2000 Qatar Open – Singles

2000 Qatar Open FRA Fabrice Santoro GER Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 7–5, 3–0, retired 32 8 singles doubles Qatar Open Qatar Open ATP Qatar Open 2000 Qatar Open Fabrice Santoro defeated Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 7–5, and 3–0 after Schüttler retired to win the 2000 Qatar Open singles competition. Schüttler was the defending champion. Seeds DEU Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) FRA Fabrice Santoro (champion) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (semifinals) MAR Hicham Arazi (first round) CZE Jiří Novák (first round) CZE Daniel Vacek (second round) NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 DEU Nicolas Kiefer 5 4   3 FRA Fabrice Santoro 7 6   4 MAR Younes El Aynaoui 77 4 4   DEU Rainer Schüttler 63 6 6 3 FRA Fabrice Santoro 3 7 3   DEU Rainer Schüttler 6 5 0r Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 DEU N Kiefer 78 78     USA J Tarango 66 66   Q ITA C Caratti 77 4 6 Q SUI I Heuberger 64 6 4   NED J Siemerink 2 4     ARG F Squillari 6 6     ESP J Díaz 5 4   8 NED S Schalken 7 6   3 FRA F Santoro 6 6   WC DEU L Burgsmüller 4 1     NED J van Lottum 6 0     ESP G Blanco 4 1r   ESP A Berasategui 6 6   WC QAT S Khalfan 3 4     SUI G Bastl 6 7   6 CZE J Novák 2 5   1 DEU N Kiefer 6 6   Q ITA C Caratti 1 1     ARG F Squillari 6 1 1 8 NED S Schalken 4 6 6 3 FRA F Santoro 711 6     NED J van Lottum 69 1     ESP A Berasategui 3 1     SUI G Bastl 6 6   1 DEU N Kiefer 6 6   8 NED S Schalken 1 0   3 FRA F Santoro 6 6     SUI G Bastl 2 4   1 DEU N Kiefer 5 4   3 FRA F Santoro 7 6   Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 MAR H Arazi 2 4   Q RUS A Cherkasov 6 6     CRO G Ivanišević 62 4     SWE M Tillström 77 6     ARG G Gaudio 4 6 6 Q CZE P Luxa 6 0 2   FRA A Dupuis 6 3 2 4 MAR Y El Aynaoui 4 6 6 7 CZE D Vacek 0 6 6   ESP F Vicente 6 3 4 WC ESP J Sánchez 2 65     DEU R Schüttler 6 77     ARG M Puerta 5 2     BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 7 6     CRC J Marín 6 0   2 ESP F Mantilla 1 0r   Q RUS A Cherkasov 65 4     SWE M Tillström 77 6     ARG G Gaudio 4 4   4 MAR Y El Aynaoui 6 6   7 CZE D Vacek 3 2     DEU R Schüttler 6 6     BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 6 6     CRC J Marín 0 1     SWE M Tillström 5 3   4 MAR Y El Aynaoui 7 6     DEU R Schüttler 6 6     BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 3 2   4 MAR Y El Aynaoui 77 4 4   DEU R Schüttler 63 6 6 External links 2000 Qatar Open Singles Draw 2000 Qatar Open Singles Qualifying Draw Singles