2000_RCA_Championships_–_Singles

2000 RCA Championships – Singles

2000 RCA Championships – Singles

2000 tennis event results

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sébastien Grosjean.

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Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2), against Marat Safin.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3. Russia Marat Safin (final)
  4. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  6. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
  7. United Kingdom Tim Henman (semifinals)
  8. Chile Marcelo Ríos (second round, retired due to a groin injury)
  9. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
  10. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  11. Spain Albert Costa (third round)
  12. France Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  13. Morocco Karim Alami (third round)
  14. United States Todd Martin (second round)
  15. Romania Andrei Pavel (first round)
  16. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to an illness)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
10 South Africa Wayne Ferreira 2 3  
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 7 6  
5 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 5 2  
4 Sweden Thomas Enqvist 3 3  
5 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6  
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 3 77 77
3 Russia Marat Safin 6 62 62
12 France Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 4
3 Russia Marat Safin 0 6 6
3 Russia Marat Safin 7 6  
7 United Kingdom Tim Henman 5 4  
7 United Kingdom Tim Henman 77 6  
2 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 64 2  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 5 6 6
  Netherlands J Siemerink 3 1   WC Australia T Woodbridge 7 4 1
WC Australia T Woodbridge 6 6   1 Brazil G Kuerten 6 77  
WC United States T Dent 6 6   WC United States T Dent 2 64  
  Spain F Clavet 3 4   WC United States T Dent w/o    
  Argentina G Etlis 3 2   16 Czech Republic J Novák      
16 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6   1 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
10 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6   10 South Africa W Ferreira 2 3  
  France A Di Pasquale 4 2   10 South Africa W Ferreira 6 1  
  Sweden J Björkman 3 4   Q France P-H Mathieu 2 0r
Q France P-H Mathieu 6 6   10 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6  
Q Belgium X Malisse 6 6   Q Belgium X Malisse 4 2  
Q Israel L Mor 3 2   Q Belgium X Malisse 6    
8 Chile M Ríos 4 r  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Sweden T Enqvist 6 77  
Q France L Roux 6 6   Q France L Roux 3 64  
  Netherlands S Schalken 3 2   4 Sweden T Enqvist 6 2 6
  Spain C Moyá 6 6     Spain C Moyá 2 6 4
  Spain H Arazi 4 4     Spain C Moyá 6 6  
  United States C Mamiit 3 3   14 United States T Martin 4 4  
14 United States T Martin 6 6   4 Sweden T Enqvist 3 3  
11 Spain A Costa 7 6   5 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
  Croatia G Ivanišević 5 2   11 Spain A Costa 6 65 6
WC United States P King 3 3   Q Switzerland M Kratochvil 1 77 4
  Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6   11 Spain A Costa 2 4  
  Austria S Koubek 6 3 77 5 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
Q United States D Wheaton 3 6 65   Austria S Koubek 1 0  
5 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 3 6
Q The Bahamas M Knowles 4 5     Canada S Lareau 3 6 2
  Canada S Lareau 6 7   6 Ecuador N Lapentti 63 2  
  Zimbabwe K Ullyett 3 0   12 France S Grosjean 77 6  
Q Zimbabwe W Black 6 6   Q Zimbabwe W Black 0 67  
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 65 4 12 France S Grosjean 6 79  
12 France S Grosjean 3 77 6 12 France S Grosjean 6 3 4
13 Morocco K Alami 6 3 7 3 Russia M Safin 0 6 6
  France C Saulnier 4 6 5 13 Morocco K Alami 6 6  
  United States V Spadea 6 3 4 WC Belarus V Voltchkov 4 3  
WC Belarus V Voltchkov 3 6 6 13 Morocco K Alami 4 4  
  Israel H Levy 6 6   3 Russia M Safin 6 6  
  Argentina M Zabaleta 3 1     Israel H Levy 4 2  
3 Russia M Safin 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  
WC United States J Blake 3 2     Spain A Martín 4 2  
  Spain A Martín 6 6   7 United Kingdom T Henman 4 6 77
  France A Clément 6 0 3 9 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 2 62
  Chile N Massú 1 6 6   Chile N Massú 4 2  
  Sweden T Johansson 64 4   9 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
9 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 6   7 United Kingdom T Henman 77 6  
15 Romania A Pavel 60 6 2 2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 64 2  
  Italy G Pozzi 77 2 6   Italy G Pozzi 6 6  
  Switzerland R Federer 4 5     Australia J Sekulov 2 4  
  Australia J Sekulov 6 7     Italy G Pozzi 3 3  
  Argentina JI Chela 5 7 1 2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  Sweden M Tillström 7 5 6   Sweden M Tillström 2 1  
2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
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