2000 US Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2000 US Open USA Venus Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5 128 16 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 2000 US Open (tennis) Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was her first US Open singles title and second major singles title overall. Williams became the second woman to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season (after Steffi Graf in 1988.) Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Davenport in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. This was the first major appearance for future French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. She entered the main draw as a qualifier and lost to Jelena Dokić in the third round. Seeds 30em SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (final) USA Venus Williams (champion) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round, retired because of a shoulder injury) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) FRA Sandrine Testud (fourth round) RUS Anna Kournikova (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (second round) USA Jennifer Capriati (fourth round) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (first round) Qualifying 2000 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 7   6 USA Monica Seles 0 5   3 USA Venus Williams 6 1 6 8 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 4 6 1   RUS Elena Dementieva 6 3 6 10 GER Anke Huber 1 6 3 5 USA Serena Williams 4 2 2 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6   1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 3 5 3 USA Venus Williams 4 6 7   RUS Elena Dementieva 2 65   2 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 7   3 USA Venus Williams 6 7   2 USA Lindsay Davenport 4 5   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     RUS A Jidkova 3 1   Q CZE A Vašková 2 3     USA K Brandi 6 6     CRO J Kostanić 6 7   Q GER G Arn 4 64     HUN K Marosi-Aracama 1 1     ITA T Garbin 6 6   LL FR Yugoslavia S Načuk 1 7 3   JPN A Sugiyama 6 66 6 Q CRO M Lučić 6 4 1   NED K Boogert 4 6 6 Q CAN V Webb 6 3 4   UZB I Tulyaganova 3 6 6   AUS N Pratt 3 1   11 FRA S Testud 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     USA K Brandi 1 1     CRO J Kostanić 1 3     ITA T Garbin 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 3 4     NED K Boogert 6 6     UZB I Tulyaganova 4 3   11 FRA S Testud 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     ITA T Garbin 1 0     NED K Boogert 0 1   11 FRA S Testud 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   11 FRA S Testud 2 1   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 USA J Capriati 6 6     SUI E Gagliardi 4 0     SUI M Vavrinec 4 2     SVK H Nagyová 6 6     CZE A Gerši 6 6     USA J Hopkins 1 4     ZIM C Black 3 2     FRA N Dechy 6 6     USA C Rubin 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson 2 2     AUT B Schett 6 3 7   ITA S Farina Elia 4 6 66   BLR O Barabanschikova 2 4     LUX A Kremer 6 6   WC USA T Almeda-Singian 0 2   6 USA M Seles 6 6   15 USA J Capriati 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 2 2     CZE A Gerši 7       FRA N Dechy 63 r     USA C Rubin 2 6 6   AUT B Schett 6 1 1   LUX A Kremer 3 4   6 USA M Seles 6 6   15 USA J Capriati 6 6     CZE A Gerši 2 3     USA C Rubin 3 6 4 6 USA M Seles 6 4 6 15 USA J Capriati 3 4   6 USA M Seles 6 6   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA V Williams 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 3 4     RUS A Myskina 1 7 3   CZE K Hrdličková 6 5 6   USA M Shaughnessy 6 6     SVK K Habšudová 4 4   BUL P Nola 6 6     CAN J Nejedly 1 2     ITA R Grande 6 6     ROM C Cristea 2 2     ESP M Serna 7 7     AUT P Wartusch 64 5   WC USA B Rippner 3 6 4   GER J Kandarr 6 2 6 WC USA S Cacic 2 2   13 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   3 USA V Williams 6 6     CZE K Hrdličková 1 1     USA M Shaughnessy 6 6     BUL P Nola 3 2     ITA R Grande 64 3     ESP M Serna 7 6     GER J Kandarr 6 4 2 13 RSA A Coetzer 2 6 6 3 USA V Williams 7 6     USA M Shaughnessy 63 1   ESP M Serna 7 7 13 RSA A Coetzer 5 63   3 USA V Williams 6 6     ESP M Serna 2 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 5 6 7   RSA J Kruger 7 4 62   CAN S Jeyaseelan 6 7     FRA A Cocheteux 