2000 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but lost in second round to Simon Aspelin and Jaime Oncins

Men's doubles
2000 Italian Open
Champions	Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý
Runners-up	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Main article: 2000 Italian Open (tennis)

Martin Damm and Dominik Hrbatý won the title by defeating Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 17th title for Damm and the 1st title for Hrbatý in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

1. Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
2. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
3. Paul Haarhuis / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
4. Jonas Björkman / Byron Black (quarterfinals)
5. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (first round)
6. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
7. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (first round)
8. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý	3	7	6
	WC	Nicolás Lapentti Marcelo Ríos	6	5	3
									Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý	6	4	6
								6	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	6	3
	6	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	78	6
	WC	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	66	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A O'Brien J Palmer	1	77	6
		J-M Gambill S Humphries	6	63	2			1	A O'Brien J Palmer	7	6
		A Kitinov D Vacek	2	5					P Norval D Orsanic	5	2
		P Norval D Orsanic	6	7											1	A O'Brien J Palmer	4	2
		L Arnold Ker M García	6	5	2											M Damm D Hrbatý	6	6
	Q	T Johansson M Norman	4	7	6			Q	T Johansson M Norman	4	3
		M Damm D Hrbatý	77	7					M Damm D Hrbatý	6	6
	8	M Bhupathi M Knowles	62	5																			M Damm D Hrbatý	3	7	6
	3	P Haarhuis S Stolle	6	2	6																	WC	N Lapentti M Ríos	6	5	3
		R Koenig A Olhovskiy	3	6	4			3	P Haarhuis S Stolle	4	7	6
		N Kulti M Tillström	6	6					N Kulti M Tillström	6	5	1
		P Galbraith B MacPhie	2	4											3	P Haarhuis S Stolle	4	0
		T Carbonell D Johnson	6	77											WC	N Lapentti M Ríos	6	6
		P Nyborg T Vanhoudt	4	63					T Carbonell D Johnson	63	77	4
	WC	N Lapentti M Ríos	6	6				WC	N Lapentti M Ríos	77	64	6
	5	D Adams J-L de Jager	4	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		O Delaître F Santoro	4	4				6	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		J Eagle A Florent	6	77					J Eagle A Florent	4	3
		W Black A Kratzmann	3	65											6	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	WC	L Hewitt M Woodforde	77	77											4	J Björkman B Black	2	4
	WC	S Pescosolido V Santopadre	63	64				WC	L Hewitt M Woodforde	3	77	3
		G Ivanišević J Tarango	4	62				4	J Björkman B Black	6	62	6
	4	J Björkman B Black	6	77																		6	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	78	6
	7	J Novák D Rikl	3	6	2																	WC	M Bertolini C Brandi	66	3
	WC	M Bertolini C Brandi	6	3	6			WC	M Bertolini C Brandi	7	7
		M Mirnyi D Nestor	1	3				WC	A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	5	5
	WC	A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	6	6											WC	M Bertolini C Brandi	77	77
		S Aspelin J Oncins	6	6												S Aspelin J Oncins	62	65
	Q	A Clément S Grosjean	4	1					S Aspelin J Oncins	7	6
		G Kuerten A Prieto	67	5				2	E Ferreira R Leach	5	4
	2	E Ferreira R Leach	79	7

References

• Main Draw