2000 WTA Tier I Series
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 31 – October 29 |
| Edition | 11th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Martina Hingis (5) |
| Most finals | Martina Hingis (6) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
Tournaments
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 31 – Feb 6 | $1,080,000 |
| Tennis Masters Series | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 6 – 19 | $2,000,000 |
| Ericsson Open[3] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 20 – Apr 9 | $2,525,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay (green) | Apr 17 – 23 | $1,080,000 |
| German Open[4] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $1,080,000 |
| Italian Open[5] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $1,080,000 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $1,080,000 |
| Swisscom Challenge | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 9 – 15 | $1,080,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 23 – 29 | $1,080,000 |
Results
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Sandrine Testud | 6–3, 7–5 | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Lindsay Davenport | Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Corina Morariu* | ||||||
| Miami | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–2 | Julie Halard-Decugis* Ai Sugiyama* |
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Hilton Head | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–0 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Berlin | Conchita Martínez | Amanda Coetzer | 6–1, 6–2 | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Amanda Coetzer Corina Morariu |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
| Rome | Monica Seles | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Magüi Serna |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Montréal | Martina Hingis | Serena Williams | 0–6, 6–3, 3–0, ret. | Martina Hingis Nathalie Tauziat |
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Zürich | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Moscow | Martina Hingis | Anna Kournikova | 6–3, 6–1 | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
See also
References
- ^ "2000 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "2000 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 29 August 2009.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (2001). ITF World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. p. 184. ISBN 9780007111299.
- ^ "Birmingham 2000 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.