five years after her last, becoming the first Frenchwoman to win at home since Françoise Dürr in 1967. Lindsay Davenport also picked up her third and last Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

In doubles competition, the Grand Slam titles were split between four teams: Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs, Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce, Serena Williams and Venus Williams, and Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama. The Williams sisters also won the Olympic gold medal, and were thus awarded Doubles Team of the Year at the WTA Awards.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2000 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV events
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	South Africa 3–0	Thailand	Round robin losers (Group A) Australia Austria Slovakia	Round robin losers (Group B) Sweden United States Belgium
	Thalgo Hardcourts Championships Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Silvija Talaja 6–0, 0–6, 6–4	Conchita Martínez	Nathalie Dechy Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Magdalena Maleeva Sabine Appelmans Patty Schnyder Anna Kournikova
		Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–0	Sabine Appelmans Rita Grande	Nathalie Dechy Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anne Kremer 6–4, 6–4	Cara Black	Amanda Hopmans Meghann Shaughnessy	Elena Likhovtseva Miroslava Vavrinec Anna Smashnova Paola Suárez
		Cara Black Alexandra Fusai 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Barbara Schwartz Patricia Wartusch	Amanda Hopmans Meghann Shaughnessy
10 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $460,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Dominique van Roost Mary Pierce Alexandra Stevenson Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 6–0, 6–3	Martina Hingis Mary Pierce	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Chanda Rubin	Amy Frazier María Vento	Cătălina Cristea Justine Henin Maureen Drake Sarah Pitkowski
		Rita Grande Émilie Loit 6–2, 2–6, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik	Amy Frazier María Vento
17 Jan 24 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,156,711 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 7–5	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama Julie Halard-Decugis
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Martina Hingis Mary Pierce
		Jared Palmer Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Todd Woodbridge Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
31 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,080,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–5	Sandrine Testud	Chanda Rubin Katarina Srebotnik	Anna Kournikova Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat Lilia Osterloh
31 Jan		Martina Hingis Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Chanda Rubin Katarina Srebotnik

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Carpet (i) – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 7–5, 6–2	Serena Williams	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova	Sarah Pitkowski Nathalie Dechy Irina Spîrlea Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
		Julie Halard-Decugis Sandrine Testud 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Åsa Carlsson Émilie Loit	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patricia Wartusch 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Tathiana Garbin	Sylvia Plischke Rita Kuti-Kis	Olga Barabanschikova Paola Suárez Nuria Llagostera Meghann Shaughnessy
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–2	Rita Kuti-Kis Petra Mandula	Sylvia Plischke Rita Kuti-Kis
14 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1	Denisa Chládková	Amélie Mauresmo Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Patty Schnyder Anna Smashnova Anne Kremer Kristie Boogert
		Åsa Carlsson Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4	Silvia Farina Elia Karina Habšudová	Amélie Mauresmo Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Patty Schnyder Anna Smashnova Anne Kremer Kristie Boogert
	WTA Brasil Open São Paulo, Brazil Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Rita Kuti-Kis 4–6, 6–4, 7–5	Paola Suárez	Joannette Kruger Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Sylvia Plischke Cristina Torrens Valero Anca Barna Patricia Wartusch
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Janette Husárová Florencia Labat	Joannette Kruger Emmanuelle Gagliardi
21 Feb	IGA Superthrift Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)	Nathalie Dechy	Rita Grande Amanda Coetzer	Tatiana Panova Amy Frazier Lisa Raymond Sarah Pitkowski
21 Feb		Corina Morariu Kimberly Po 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova	Rita Grande Amanda Coetzer	Tatiana Panova Amy Frazier Lisa Raymond Sarah Pitkowski
28 Feb	State Farm Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis vs Lindsay Davenport (cancelled due to rain)		Mary Pierce Anna Kournikova	Sandrine Testud Nathalie Dechy Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles
28 Feb		Cara Black / Irina Selyutina vs N/A (other semifinal not played due to rain)		Mary Pierce Anna Kournikova	Sandrine Testud Nathalie Dechy Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Mar	Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,000,000 – 80S/32Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–4, 6–0	Martina Hingis	Mary Pierce Elena Dementieva	Monica Seles Serena Williams Chanda Rubin Conchita Martínez
6 Mar		Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–3	Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva	Mary Pierce Elena Dementieva	Monica Seles Serena Williams Chanda Rubin Conchita Martínez
20 Mar	Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,525,000 – 96S/64Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–2	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles Sandrine Testud	Amanda Coetzer Amy Frazier Jennifer Capriati Nadejda Petrova
20 Mar		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 7–5, 6–4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Monica Seles Sandrine Testud

