2000 Paris Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2000 Paris Masters
Final
Champion	Marat Safin
Runner-up	Mark Philippoussis
Score	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(10–8)
Details
Draw	48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Marat Safin defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 3–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(10–8) to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Paris Masters. With the win, Safin became the world No. 1 for the first time.

Andre Agassi was the reigning champion, but did not participate.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
Marat Safin (champion)
Magnus Norman (second round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
~~Lleyton Hewitt~~ (withdrew)
~~Andre Agassi~~ (withdrew)
Thomas Enqvist (second round)
Álex Corretja (quarterfinals)
Tim Henman (second round)
Wayne Ferreira (third round)
Franco Squillari (second round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
Mark Philippoussis (final)
Cédric Pioline (second round)
Patrick Rafter (third round)
Sébastien Grosjean (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	7

	Albert Costa	4	5
					1	Gustavo Kuerten	6⁵	6¹¹

					13	Mark Philippoussis	7⁷	7¹³
13	Mark Philippoussis	4	6	7⁷

Q	David Prinosil	6	4	6³
									13	Mark Philippoussis	6	6⁷	4	6	6⁸

									2	Marat Safin	3	7⁹	6	3	7¹⁰
12	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6¹⁰	7

	Fabrice Santoro	4	7¹²	5
					12	Juan Carlos Ferrero	2	2

					2	Marat Safin	6	6
8	Àlex Corretja	6⁵	3

2	Marat Safin	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	G Kuerten	6	7⁷
Q	C Woodruff	4	7	6	Q	C Woodruff	3	6⁰
	J Novák	6	5	3						1	G Kuerten	6	7⁷
WC	J Boutter	6	6⁵	6						15	P Rafter	4	6⁴
	B Black	4	7⁷	4	WC	J Boutter	3	2
					15	P Rafter	6	6
														1	G Kuerten	6	7
															Á Costa	4	5
					9	T Henman	4	4
Q	A O'Brien	5	3			Á Costa	6	6
	Á Costa	7	6								Á Costa	6	6
	K Kučera	6	5	6⁶						LL	G Pozzi	2	4
LL	G Pozzi	4	7	7⁸	LL	G Pozzi	6	1	7⁷
					7	T Enqvist	2	6	6⁵

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	6
	J Golmard	2	1^r		Q	M Gustafsson	6⁵	4
Q	M Gustafsson	6	2							4	Y Kafelnikov	4	2
	R Federer	6	2	2						13	M Philippoussis	6	6
	D Hrbatý	4	6	6		D Hrbatý	6	6¹	6¹
					13	M Philippoussis	1	7⁷	7⁷
															13	M Philippoussis	4	6	7⁷
															Q	D Prinosil	6	4	6³
					11	F Squillari	3	3
Q	D Prinosil	6	6		Q	D Prinosil	6	6
	G Gaudio	2	1							Q	D Prinosil	4	7⁸	6
	M Chang	6	7								M Chang	6	6⁶	4
WC	A Di Pasquale	2	5			M Chang	6⁵	6	6
					LL	H Levy	7⁷	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					LL	S Huet	3	5
	A Pavel	1^r				J-M Gambill	6	7
	J-M Gambill	4									J-M Gambill	6	5	4
	M Puerta	4^r								12	J C Ferrero	4	7	6
	N Lapentti	5				N Lapentti	5	6	3
					12	J C Ferrero	7	3	6
															12	J C Ferrero	6	6¹⁰	7
																F Santoro	4	7¹²	5
					14	C Pioline	5	5
	F Vicente	4	7⁷	3		M Rosset	7	7
	M Rosset	6	6³	6							M Rosset	4	6	6³
	F Santoro	6⁴	6	6							F Santoro	6	3	7⁷
	C Moyà	7⁷	4	3		F Santoro	6	6
					3	M Norman	2	4

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	Á Corretja	6	6²	6
	A Clément	7⁷	7			A Clément	2	7⁷	3
	G Rusedski	6⁵	5							8	Á Corretja	6	6
	N Escudé	6	3	4						10	W Ferreira	3	4
	M Mirnyi	3	6	6		M Mirnyi	4	6	4
					10	W Ferreira	6	2	6
														8	Á Corretja	6⁵	3
														2	M Safin	7⁷	6
					16	S Grosjean	7	6
	T Haas	7	6			T Haas	5	4
Q	C Rochus	5	4							16	S Grosjean	2	6⁴
WC	M Llodra	4	6³							2	M Safin	6	7⁷
Q	G Bastl	6	7⁷		Q	G Bastl	5	4
					2	M Safin	7	6