2000 Italian Open – Women's singles

2000 Italian Open USA Monica Seles FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 7–6(7–4) 56 16 2000 Italian Open (tennis) 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. 30em USA Lindsay Davenport (third round, withdrew) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) USA Venus Williams (third round) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) USA Monica Seles (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (second round) GER Anke Huber (second round) USA Jennifer Capriati (first round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (final) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (first round) BEL Dominique van Roost (second round) CRO Silvija Talaja (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 WC ITA Giulia Casoni 6 4 5 USA Corina Morariu 3 6 7 AUS Jelena Dokic 1 6 3 5 USA Monica Seles 6 3 6 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 7 4 12 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 5 6 Q COL Fabiola Zuluaga 3 6 6 2 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 0 4 USA Corina Morariu 3 1 5 USA Monica Seles 6 6 12 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 6 Q COL Fabiola Zuluaga 1 2 5 USA Monica Seles 6 77 12 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2 64 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RUS E Dementieva 77 6 Q USA L Osterloh 62 1 WC ITA G Casoni 3 7 6 Q CAN M Drake 6 5 4 ROM I Spîrlea 2 3 15 BEL D van Roost 6 6 11 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 1 USA K Brandi 6 6 ITA R Grande 6 6 CRO M Lučić 4 0 USA C Morariu 6 3 7 Q ROM C Cristea 3 6 5 1 USA L Davenport 6 6 RUS E Dementieva 3 2 WC ITA G Casoni 78 6 15 BEL D van Roost 66 0 USA K Brandi 4 5 ITA R Grande 6 7 USA C Morariu 7 4 6 8 FRA S Testud 5 6 3 1 USA L Davenport WC ITA G Casoni w/o ITA R Grande 1 4 USA C Morariu 6 6 WC ITA G Casoni 6 4 5 USA C Morariu 3 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ESP M Serna 0 2 USA C Rubin 6 6 RUS T Panova 6 6 USA A Stevenson 0 2 AUS J Dokic 6 4 6 14 FRA N Dechy 1 6 3 10 USA J Capriati 3 5 FRA A-G Sidot 6 7 ITA S Farina 2 4 USA L Raymond 6 6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 FRA S Pitkowski 4 4 3 USA V Williams 6 6 USA C Rubin 1 2 RUS T Panova 3 1 AUS J Dokic 6 6 FRA A-G Sidot 6 3 6 USA L Raymond 4 6 3 BUL M Maleeva 5 1 5 USA M Seles 7 6 3 USA V Williams 1 2 AUS J Dokic 6 6 FRA A-G Sidot 6 1 1 5 USA M Seles 3 6 6 AUS J Dokic 1 6 3 5 USA M Seles 6 3 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC ITA F Schiavone 5 6 2 Q BUL P Nola 7 3 6 SUI P Schnyder 4 6 4 CZE D Chládková 6 4 6 RSA J Kruger 2 3 13 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 12 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 ESP G León García 1 3 CZE K Hrdličková 6 6 LL SLO T Pisnik 2 2 Q RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 2 6 1 LL GER M Weingärtner 6 2 6 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 Q BUL P Nola 3 1 CZE D Chládková 4 6 77 13 JPN A Sugiyama 6 3 64 12 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 CZE K Hrdličková 0 2 LL GER M Weingärtner 5 3 4 FRA M Pierce 7 6 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 CZE D Chládková 1 4 12 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 4 FRA M Pierce 3 4 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 7 4 12 FRA A Mauresmo 6 5 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ZIM C Black 6 3 1 ROM R Dragomir 1 6 6 Q CZE E Martincová 6 6 Q FRA A Fusai 2 3 Q COL F Zuluaga 6 6 16 CRO S Talaja 2 3 9 GER A Huber 6 7 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 4 5 SUI E Gagliardi 6 2 61 POL M Grzybowska 4 6 77 AUS N Pratt 64 1 WC ITA T Garbin 77 6 7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6 ROM R Dragomir 4 0 Q CZE E Martincová 0 77 3 Q COL F Zuluaga 6 62 6 9 GER A Huber 4 1 POL M Grzybowska 6 6 WC ITA T Garbin 7 2 4 2 FRA N Tauziat 5 6 6 7 FRA J Halard-Decugis 3 6 2 Q COL F Zuluaga 6 4 6 POL M Grzybowska 3 6 64 2 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 77 Q COL F Zuluaga 3 6 6 2 FRA N Tauziat 6 0 4 References Main and Qualifying draws Italian Open - Singles Women's Singles Category:2000 in Italian women's sport