2000 Qatar Open – Singles

Singles
2000 Qatar Open
Champion Fabrice Santoro
Runner-up Rainer Schüttler
Score3–6, 7–5, 3–0, retired
Draw32
Seeds8

Fabrice Santoro defeated Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 7–5, 3–0 after Schüttler retired to win the 2000 Qatar Open singles competition. Schüttler was the defending champion.

Seeds

  1. Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  2. Félix Mantilla (first round)
  3. Fabrice Santoro (champion)
  4. Younes El Aynaoui (semifinals)
  5. Hicham Arazi (first round)
  6. Jiří Novák (first round)
  7. Daniel Vacek (second round)
  8. Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Nicolas Kiefer 5 4  
3 Fabrice Santoro 7 6  
3 Fabrice Santoro 3 7 3
  Rainer Schüttler 6 5 0r
4 Younes El Aynaoui 77 4 4
  Rainer Schüttler 63 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 N Kiefer 78 78  
  J Tarango 66 66   1 N Kiefer 6 6  
Q C Caratti 77 4 6 Q C Caratti 1 1  
Q I Heuberger 64 6 4 1 N Kiefer 6 6  
  J Siemerink 2 4   8 S Schalken 1 0  
  F Squillari 6 6     F Squillari 6 1 1
  J Díaz 5 4   8 S Schalken 4 6 6
8 S Schalken 7 6   1 N Kiefer 5 4  
3 F Santoro 6 6   3 F Santoro 7 6  
WC L Burgsmüller 4 1   3 F Santoro 711 6  
  J van Lottum 6 0     J van Lottum 69 1  
  G Blanco 4 1r 3 F Santoro 6 6  
  A Berasategui 6 6     G Bastl 2 4  
WC S Khalfan 3 4     A Berasategui 3 1  
  G Bastl 6 7     G Bastl 6 6  
6 J Novák 2 5  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 H Arazi 2 4  
Q A Cherkasov 6 6   Q A Cherkasov 65 4  
  G Ivanišević 62 4     M Tillström 77 6  
  M Tillström 77 6     M Tillström 5 3  
  G Gaudio 4 6 6 4 Y El Aynaoui 7 6  
Q P Luxa 6 0 2   G Gaudio 4 4  
  A Dupuis 6 3 2 4 Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
4 Y El Aynaoui 4 6 6 4 Y El Aynaoui 77 4 4
7 D Vacek 0 6 6   R Schüttler 63 6 6
  F Vicente 6 3 4 7 D Vacek 3 2  
WC J Sánchez 2 65     R Schüttler 6 6  
  R Schüttler 6 77     R Schüttler 6 6  
  M Puerta 5 2     M Mirnyi 3 2  
  M Mirnyi 7 6     M Mirnyi 6 6  
  J Marín 6 0     J Marín 0 1  
2 F Mantilla 1 0r