2000 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2000 Italian Open
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Amélie Mauresmo
Score6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Draw56
Seeds16

Monica Seles defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Italian Open. It was her third title of the year, and the 47th of her career.

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Dokic.

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Lindsay Davenport (third round, withdrew)
  2. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  3. Venus Williams (third round)
  4. Mary Pierce (third round)
  5. Monica Seles (champion)
  6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  7. Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
  8. Sandrine Testud (second round)
  9. Anke Huber (second round)
  10. Jennifer Capriati (first round)
  11. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  12. Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  13. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  14. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  15. Dominique van Roost (second round)
  16. Silvija Talaja (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
WC Giulia Casoni 6 4 5
Corina Morariu 3 6 7
Corina Morariu 3 1
5 Monica Seles 6 6
Jelena Dokic 1 6 3
5 Monica Seles 6 3 6
5 Monica Seles 6 77
12 Amélie Mauresmo 2 64
6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 7 4
12 Amélie Mauresmo 6 5 6
12 Amélie Mauresmo 6 6
Q Fabiola Zuluaga 1 2
Q Fabiola Zuluaga 3 6 6
2 Nathalie Tauziat 6 0 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 L Davenport 6 6
E Dementieva 77 6 E Dementieva 3 2
Q L Osterloh 62 1 1 L Davenport
WC G Casoni 3 7 6 WC G Casoni w/o
Q M Drake 6 5 4 WC G Casoni 78 6
I Spîrlea 2 3 15 D van Roost 66 0
15 D van Roost 6 6 WC G Casoni 6 4 5
11 E Likhovtseva 2 1 C Morariu 3 6 7
K Brandi 6 6 K Brandi 4 5
R Grande 6 6 R Grande 6 7
M Lučić 4 0 R Grande 1 4
C Morariu 6 3 7 C Morariu 6 6
Q C Cristea 3 6 5 C Morariu 7 4 6
8 S Testud 5 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 V Williams 6 6
M Serna 0 2 C Rubin 1 2
C Rubin 6 6 3 V Williams 1 2
T Panova 6 6 J Dokic 6 6
A Stevenson 0 2 T Panova 3 1
J Dokic 6 4 6 J Dokic 6 6
14 N Dechy 1 6 3 J Dokic 1 6 3
10 J Capriati 3 5 5 M Seles 6 3 6
A-G Sidot 6 7 A-G Sidot 6 3 6
S Farina 2 4 L Raymond 4 6 3
L Raymond 6 6 A-G Sidot 6 1 1
M Maleeva 6 6 5 M Seles 3 6 6
S Pitkowski 4 4 M Maleeva 5 1
5 M Seles 7 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
WC F Schiavone 5 6 2 Q P Nola 3 1
Q P Nola 7 3 6 6 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
P Schnyder 4 6 4 D Chládková 1 4
D Chládková 6 4 6 D Chládková 4 6 77
J Kruger 2 3 13 A Sugiyama 6 3 64
13 A Sugiyama 6 6 6 A Sánchez Vicario 1 7 4
12 A Mauresmo 6 6 12 A Mauresmo 6 5 6
G León García 1 3 12 A Mauresmo 6 6
K Hrdličková 6 6 K Hrdličková 0 2
LL T Pisnik 2 2 12 A Mauresmo 6 6
Q L Krasnoroutskaya 2 6 1 4 M Pierce 3 4
LL M Weingärtner 6 2 6 LL M Weingärtner 5 3
4 M Pierce 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 J Halard-Decugis 6 6
C Black 6 3 1 R Dragomir 4 0
R Dragomir 1 6 6 7 J Halard-Decugis 3 6 2
Q E Martincová 6 6 Q F Zuluaga 6 4 6
Q A Fusai 2 3 Q E Martincová 0 77 3
Q F Zuluaga 6 6 Q F Zuluaga 6 62 6
16 S Talaja 2 3 Q F Zuluaga 3 6 6
9 A Huber 6 7 2 N Tauziat 6 0 4
N Zvereva 4 5 9 A Huber 4 1
E Gagliardi 6 2 61 M Grzybowska 6 6
M Grzybowska 4 6 77 M Grzybowska 3 6 64
N Pratt 64 1 2 N Tauziat 6 4 77
WC T Garbin 77 6 WC T Garbin 7 2 4
2 N Tauziat 5 6 6

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