2000_Gelsor_Open_Romania

2000 Gelsor Open Romania

2000 Gelsor Open Romania

Tennis tournament


The 2000 Gelsor Open Romania was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest in Romania and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the eighth and final edition of the tournament and was held from 11 September through 17 September 2000. Unseeded Joan Balcells won the singles title.

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

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  • 1 Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

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  • Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles

Spain Joan Balcells defeated Germany Markus Hantschk 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Balcells' only title of the year and also of his career.[3]

Doubles

Spain Alberto Martín / Israel Eyal Ran defeated United States Devin Bowen / Argentina Mariano Hood 7–6(7–4), 6–1

  • It was Martín's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career (singles and doubles combined). It was Ran's only title of the year and the also of his career.

References

  1. "2000 Bucharest – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2000 Bucharest – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Safin is still on his game". Los Angeles Times. 18 September 2000.

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