2 5     HUN R Kuti-Kis 4 7 5   USA M Irvin 6 611 7   FRA S Pitkowski 4 2   WC USA A Bradshaw 6 6   WC USA A Cargill 65 5   WC USA D Buth 7 7   WC USA M Washington 4 4   Q TPE J Lee 6 6     VEN M-A Vento 6 6     BEL S Appelmans 4 2   Q SVK L Cervanová 6 2 4 8 FRA N Tauziat 3 6 6 9 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     CAN S Jeyaseelan 4 1     USA M Irvin 3 1   WC USA A Bradshaw 6 6   WC USA D Buth 2 5   Q TPE J Lee 6 7     VEN M-A Vento 3 1   8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   9 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 6   WC USA A Bradshaw 62 0   Q TPE J Lee 3 2   8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   9 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 2   8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 ESP C Martínez 3 6 6   USA A Frazier 6 2 4 Q HUN P Mandula 3 5     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 7     USA T Snyder 5 1     RUS E Dementieva 7 6     AUT S Plischke 6 6     ARG P Suárez 3 3     JPN S Asagoe 6 3 6 Q AUS R McQuillan 2 6 3   SUI P Schnyder 5 6 6 Q USA J Craybas 7 1 3   USA L Osterloh 6 3 6   ESP C Torrens-Valero 0 6 3 Q GER A Bachmann 3 3   14 BEL D Van Roost 6 6   7 ESP C Martínez 6 6     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 2     RUS E Dementieva 6 7     AUT S Plischke 4 66     JPN S Asagoe 7 6     SUI P Schnyder 5 4     USA L Osterloh 7 4   14 BEL D Van Roost 67 6 r 7 ESP C Martínez 4 1     RUS E Dementieva 6 6     JPN S Asagoe 5 0     USA L Osterloh 7 6     RUS E Dementieva 6 64 7   USA L Osterloh 3 7 65 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 GER A Huber 6 6     USA M Tu 2 3     RUS T Panova 6 6   Q TUN S Sfar 3 1     RUS E Likhovtseva 7 6   Q GER M Schnitzer 64 4     BEL E Callens 6 6     USA E deLone 1 1     ROM R Dragomir 6 6   WC USA K Schlukebir 4 1     USA L Raymond 6 6     POL M Grzybowska 1 0     BUL M Maleeva 6 6     CHN J-Q Yi 3 3     USA A Stevenson 3 4   4 FRA M Pierce 6 6   10 GER A Huber 6 6     RUS T Panova 2 3     RUS E Likhovtseva 7 4 6   BEL E Callens 62 6 1   ROM R Dragomir 4 2     USA L Raymond 6 6     BUL M Maleeva 5 6 1 4 FRA M Pierce 7 2 6 10 GER A Huber 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 2 3     USA L Raymond 4 66   4 FRA M Pierce 6 7   10 GER A Huber 6 0   4 FRA M Pierce 4 0r   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA S Williams 6 6     SLO T Pisnik 3 2     RUS N Petrova 6 6   Q CZE D Bedáňová 3 1   Q HUN K Nagy 6 64 3   ITA G Casoni 3 7 6   PAR R de los Ríos 2 4     BUL L Bacheva 6 6   Q ITA F Schiavone 6 6     CRO S Talaja 3 3   Q ITA G Pizzichini 7 6     NED A Hopmans 67 0     ISR A Smashnova 1 0     AUS J Dokić 6 6     NED M Oremans 6 6   16 FRA J Halard-Decugis 3 4   5 USA S Williams 6 6     RUS N Petrova 3 2     ITA G Casoni 6 6     BUL L Bacheva 2 4   Q ITA F Schiavone 6 6   Q ITA G Pizzichini 4 4     AUS J Dokić 6 6     NED M Oremans 1 4   5 USA S Williams 6 6     ITA G Casoni 4 2   Q ITA F Schiavone 64 5     AUS J Dokić 7 7   5 USA S Williams 7 6     AUS J Dokić 67 0   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 RUS A Kournikova 6 6     USA H Parkinson 2 3     CZE S Kleinová 7 7     RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 5 64     CZE D Chládková 1 2   LL AUS A Molik 6 6     ARG F Labat 2 4     BEL J Henin 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 4 6 6   SLO K Srebotnik 6 4 3   ESP Á Montolio 1 1     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6     BEL K Clijsters 6 6     ESP M Marrero 0 0     ESP G León García 0 1   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   12 RUS A Kournikova 6 6     CZE S Kleinová 4 1   LL AUS A Molik 2 2     BEL J Henin 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 3 1   THA T Tanasugarn 3 6 6   BEL K Clijsters 6 2 2 2 USA L Davenport 4 6 6 12 RUS A Kournikova 4 65   BEL J Henin 6 7     THA T Tanasugarn 2 1   2 USA L Davenport 6 6     BEL J Henin 0 4   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   External links Draws (WTA) 2000 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam women's singles 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2001 Australian Open – Women's singles Category:2000 US Open (tennis) Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2000 in women's tennis Category:2000 in American women's sports