The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000.
Both Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Martina Hingis were unsuccessful in their title defences, both being defeated in the final matches by Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport, respectively. For Agassi, it was the second of four Australian Open titles, and for Davenport it was her final Grand Slam title.
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The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000 2000 Australian OpenDate17 30 January 2000Edition88thCategoryGrand Slam ITF SurfaceHardcourt Rebound Ace LocationMelbourne AustraliaVenueMelbourne ParkChampionsMen s singlesAndre AgassiWomen s singlesLindsay DavenportMen s doublesEllis Ferreira Rick LeachWomen s doublesLisa Raymond Rennae StubbsMixed doublesRennae Stubbs Jared Palmer 1999 Australian Open 2001 Both Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Martina Hingis were unsuccessful in their title defences both being defeated in the final matches by Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport respectively For Agassi it was the second of four Australian Open titles and for Davenport it was her final Grand Slam title Contents 1 Former champions 2 Seniors 2 1 Men s singles 2 2 Women s singles 2 3 Men s doubles 2 4 Women s doubles 2 5 Mixed doubles 3 Juniors 3 1 Boys singles 3 2 Girls singles 3 3 Boys doubles 3 4 Girls doubles 4 Seeds 4 1 Men s singles 4 2 Women s singles 5 Prize money 6 ReferencesFormer champions EditThe following are the former Grand Slam champions and finalists in the draw Andre Agassi 95 Australian 99 French 92 Wimbledon 94 and 99 US Open Michael Chang 89 French Jim Courier 91 92 French 92 93 Australian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 99 Australian 96 French Richard Krajicek 96 Wimbledon Gustavo Kuerten 97 French Pete Sampras 94 and 97 Australian 93 95 and 97 99 Wimbledon 90 amp 93 amp 95 96 US Open The following are former Grand Slam finalists in the draw Alberto Berasategui 94 French Alex Corretja 98 French Thomas Enqvist 99 Australian Goran Ivanisevic 92 amp 94 amp 98 Wimbledon Todd Martin 94 Australian 99 US Open Andrei Medvedev 99 French Mark Philippoussis 98 US Open Cedric Pioline 93 US Open 97 Wimbledon Seniors EditMen s singles Edit Main article 2000 Australian Open Men s singles Andre Agassi defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4 It was Agassi s 1st title of the year and his 45th overall It was his 6th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title Women s singles Edit Main article 2000 Australian Open Women s singles Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis 6 1 7 5 It was Davenport s 1st title of the year and her 27th overall It was her 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title Men s doubles Edit Main article 2000 Australian Open Men s doubles Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach defeated Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 18 16 Women s doubles Edit Main article 2000 Australian Open Women s doubles Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs defeated Martina Hingis Mary Pierce 6 4 5 7 6 4 Mixed doubles Edit Main article 2000 Australian Open Mixed doubles Rennae Stubbs Jared Palmer defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge 7 5 7 6 7 3 Juniors EditBoys singles Edit Andy Roddick defeated Mario Ancic 7 6 7 2 6 3 Girls singles Edit Aniko Kapros defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6 2 3 6 6 2 Boys doubles Edit Nicolas Mahut Tommy Robredo defeated Tres Davis Andy Roddick 6 2 5 7 11 9 Girls doubles Edit Aniko Kapros Christina Wheeler defeated Lauren Barnikow Erin Burdette 6 3 6 4Seeds EditMen s singles Edit Andre Agassi champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov final lost to Andre Agassi Pete Sampras semifinals lost to Andre Agassi Nicolas Kiefer quarterfinals lost to Magnus Norman Gustavo Kuerten first round lost to Albert Portas Thomas Enqvist first round lost to Richard Fromberg Nicolas Lapentti second round lost to Arnaud Clement Todd Martin second round lost to Fernando Vicente Richard Krajicek second round lost to Nicolas Escude Tommy Haas second round lost to Younes El Aynaoui Tim Henman fourth round lost to Chris Woodruff Magnus Norman semifinals lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov Cedric Pioline first round lost to Goran Ivanisevic Karol Kucera first round lost to Paradorn Srichaphan Albert Costa first round lost to Christophe Rochus Mark Philippoussis fourth round lost to Andre Agassi Women s singles Edit Martina Hingis final lost to Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport champion Serena Williams fourth round lost to Elena Likhovtseva Mary Pierce fourth round lost to Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat second round lost to Sonya Jeyaseelan Barbara Schett fourth round lost to Arantxa Sanchez Amelie Mauresmo second round lost to Patty Schnyder Amanda Coetzer second round lost to Kristina Brandi Julie Halard Decugis quarterfinals lost to Lindsay Davenport Conchita Martinez semifinals lost to Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova fourth round lost to Lindsay Davenport Sandrine Testud fourth round lost to Martina Hingis Arantxa Sanchez Vicario quarterfinals lost to Martina Hingis Dominique Van Roost second round lost to Jennifer Capriati Anke Huber first round lost to Kristie Boogert Elena Likhovtseva quarterfinals lost to Conchita Martinez Withdrawals Marcelo Rios 1 Greg Rusedski 1 Patrick Rafter Venus Williams 1 Monica Seles 1 Prize money EditEvent W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1RSingles 2 Men A 755 000 A 3 A 1 A 9 A 51 A 2 A 18 A 11Women A 717 A 3 A 179 A 1 A 4 A 28 A 17 A 11Total prize money for the event was 1000References Edit a b c d Venus withdraws from Australian Open BBC 12 January 2000 Retrieved 4 June 2015 John Barrett ed 2001 World of Tennis London Queen Anne Press p 81 ISBN 978 0 00 711129 9 Preceded by1999 US Open Grand Slams Succeeded by2000 French Open Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Australian Open amp oldid 1121273549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
