2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

2000 Sparkassen Cup BEL Kim Clijsters RUS Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4 28 (3WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers) 8 singles doubles 2000 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Elena Likhovtseva.Likhovtseva, Clijsrters in final (sic) https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/04/Likhovtseva-Clijsrters-in-final/3720973314000/ 13 May 2024 United Press International 4 November 2000 Leipzig Kim Clijsters won the title by defeating Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4 in the final.Clijsters wins Leipzig in two-hour battle https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/clijsters-wins-leipzig-in-twohour-battle-624408.html 13 May 2024 The Independent Associated Press 5 November 2000 Seeds The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em FRA Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) RUS Anna Kournikova (semifinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals) AUT Barbara Schett (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (final) AUS Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 1 4 7 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 6 6 3 RUS Anna Kournikova 2 3 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6 7 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 66 6 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 78 4 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals RUS T Panova 6 6 ROM R Dragomir 4 2 CZE D Chládková 6 6 ISR A Smashnova 1 2 Q FR Yugoslavia S Načuk 4 7 4 6 AUT B Schett 6 5 6 WC CRO I Majoli 7 1 6 BEL S Appelmans 5 6 3 USA L Raymond 6 6 ESP G León García 1 4 Q SVK J Husárová 6 3 0 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 6 1 FRA N Tauziat 4 6 7 RUS T Panova 6 4 5 CZE D Chládková 3 2 6 AUT B Schett 6 6 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 WC CRO I Majoli 2 3 USA L Raymond 3 3 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 1 FRA N Tauziat 4 6 77 6 AUT B Schett 6 0 62 4 RUS E Dementieva 3 0 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 1 FRA N Tauziat 1 4 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 WC GER J Kandarr 2 2 FRA A-G Sidot 77 2 5 CZE K Hrdličková 64 6 7 ESP M Serna 3 2 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6 8 AUS J Dokic 6 6 Q GER A Glass 2 2 WC GER B Rittner 6 7 Q AUT E Fauth 3 5 JPN A Sugiyama 0 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 5 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 CZE K Hrdličková 4 0 ITA S Farina Elia 3 1 3 RUS A Kournikova 6 6 8 AUS J Dokic 78 6 WC GER B Rittner 66 2 BEL K Clijsters 7 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 5 1 5 BUL M Maleeva 4 5 3 RUS A Kournikova 6 7 8 AUS J Dokic 6 2 64 BEL K Clijsters 4 6 77 3 RUS A Kournikova 2 3 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em NED Kristie Boogert (qualifying competition) SLO Tina Pisnik (second round) NED Miriam Oremans (withdrew) CZE Sandra Kleinová (second round) FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk (qualified) FRA Émilie Loit (first round) ESP Cristina Torrens Valero (first round) BUL Maria Geznenge (first round) Qualifiers 30em SVK Janette Husárová GER Andrea Glass AUT Evelyn Fauth FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 NED Kristie Boogert 6 6 WC GER Jenny Kuehn 0 1 FRA Alexandra Fusai 6 3 3 SLO Maja Matevžič 3 6 6 GER Angelika Rösch 6 6 CZE Radka Pelikánová 2 0 SVK Janette Husárová 6 6 6 FRA Émilie Loit 4 4 1 NED Kristie Boogert 6 2 77 SLO Maja Matevžič 4 6 62 GER Angelika Rösch 3 3 SVK Janette Husárová 6 6 1 NED Kristie Boogert 2 2 SVK Janette Husárová 6 6 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 7 BEL Laurence Courtois 1 5 GER Andrea Glass 6 6 GER Meike Babel 2 1 CZE Eva Martincová 3 7 6 POL Anna Żarska 6 5 4 BUL Desislava Topalova 4 78 6 8 BUL Maria Geznenge 6 66 3 4 CZE Sandra Kleinová 2 2 GER Andrea Glass 6 6 CZE Eva Martincová 1 3 BUL Desislava Topalova 6 6 GER Andrea Glass 7 6 BUL Desislava Topalova 5 4 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 ESP Cristina Torrens Valero 68 6 3 AUT Evelyn Fauth 710 3 6 BUL Antoaneta Pandjerova 4 2 GER Bianka Lamade 6 6 GER Gréta Arn 6 2 3 WC GER Stephanie Gehrlein 4 6 6 ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 6 6 Alt CZE Kateřina Sisková 0 2 AUT Evelyn Fauth 4 6 6 GER Bianka Lamade 6 4 4 WC GER Stephanie Gehrlein 6 6 ITA Adriana Serra Zanetti 2 4 AUT Evelyn Fauth 6 6 WC GER Stephanie Gehrlein 3 3 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 5 FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk 6 6 WC FR Yugoslavia Višnja Vuletić 2 2 GER Magdalena Kučerová 3 2 ROM Cătălina Cristea 6 6 GER Miriam Schnitzer 6 6 WC GER Lydia Steinbach 2 3 GER Vanessa Henke 4 3 2 SLO Tina Pisnik 6 6 5 FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk 6 6 ROM Cătălina Cristea 3 0 GER Miriam Schnitzer 6 6 2 SLO Tina Pisnik 1 2 5 FR Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk 6 77 GER Miriam Schnitzer 3 65 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Singles 2000 Category:2000 WTA Tour