2000 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
2000 RCA Championships
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upRussia Marat Safin
Score3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Events
SinglesDoubles
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2000 tennis event results

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sébastien Grosjean.

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2), against Marat Safin.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3. Russia Marat Safin (final)
  4. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  6. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
  7. United Kingdom Tim Henman (semifinals)
  8. Chile Marcelo Ríos (second round, retired due to a groin injury)
  9. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
  10. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  11. Spain Albert Costa (third round)
  12. France Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  13. Morocco Karim Alami (third round)
  14. United States Todd Martin (second round)
  15. Romania Andrei Pavel (first round)
  16. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to an illness)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1Brazil Gustavo Kuerten66 
10South Africa Wayne Ferreira23 
1Brazil Gustavo Kuerten76 
5Australia Lleyton Hewitt52 
4Sweden Thomas Enqvist33 
5Australia Lleyton Hewitt66 
1Brazil Gustavo Kuerten37777
3Russia Marat Safin66262
12France Sébastien Grosjean634
3Russia Marat Safin066
3Russia Marat Safin76 
7United Kingdom Tim Henman54 
7United Kingdom Tim Henman776 
2Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov642 

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1Brazil G Kuerten566
 Netherlands J Siemerink31 WCAustralia T Woodbridge741
WCAustralia T Woodbridge66 1Brazil G Kuerten677 
WCUnited States T Dent66 WCUnited States T Dent264 
 Spain F Clavet34 WCUnited States T Dentw/o  
 Argentina G Etlis32 16Czech Republic J Novák   
16Czech Republic J Novák66 1Brazil G Kuerten66 
10South Africa W Ferreira66 10South Africa W Ferreira23 
 France A Di Pasquale42 10South Africa W Ferreira61 
 Sweden J Björkman34 QFrance P-H Mathieu20r
QFrance P-H Mathieu66 10South Africa W Ferreira66 
QBelgium X Malisse66 QBelgium X Malisse42 
QIsrael L Mor32 QBelgium X Malisse6  
8Chile M Ríos4r 

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4Sweden T Enqvist677 
QFrance L Roux66 QFrance L Roux364 
 Netherlands S Schalken32 4Sweden T Enqvist626
 Spain C Moyá66  Spain C Moyá264
 Spain H Arazi44  Spain C Moyá66 
 United States C Mamiit33 14United States T Martin44 
14United States T Martin66 4Sweden T Enqvist33 
11Spain A Costa76 5Australia L Hewitt66 
 Croatia G Ivanišević52 11Spain A Costa6656
WCUnited States P King33 QSwitzerland M Kratochvil1774
 Switzerland M Kratochvil66 11Spain A Costa24 
 Austria S Koubek63775Australia L Hewitt66 
QUnited States D Wheaton3665 Austria S Koubek10 
5Australia L Hewitt66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
6Ecuador N Lapentti636
QThe Bahamas M Knowles45  Canada S Lareau362
 Canada S Lareau67 6Ecuador N Lapentti632 
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett30 12France S Grosjean776 
QZimbabwe W Black66 QZimbabwe W Black067 
 Belarus M Mirnyi665412France S Grosjean679 
12France S Grosjean377612France S Grosjean634
13Morocco K Alami6373Russia M Safin066
 France C Saulnier46513Morocco K Alami66 
 United States V Spadea634WCBelarus V Voltchkov43 
WCBelarus V Voltchkov36613Morocco K Alami44 
 Israel H Levy66 3Russia M Safin66 
 Argentina M Zabaleta31  Israel H Levy42 
3Russia M Safin66 

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7United Kingdom T Henman66 
WCUnited States J Blake32  Spain A Martín42 
 Spain A Martín66 7United Kingdom T Henman4677
 France A Clément6039Morocco Y El Aynaoui6262
 Chile N Massú166 Chile N Massú42 
 Sweden T Johansson644 9Morocco Y El Aynaoui66 
9Morocco Y El Aynaoui776 7United Kingdom T Henman776 
15Romania A Pavel60622Russia Y Kafelnikov642 
 Italy G Pozzi7726 Italy G Pozzi66 
 Switzerland R Federer45  Australia J Sekulov24 
 Australia J Sekulov67  Italy G Pozzi33 
 Argentina JI Chela5712Russia Y Kafelnikov66 
 Sweden M Tillström756 Sweden M Tillström21 
2Russia Y Kafelnikov66 
  • Draw
  • Qualifying draw
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