The 2000 Italian Open
also known as 2000 Rome Masters was a
tennis tournament played on outdoor
clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
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s. It was the 57th edition of the
Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
, and was part of the
ATP Masters Series of the
2000 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP tour. The 2000 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Fe ...
, and of the
Tier I Series
The WTA Tier I tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis elite tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. From 1988 to 1990, the different levels of WTA tournaments were referred to by the term 'Category', and there ...
of the
2000 WTA Tour
The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Class ...
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the
Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was played from May 8 through May 14, 2000 and the women's tournament was played from May 15 through May 21, 2000.
Finals
Men's singles
Magnus Norman defeated
Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
*It was Magnus Norman's 2nd title of the year and his 9th overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Women's singles
Monica Seles defeated
Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 7–6
*It was Monica Seles' 3rd title of the year and her 47th overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 9th overall.
Men's doubles
Martin Damm /
Dominik Hrbatý defeated
Wayne Ferreira /
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Women's doubles
Lisa Raymond /
Rennae Stubbs defeated
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /
Magüi Serna 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
References
External links
Official website
{{2000 WTA Tour
Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
2000 Italian Open (Tennis)