2000 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2000 US Open
Final
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis; Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Cara Black; Elena Likhovtseva
Score	6–0, 1–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States of America. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but withdrew from their semifinal match against Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva.

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Halard-Decugis, and the first Grand Slam doubles title for Sugiyama, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce (third round)
Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (first round)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (first round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (final)
Kimberly Po / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
Els Callens / Dominique van Roost (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (third round)
Jennifer Capriati / Anna Kournikova (second round)
Tina Križan / Irina Selyutina (third round)
Liezel Horn / Laura Montalvo (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3	4

10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
					10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	w/o

					WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams
4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	6	1	3

WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	1	6	6
									10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	0	6	1

									2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6	1	6
12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	6	7⁷

9	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	6²
					12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	5	1

					2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	7	6
7	Anke Huber Barbara Schett	4^r

2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	R Hiraki S Noorlander	1	2		1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
WC	M Irvin M Tu	7⁷	4	7	WC	M Irvin M Tu	2	1
Q	A Bachmann A Glass	6¹	6	5						1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	N Li T Li	6	5	7⁷						11	K Po A-G Sidot	4	2
Q	E Martincová M Paštiková	3	7	6⁰		N Li T Li	4	3
	E deLone N Pratt	2	6	3	11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	6
11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	3	6										1	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6											10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	T Poutchek A Zaporozhanova	0	4		10	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	7	6
	S De Beer N Miyagi	6	2	6		S De Beer N Miyagi	6	5	4
	P Wartusch V Webb	4	6	4						10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6								T Garbin J Husárová	4	2
LL	M Díaz Oliva L Domínguez Lino	2	1			A Frazier K Schlukebir	2	1
	T Garbin J Husárová	6	7			T Garbin J Husárová	6	6
8	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	5

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
	A Jidkova G León García	4	3		4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
	S Farina Elia K Habšudová	1	6	3		N Petrova P Schnyder	1	2
	N Petrova P Schnyder	6	3	6						4	C Rubin S Testud	7	6
	M Serna M Shaughnessy	6	6							13	A Coetzer L McNeil	5	3
	R McQuillan L McShea	0	2			M Serna M Shaughnessy	4	4
Q	M Matevžič S Schmidle	4	5		13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	7												4	C Rubin S Testud	6	1	3
16	L Horn L Montalvo	1	6	6											WC	S Williams V Williams	1	6	6
	C Barclay N de Villiers	6	1	4	16	L Horn L Montalvo	6⁵	7⁷	4
	K Clijsters L Courtois	2	6	6		K Clijsters L Courtois	7⁷	6⁴	6
	A Ellwood A Molik	6	3	1							K Clijsters L Courtois	1	7	1
	K Boogert M Oremans	1	1							WC	S Williams V Williams	6	5	6
WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6		WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	7	6	WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	1
5	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	K Marosi-Aracama L Woodroffe	3	4		6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	J Pullin Y Yoshida	6	5	2		J Dokic A Hopmans	1	2
	J Dokic A Hopmans	0	7	6						6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	5
Q	M Maleeva H Nagyová	5	2							12	E Callens D van Roost	4	6	7
	Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	7	6			Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	4	6	2
	S Krivencheva N Ostrovskaya	1	6¹		12	E Callens D van Roost	6	3	6
12	E Callens D van Roost	6	7⁷												12	E Callens D van Roost	6	7⁷
9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6⁴	6	6											9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	6²
	G Casoni I Tulyaganova	7⁷	4	2	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7⁷
	A Canepa E Dyrberg	7⁷	7⁹			A Canepa E Dyrberg	4	6⁵
	RM Andrés Rodríguez C Martínez Granados	6²	6⁷							9	C Martínez P Tarabini	w/o
	T Musgrave B Stewart	2	1							3	M Hingis M Pierce
	L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	6	6			L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	0	2
WC	C Curran A Jensen	6	0	1	3	M Hingis M Pierce	6	6
3	M Hingis M Pierce	4	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	A Huber B Schett	1	6	6
	F Labat T Tanasugarn	6	2	2	7	A Huber B Schett	3	6	6
WC	T Cochran K Schlukebir	3	2			D Graham K Srebotnik	6	4	3
	D Graham K Srebotnik	6	6							7	A Huber B Schett	6	6
	S Appelmans L Wild	7	2	6³							M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	3	2
	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	7⁷		M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	R Grande É Loit	1	4		14	J Capriati A Kournikova	5	0
14	J Capriati A Kournikova	6	6											7	A Huber B Schett	4^r
15	T Križan I Selyutina	6	6											2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	3
	M de Swardt C Vis	4	4		15	T Križan I Selyutina	7	6
	J Kostanić T Snyder	6	6			J Kostanić T Snyder	5	4
	E Bes G Riera	1	1							15	T Križan I Selyutina	3	3
	K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	6							2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
	C Cristea R Dragomir	4	0			K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	2
	S Načuk T Pisnik	6¹	4		2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	7⁷	6