The 2000 Croatia Open, also known as the International Championship of Croatia, was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
clay court
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s in
Umag
Umag (; ; ) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Its patron saint is Peregrine (martyr), St. Peregrine.
Geography
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
Demographics
According to the ...
, Croatia that was part of the
International Series of the
2000 ATP Tour
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. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 July until 23 July 2000. Second-seeded
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the first Latin American to reach the t ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the first Latin American to reach the t ...
defeated
Mariano Puerta
Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight is reaching the final of the French O ...
, 7–6
(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
* It was Ríos' 1st singles title of the year and the 16th of his career.
Doubles
Álex López Morón
Álex López Morón (born 28 November 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player
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Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy (, ; born 15 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in October 2001.
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994.
His first and only top-level s ...
defeated
Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player, coach and Tennis TV commentator. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career high ...
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Lovro Zovko
Lovro Zovko (born 18 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.
Tennis career Juniors
As a junior Zovko reached as high as No. 9 in the world rankings in 1998 (and No. 10 in doubles).
Pro tour
Early in 2000 and 2001, Zov ...
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
See also
*
2000 Croatian Bol Ladies Open
The 2000 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol, Croatia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 1 May un ...
References
External links
ITF tournament edition detailsATP tournament profile
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Croatia Open Umag
The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Plava laguna) is a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.
The tournament began in 1990 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and is the oldest tennis ...
Croatia Open
2000 in Croatian tennis