2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

March 2026 2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships NED Sjeng Schalken ECU Nicolás Lapentti 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 56 16 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion, but did not participate. Sjeng Schalken won the title, defeating Nicolás Lapentti in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/schalken-flies-into-japan-open-final-637121.html Schalken flies into Japan Open final The Independent 2000-10-14 2026-02-28 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) (withdrew) AUS Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals) ECU Nicolás Lapentti (final) USA Michael Chang (second round) ZIM Byron Black (quarterfinals) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals) MAR Hicham Arazi (semifinals) SVK Karol Kučera (third round) AUS Andrew Ilie (first round) ARG Mariano Zabaleta (first round) NED Sjeng Schalken (champion) SWE Jonas Björkman (third round) GER David Prinosil (second round) ISR Harel Levy (third round) BEL Christophe Rochus (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 7 SVK Dominik Hrbatý 3 4 4 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 12 NED Sjeng Schalken 4 6 79 8 MAR Hicham Arazi 6 3 67 4 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 1 12 NED Sjeng Schalken 6 3 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals CHI N Massú 6 6 WC JPN S Iwabuchi 2 3 IND L Paes 78 6 SWE F Jonsson 66 3 ITA A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 16 BEL C Rochus 6 3 4 9 SVK K Kučera 6 6 USA P Goldstein 1 2 Q CZE L Friedl 4 6 6 ITA D Sanguinetti 6 1 4 ITA L Tieleman 6 7 WC JPN J Miyao 4 5 1 BRA G Kuerten 77 6 CHI N Massú 65 0 IND L Paes 3 2 ITA A Gaudenzi 6 6 9 SVK K Kučera 6 4 6 Q CZE L Friedl 1 6 4 ITA L Tieleman 66 5 7 SVK D Hrbatý 78 7 1 BRA G Kuerten 3 6 6 ITA A Gaudenzi 6 3 4 9 SVK K Kučera 4 4 7 SVK D Hrbatý 6 6 1 BRA G Kuerten 78 2 0r 7 SVK D Hrbatý 66 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA C Woodruff 5 4 BEL O Rochus 7 6 JPN T Suzuki 3 6 6 USA K Kim 6 4 3 USA J Tarango 4 6 66 13 SWE J Björkman 6 3 78 11 ARG M Zabaleta 67 6 3 Q SWE K Flygt 79 3 6 ESP Á Calatrava 4 6 2 BRA A Sá 6 0 6 WC JPN G Motomura 4 4 GER D Elsner 6 6 4 ECU N Lapentti 78 77 BEL O Rochus 66 64 JPN T Suzuki 6 1 1 13 SWE J Björkman 3 6 6 Q SWE K Flygt 6 6 BRA A Sá 4 2 GER D Elsner 2 1 6 ZIM B Black 6 6 4 ECU N Lapentti 4 7 77 13 SWE J Björkman 6 5 64 Q SWE K Flygt 2 3 6 ZIM B Black 6 6 4 ECU N Lapentti 6 6 6 ZIM B Black 2 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA C Mamiit 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 3 4 ESP S Bruguera 6 6 LL GBR B Cowan 4 3 THA P Srichaphan 5 7 2 12 NED S Schalken 7 5 6 14 GER D Prinosil 6 2 78 RUS M Youzhny 2 6 66 Q KOR Y Yoon 6 1 6 GER C Vinck 4 6 2 AUS W Arthurs 6 6 WC JPN Y Ishii 3 4 5 USA M Chang 5 4 USA C Mamiit 7 6 ESP S Bruguera 4 2 12 NED S Schalken 6 6 14 GER D Prinosil 6 5 1 Q KOR Y Yoon 4 7 6 AUS W Arthurs 2 5 3 AUS M Philippoussis 6 7 USA C Mamiit 2 2 12 NED S Schalken 6 6 Q KOR Y Yoon 67 4 3 AUS M Philippoussis 79 6 12 NED S Schalken 6 6 3 AUS M Philippoussis 2 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RUS A Stoliarov 7 1 0 SUI G Bastl 5 6 6 WC JPN M Onoda 2 3 Q PHI E Taino 6 6 Q USA V Spadea 6 6 10 AUS A Ilie 2 3 15 ISR H Levy 5 6 6 Q USA J Salzenstein 7 0 1 BUL O Stanoytchev 1 63 Q KOR H-T Lee 6 77 ZIM W Black 6 7 GER M Hantschk 3 5 8 MAR H Arazi 6 5 6 SUI G Bastl 4 7 4 Q PHI E Taino 6 7 Q USA V Spadea 3 5 15 ISR H Levy 6 6 Q KOR H-T Lee 2 4 ZIM W Black 6 6 LL USA T Dent 4 2 8 MAR H Arazi 6 6 Q PHI E Taino 4 2 15 ISR H Levy 65 3 ZIM W Black 77 6 8 MAR H Arazi 64 6 6 ZIM W Black 77 2 2 References External links Tokyo Outdoor 2000 Tennis Tournament Draws and Results Singles Japan Open Tennis Championships - Singles, 2000