Mary Pierce Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in singles and in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Pierce won 18 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including two ...

defeated

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in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her second and last

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singles title. Pierce was the first Frenchwoman to win the title since

Françoise Dürr Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. Durr played with an unorthodox backhand, which she pla ...

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, and remains the most recent Frenchwoman to win the tournament.

Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a r ...

was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in August 1999. This marked the

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main-draw debut of future champion

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; she lost to

Cara Black Cara Cavell Black (born 17 February 1979) is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player. Black was primarily a doubles specialist, winning 60 WTA Tour and 11 ITF Women's Circuit, ITF doubles titles. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked dou ...

in the first round.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * WC =

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* LL =

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* r =

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Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

2000 French Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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