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $535,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2	Conchita Martínez	Elena Likhovtseva Paola Suárez	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anna Kournikova
		Doubles semifinals cancelled due to rain		Elena Likhovtseva Paola Suárez
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anke Huber 6–2, 1–6, 7–5	Nathalie Dechy	Tathiana Garbin Silvia Farina Elia	Cristina Torrens Valero Rita Kuti-Kis Miroslava Vavrinec Ángeles Montolio
		Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–0, 7–6^(11–9)	Amanda Hopmans Cristina Torrens Valero	Tathiana Garbin Silvia Farina Elia
17 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $1,080,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–1, 6–0	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Monica Seles Conchita Martínez	Jelena Dokić Ruxandra Dragomir Amanda Coetzer Jana Nejedly
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–3	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	Monica Seles Conchita Martínez	Jelena Dokić Ruxandra Dragomir Amanda Coetzer Jana Nejedly
	Westel 900 Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Tathiana Garbin 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Kristie Boogert	Ángeles Montolio Sarah Pitkowski	Katalin Marosi-Aracama Miroslava Vavrinec Olga Barabanschikova María Sánchez Lorenzo
		Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero 6–0, 6–2	Jelena Kostanić Sandra Načuk	Ángeles Montolio Sarah Pitkowski
24 Apr	Fed Cup: Round robin Bari, Italy – clay (red) (Group A) Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i) (Group B) Moscow, Russia – (Carpet) (i) (Group C)	Advance to Knockout Stage Spain Czech Republic Belgium	Round robin losers (Group A) Germany Italy Croatia	Round robin losers (Group B) Switzerland Austria Slovakia	Round robin losers (Group C) France Russia Austria

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $535,000 – clay (red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer	Anna Kournikova Conchita Martínez Andrea Glass Venus Williams
		Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event $170,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Tina Pisnik 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–2)	Amélie Mauresmo	Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo	Paola Suárez Corina Morariu Ángeles Montolio Sandrine Testud
		Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–2	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo
8 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event $1,080,000 – clay (red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer	Martina Hingis Joannette Kruger	Sandrine Testud Gala León García Anke Huber Elena Dementieva
		Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–2, 7–6^(9–7)	Amanda Coetzer Corina Morariu	Martina Hingis Joannette Kruger
	Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier IV event $110,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Amanda Hopmans	Jennifer Hopkins Miriam Oremans	Cristina Torrens Valero Tathiana Garbin Olga Barabanschikova Jana Kandarr
		Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová 6–3, 6–1	Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova	Jennifer Hopkins Miriam Oremans
15 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event $1,080,000 – clay (red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Amélie Mauresmo	Corina Morariu Fabiola Zuluaga	Giulia Casoni Jelena Dokić Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Magüi Serna	Corina Morariu Fabiola Zuluaga
	Mexx Benelux Open Antwerp, Belgium Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Cristina Torrens Valero	Laurence Courtois Jelena Kostanić	Meghann Shaughnessy Lubomira Bacheva Ángeles Montolio Jennifer Hopkins
		Sabine Appelmans Kim Clijsters 6–1, 6–1	Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre	Laurence Courtois Jelena Kostanić
22 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event $170,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Silvija Talaja 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Rita Kuti-Kis	Nathalie Dechy Anna Smashnova	Nathalie Tauziat Corina Morariu Lilia Osterloh Daniela Hantuchová
		Sonya Jeyaseelan Florencia Labat 6–4, 6–3	Kim Grant María Vento	Nathalie Dechy Anna Smashnova
	Open de España Villa de Madrid Madrid, Spain Tier III event $170,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Gala León García 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Fabiola Zuluaga	Iva Majoli Virginia Ruano Pascual	Germana Di Natale Åsa Carlsson Ángeles Montolio Nicole Pratt
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–3	Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo	Iva Majoli Virginia Ruano Pascual
29 May 5 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $4,141,085 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Mary Pierce 6–2, 7–5	Conchita Martínez	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Chanda Rubin Monica Seles Venus Williams Marta Marrero
		Martina Hingis Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–4	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		David Adams Mariaan de Swardt 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–7^(7–9), 6–4	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Nathalie Tauziat Cara Black	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Jennifer Capriati Kristina Brandi Julie Halard-Decugis
		Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	Nathalie Tauziat Cara Black
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Iroda Tulyaganova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Francesca Schiavone	Yi Jing-Qian Sarah Pitkowski	Tatiana Poutchek Tzipora Obziler Elena Bovina Anna Zaporozhanova
		Li Na Li Ting 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova	Yi Jing-Qian Sarah Pitkowski
19 Jun	Direct Line Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Dominique van Roost	Anne Kremer Chanda Rubin	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer Anna Kournikova Nathalie Tauziat
		Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Anne Kremer Chanda Rubin
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–2, 3–0 ret.	Ruxandra Dragomir	Jennifer Capriati Kristina Brandi	Cara Black Patty Schnyder Nicole Pratt Sandrine Testud
		Erika deLone Nicole Pratt 7–6^(7–4), 4–3 ret.	Catherine Barclay Karina Habšudová	Jennifer Capriati Kristina Brandi	Cara Black Patty Schnyder Nicole Pratt Sandrine Testud
26 Jun 3 Jul	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $5,235,332 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Lindsay Davenport	Serena Williams Jelena Dokić	Martina Hingis Lisa Raymond Magüi Serna Monica Seles
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–3, 6–2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
		Donald Johnson Kimberly Po 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	Lleyton Hewitt Kim Clijsters

