2000 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

2000 Tennis Masters Cup BRA Gustavo Kuerten USA Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 8 mens ATP Tour World Championships ATP Finals 2000 Tennis Masters Cup Gustavo Kuerten defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Tennis Masters Cup. With the win, Kuerten became the year-end No. 1, and became the first South American to make the achievement. Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Kuerten. Seeds 30em RUS Marat Safin (semifinals) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (champion) USA Pete Sampras (semifinals) SWE Magnus Norman (round robin) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (round robin) AUS Lleyton Hewitt (round robin) ESP Àlex Corretja (round robin) USA Andre Agassi (final) Alternate 30em SWE Thomas Enqvist (Did not play) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 3 USA Pete Sampras 77 3 4 2 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 65 6 6 8 USA Andre Agassi 6 6   1 RUS Marat Safin 3 3   2 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6     8 USA Andre Agassi 4 4 4     Red group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 RUS Safin RUS Marat Safin 2–1 4–3 36–35 2 3 USA Sampras USA Pete Sampras 2–1 4–2 31–29 1 6 AUS Hewitt AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1–2 3–4 36–33 4 7 ESP Corretja ESP Álex Corretja 1–2 3–5 42–48 3 3–6, 2–6 6–4, 6–4 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 6–3, 6–2 5–7, 0–6 7–6(7–2), 7–5 4–6, 4–6 7–5, 6–0 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6 6–7(2–7), 5–7 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. Green group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 BRA Kuerten BRA Gustavo Kuerten 2–1 5–2 38–31 2 4 SWE Norman SWE Magnus Norman 0–3 1–6 25–42 4 5 RUS Kafelnikov RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1–2 2–5 29–36 3 8 USA Agassi USA Andre Agassi 3–0 6–1 40–23 1 7–5, 6–3 6–3, 6–4 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 5–7, 3–6 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 3–6, 2–6 3–6, 4–6 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 1–6, 4–6 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 6–3, 6–2 6–1, 6–4Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances External links Draw Singles Category:Tennis tournaments in Portugal Category:Sports competitions in Lisbon Category:2000 in Portuguese tennis Category:December 2000 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Lisbon Category:November 2000 sports events in Europe Category:Gustavo Kuerten