2000 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2000 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

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.

Lindsay Davenport (third round, withdrew)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (third round)
Mary Pierce (third round)
Monica Seles (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)
Anke Huber (second round)
Jennifer Capriati (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
Amélie Mauresmo (final)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (first round)
Dominique van Roost (second round)
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

References

Main and Qualifying draws