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jul	Uniqa Grand Prix Klagenfurt, Austria Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Barbara Schett 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Patty Schnyder	Ángeles Montolio Adriana Gerši	Joannette Kruger Magdalena Maleeva Natasha Zvereva Gala León García
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 7–6^(7–5), 6–1	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Ángeles Montolio Adriana Gerši
	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 7–5	Pavlina Nola	Silvia Farina Elia Anna Smashnova	Mariana Díaz Oliva Justine Henin Janette Husárová Gloria Pizzichini
		Silvia Farina Elia Rita Grande 6–4, 0–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual	Silvia Farina Elia Anna Smashnova
17 Jul	Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anke Huber 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Gala León García	Paola Suárez Anastasia Myskina	Conchita Martínez Patty Schnyder Barbara Schett Květa Hrdličková
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–1	Åsa Carlsson Rita Grande	Paola Suárez Anastasia Myskina
	Sanex Trophy Knokke-Heist, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Smashnova 6–2, 7–5	Dominique van Roost	Magüi Serna Marta Marrero	Dally Randriantefy Patricia Wartusch Sarah Pitkowski Sabine Appelmans
		Giulia Casoni Iroda Tulyaganova 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Catherine Barclay Eva Dyrberg	Magüi Serna Marta Marrero
24 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–1, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles Anna Kournikova	Chanda Rubin Cara Black Sandrine Testud Amy Frazier
24 Jul		Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–4, 6–4	Cara Black Amy Frazier	Monica Seles Anna Kournikova	Chanda Rubin Cara Black Sandrine Testud Amy Frazier
31 Jul	Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–0, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3	Monica Seles	Amy Frazier Anna Kournikova	Martina Hingis Conchita Martínez Sandrine Testud Nathalie Tauziat
31 Jul		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova	Amy Frazier Anna Kournikova

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Aug	estyle.com Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis Elena Dementieva	Amy Frazier Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond Sandrine Testud
7 Aug		Els Callens Dominique van Roost 6–2, 7–5	Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Martina Hingis Elena Dementieva	Amy Frazier Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond Sandrine Testud
14 Aug	du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,080,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 0–6, 6–3, 3–0 retired.	Serena Williams	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sandrine Testud Anne Kremer Amy Frazier Magdalena Maleeva
14 Aug		Martina Hingis Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sandrine Testud Anne Kremer Amy Frazier Magdalena Maleeva
21 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 6–4	Monica Seles	Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat	Patty Schnyder Anke Huber Kim Clijsters Dominique van Roost
21 Aug		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat	Patty Schnyder Anke Huber Kim Clijsters Dominique van Roost
28 Aug 4 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,467,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Venus Williams 6–4, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis Elena Dementieva	Monica Seles Nathalie Tauziat Anke Huber Serena Williams
		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 6–0, 1–6, 6–1	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
		Jared Palmer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–3	Max Mirnyi Anna Kournikova

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
18 Sep	Sydney Olympics Sydney, Australia $0 – hard – 64S/31D Singles – Doubles	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth place	Amanda Coetzer Barbara Schett Dominique van Roost Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Venus Williams 6–2, 6–4	Elena Dementieva	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–4	Jelena Dokić
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–1, 6–1	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans	Els Callens Dominique van Roost 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Olga Barabanschikova Natalia Zvereva
25 Sep	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Magdalena Maleeva	Barbara Rittner Anna Kournikova		Daniela Hantuchová Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Patty Schnyder Kim Clijsters
25 Sep		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–6(0)	Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero	Barbara Rittner Anna Kournikova

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Oct	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 7–5, 6–1	Julie Halard-Decugis	Monica Seles Dája Bedáňová	Shinobu Asagoe Kristina Brandi Amy Frazier Jelena Dokić
		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 6–0, 6–2	Nana Miyagi Paola Suárez	Monica Seles Dája Bedáňová	Shinobu Asagoe Kristina Brandi Amy Frazier Jelena Dokić
	Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–0, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat	Dominique van Roost Amanda Coetzer Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Conchita Martínez
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat
9 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,080,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Jennifer Capriati Barbara Schett	Anastasia Myskina Anna Kournikova Nathalie Tauziat Chanda Rubin
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–4	Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Jennifer Capriati Barbara Schett
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 5–7, 7–5, 6–4	Amy Frazier	Tamarine Tanasugarn Joannette Kruger	Miroslava Vavrinec Tara Snyder Janet Lee Sylvia Plischke
		Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–2	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	Tamarine Tanasugarn Joannette Kruger	Miroslava Vavrinec Tara Snyder Janet Lee Sylvia Plischke
16 Oct	Generali Open Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Venus Williams	Květa Hrdličková Chanda Rubin	Barbara Schett Nathalie Tauziat Henrieta Nagyová Elena Likhovtseva
		Amélie Mauresmo Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–4	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat	Květa Hrdličková Chanda Rubin
	Heineken Open Shanghai, China Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/26Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6^(7–2), 7–5	Iroda Tulyaganova	Pavlina Nola Tamarine Tanasugarn	Kristina Brandi Saori Obata Anna Smashnova Jelena Dokić
		Lilia Osterloh Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–1	Rita Grande Meghann Shaughnessy	Pavlina Nola Tamarine Tanasugarn	Kristina Brandi Saori Obata Anna Smashnova Jelena Dokić
23 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,080,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–1	Anna Kournikova	Amélie Mauresmo Nathalie Tauziat	Elena Dementieva Magdalena Maleeva Tatiana Panova Barbara Schett
		Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Amélie Mauresmo Nathalie Tauziat
	EuroTel Slovak Indoor Bratislava, Slovakia Tier IV event Hard (i) – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Dája Bedáňová 6–1, 5–7, 6–3	Miriam Oremans	Denisa Chládková Karina Habšudová	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Sylvia Plischke Justine Henin Henrieta Nagyová
		Karina Habšudová Daniela Hantuchová Walkover	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	Denisa Chládková Karina Habšudová
30 Oct	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 6–4	Elena Likhovtseva	Nathalie Tauziat Anna Kournikova	Barbara Schett Elena Dementieva Magdalena Maleeva Jelena Dokić
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois	Nathalie Tauziat Anna Kournikova
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati	Amy Frazier Meilen Tu	Sonya Jeyaseelan María Vento Tatiana Poutchek Fabiola Zuluaga
		Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–4	Els Callens Kimberly Po	Amy Frazier Meilen Tu

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Nov	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Hard – $535,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–6^(9–7), 6–4	Martina Hingis	Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez	Anna Kournikova Julie Halard-Decugis Holly Parkinson Amanda Coetzer
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 7–5	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez
	Wismilak International Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/31Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 6–2	Iva Majoli	Tamarine Tanasugarn Tatiana Panova	Corina Morariu Joannette Kruger Martina Suchá Pavlina Nola
		Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	Liezel Horn Vanessa Webb	Tamarine Tanasugarn Tatiana Panova	Corina Morariu Joannette Kruger Martina Suchá Pavlina Nola
13 Nov	Chase Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship Carpet (i) – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4	Monica Seles	Anna Kournikova Elena Dementieva	Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez Amanda Coetzer Kim Clijsters
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–3	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Anna Kournikova Elena Dementieva
	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–4	Tatiana Panova	Henrieta Nagyová Nadejda Ostrovskaya	Silvia Farina Elia Vanessa Webb Joannette Kruger Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis 6–3, 6–3	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	Henrieta Nagyová Nadejda Ostrovskaya
20 Nov	Fed Cup: Final Bari, Italy – clay (red)	United States 5–0	Spain	Belgium 1–2 Czech Republic 1–2

Rankings

Below are the 2000 WTA year-end rankings:

No	Player Name	Nation	Points	1999	Change
1	Martina Hingis	SUI	6,044	1	=
2	Lindsay Davenport	USA	5,021	2	=
3	Venus Williams	USA	3,694	3	=
4	Monica Seles	USA	3,255	6	+2
5	Conchita Martínez	ESP	2,752	15	+10
6	Serena Williams	USA	2,306	4	-2
7	Mary Pierce	FRA	2,162	5	-2
8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	2,131	17	+9
9	Anna Kournikova	RUS	2,098	12	+3
10	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA	1,918	7	-3
11	Elena Dementieva	RUS	1,773	62	+51
12	Amanda Coetzer	RSA	1,752	11	-1
13	Chanda Rubin	USA	1,722	22	+9
14	Jennifer Capriati	USA	1,663	23	+9
15	Julie Halard-Decugis	FRA	1,435	9	-6
16	Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	1,426	10	-6
17	Sandrine Testud	FRA	1,413	13	-4
18	Kim Clijsters	BEL	1,398	47	+29
19	Anke Huber	GER	1,369	16	-3
20	Amy Frazier	USA	1,254	19	-1

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Martina Hingis (SUI)	Year-end 1999	2 April 2000
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	3 April 2000	7 May 2000
Martina Hingis (SUI)	8 May 2000	14 May 2000
Lindsay Davenport (USA)	15 May 2000	21 May 2000
Martina Hingis (SUI)	22 May 2000	Year-end 2000

Statistics

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

Martina Hingis – Tokyo, Miami, Hamburg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Montreal, Filderstadt, Zurich, Moscow and WTA Tour Championships (9)
Venus Williams – Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, U.S. Open and Sydney Olympics (6)
Lindsay Davenport – Australian Open, Indian Wells, Linz and Philadelphia (4)
Henrieta Nagyová – Warsaw, Palermo and Kuala Lumpur (3)
Monica Seles – Oklahoma City, Amelia Island and Rome (3)
Serena Williams – Hanover, Los Angeles and Tokyo Cup (3)
Kim Clijsters – Hobart and Leipzig (2)
Julie Halard-Decugis – Eastbourne and Tokyo Open (2)
Anke Huber – Estoril and Sopot (2)
Anne Kremer – Auckland and Pattaya City (2)
Mary Pierce – Hilton Head and French Open (2)
Silvija Talaja – Gold Coast and Strasbourg (2)
Dája Bedáňová – Bratislava (1)
Jennifer Capriati – Luxembourg (1)
Amanda Coetzer – Antwerp (1)
Tathiana Garbin – Budapest (1)
Rita Kuti-Kis – São Paulo (1)
Gala León García – Madrid (1)
Conchita Martínez – Berlin (1)
Amélie Mauresmo – Sydney (1)
Tina Pisnik – Bol (1)
Lisa Raymond – Birmingham (1)
Chanda Rubin – Quebec City (1)
Barbara Schett – Klagenfurt (1)
Meghann Shaughnessy – Shanghai (1)
Anna Smashnova – Knokke-Heist (1)
Nathalie Tauziat – Paris (1)
Iroda Tulyaganova – Tashkent (1)
Patricia Wartusch – Bogotá (1)

The following players won their first title:

Silvija Talaja – Gold Coast
Anne Kremer – Auckland
Patricia Wartusch – Bogotá
Rita Kuti-Kis – São Paulo
Tathiana Garbin – Budapest
Tina Pisnik – Bol
Gala León García – Madrid
Iroda Tulyaganova – Tashkent
Meghann Shaughnessy – Shanghai
Dája Bedáňová – Bratislava

Titles won by nation:

United States – 20 (Australian Open, Hanover, Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Rome, Birmingham, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Haven, U.S. Open, Sydney Olympics, Luxembourg, Tokyo Cup, Linz, Shanghai, Quebec City and Philadelphia)
Switzerland – 9 (Tokyo, Miami, Hamburg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Montreal, Filderstadt, Zurich, Moscow and WTA Tour Championships)
France – 6 (Sydney, Paris, Hilton Head, French Open, Eastbourne and Tokyo Open)
Slovakia – 3 (Warsaw, Palermo and Kuala Lumpur)
Austria – 2 (Bogotá and Klagenfurt)
Belgium – 2 (Hobart and Leipzig)
Croatia – 2 (Gold Coast and Strasbourg)
Germany – 2 (Estoril and Sopot)
Luxembourg – 2 (Auckland and Pattaya City)
Spain – 2 (Berlin and Madrid)
Czech Republic – 1 (Bratislava)
Hungary – 1 (São Paulo)
Israel – 1 (Knokke-Heist)
Italy – 1 (Budapest)
South Africa – 1 (Antwerp)
Slovenia – 1 (Bol)
Uzbekistan – 1 (Tashkent)

External links

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website

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v t e 2000 WTA Tour « 1999 2001 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hannover (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Linz (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Bol (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bogota (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Knokke-Heist (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics (S, D)

v t e 2000 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series Olympics
National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup