2000 WTA Tour

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The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour is the thirtieth full season since the WTA began. It commenced on January 3, 2000 and ended on November 13 after fifty-eight events. Martina Hingis finished the season as the best-ranked player in the world for the third time in her career, although she did not win a Grand Slam tournament, edging out Lindsay Davenport for the second year in a row.

[edit] Schedule

Date	Tournament	Tier	Winner	Runner-up	Score
03/01/00	Gold Coast, Australia	Tier III	Silvija Talaja	Conchita Martínez	6-0, 0-6, 6-4
03/01/00	Auckland, New Zealand	Tier IV	Anne Kremer	Cara Black	6-4, 6-4
10/01/00	Sydney, Australia	Tier II	Amélie Mauresmo	Lindsay Davenport	7-6, 6-4
10/01/00	Hobart, Australia	Tier IV	Kim Clijsters	Chanda Rubin	2-6, 6-2, 6-2
17/01/00	Melbourne, Australia	Slam	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6-1, 7-5
31/01/00	Tokyo, Japan	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Sandrine Testud	6-3, 7-5
07/02/00	Paris, France	Tier II	Nathalie Tauziat	Serena Williams	7-5, 6-2
07/02/00	Bogotá, Colombia	Tier IV	Patricia Wartusch	Tathiana Garbin	4-6, 6-1, 6-4
14/02/00	Hannover, Germany	Tier II	Serena Williams	Denisa Chládková	6-1, 6-1
14/02/00	São Paulo, Brazil	Tier IV	Rita Kuti-Kis	Paola Suárez	4-6, 6-4, 7-5
21/02/00	Oklahoma City, United States	Tier III	Monica Seles	Nathalie Dechy	6-1, 7-6
28/02/00	Scottsdale, United States	Tier II	Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport		Abandoned
06/03/00	Indian Wells, United States	Tier I	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	4-6, 6-4, 6-0
20/03/00	Key Biscayne, United States	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport	6-3, 6-2
10/04/00	Amelia Island, United States	Tier II	Monica Seles	Conchita Martínez	6-3, 6-2
10/04/00	Estoril, Portugal	Tier IV	Anke Huber	Nathalie Dechy	6-2, 1-6, 7-5
17/04/00	Hilton Head, United States	Tier I	Mary Pierce	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6-1, 6-0
17/04/00	Budapest, Hungary	Tier IV	Tathiana Garbin	Kristie Boogert	6-2, 7-6
01/05/00	Hamburg, Germany	Tier II	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6-3, 6-3
01/05/00	Bol, Croatia	Tier III	Tina Pisnik	Amélie Mauresmo	7-6, 7-6
08/05/00	Berlin, Germany	Tier I	Conchita Martínez	Amanda Coetzer	6-1, 6-2
08/05/00	Warsaw, Poland	Tier IV	Henrieta Nagyová	Amanda Hopmans	2-6, 6-4, 7-5
15/05/00	Rome, Italy	Tier I	Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo	6-2, 7-6
15/05/00	Antwerp, Belgium	Tier IV	Amanda Coetzer	Cristina Torrens Valero	4-6, 6-2, 6-3
22/05/00	Madrid, Spain	Tier III	Gala León García	Fabiola Zuluaga	4-6, 6-2, 6-2
22/05/00	Strasbourg, France	Tier III	Silvija Talaja	Rita Kuti-Kis	7-5, 4-6, 6-3
29/05/00	Paris, France	Slam	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martínez	6-2, 7-5
12/06/00	Birmingham, Great Britain	Tier III	Lisa Raymond	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6-2, 6-7, 6-4
12/06/00	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Tier IV	Iroda Tulyaganova	Francesca Schiavone	6-3, 2-6, 6-3
19/06/00	Eastbourne, Great Britain	Tier II	Julie Halard-Decugis	Dominique Van Roost	7-6, 6-4
19/06/00	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Tier III	Martina Hingis	Ruxandra Dragomir	6-2, 3-0 ret.
26/06/00	Wimbledon, Great Britain	Slam	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6-3, 7-6
10/07/00	Klagenfurt, Austria	Tier III	Barbara Schett	Patty Schnyder	5-7, 6-4, 6-4
10/07/00	Palermo, Italy	Tier IV	Henrieta Nagyová	Pavlina Nola	6-3, 7-5
17/07/00	Sopot, Poland	Tier III	Anke Huber	Gala León García	7-6, 6-3
17/07/00	Knokke-Heist, Belgium	Tier IV	Anna Smashnova	Dominique Van Roost	6-2, 7-5
24/07/00	Stanford, United States	Tier II	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6-1, 6-4
31/07/00	San Diego, United States	Tier II	Venus Williams	Monica Seles	6-0, 6-7, 6-3
07/08/00	Los Angeles, United States	Tier II	Serena Williams	Lindsay Davenport	4-6, 6-4, 7-6
14/08/00	Montréal, Canada	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Serena Williams	0-6, 6-3, 3-0
21/08/00	New Haven, United States	Tier II	Venus Williams	Monica Seles	6-2, 6-4
28/08/00	New York, United States	Slam	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6-4, 7-5
18/09/00	Sydney Olympics, Australia	Olympic	Venus Williams	Elena Dementieva	6-2, 6-4
25/09/00	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Tier III	Jennifer Capriati	Magdalena Maleeva	4-6, 6-1, 6-4
02/10/00	Filderstadt, Germany	Tier II	Martina Hingis	Kim Clijsters	6-0, 6-3
02/10/00	Tokyo, Japan	Tier II	Serena Williams	Julie Halard-Decugis	7-5, 6-1
09/10/00	Zurich, Switzerland	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport	6-4, 4-6, 7-5
09/10/00	Tokyo, Japan	Tier III	Julie Halard-Decugis	Amy Frazier	5-7, 7-5, 6-4
16/10/00	Linz, Austria	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	6-4, 3-6, 6-2
16/10/00	Shanghai, China	Tier IV	Meghann Shaughnessy	Iroda Tulyaganova	7-6, 7-5
23/10/00	Moscow, Russia	Tier I	Martina Hingis	Anna Kournikova	6-3, 6-1
23/10/00	Bratislava, Slovakia	Tier IV	Dája Bedáňová	Miriam Oremans	6-1, 5-7, 6-3
30/10/00	Leipzig, Germany	Tier II	Kim Clijsters	Elena Likhovtseva	7-6, 4-6, 6-4
30/10/00	Quebec City, Canada	Tier III	Chanda Rubin	Jennifer Capriati	6-4, 6-2
06/11/00	Philadelphia, United States	Tier II	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	7-6, 6-4
06/11/00	Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia	Tier III	Henrieta Nagyová	Iva Majoli	6-4, 6-2
13/11/00	New York, United States	Masters	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6-7, 6-4, 6-4
13/11/00	Pattaya City, Thailand	Tier IV	Anne Kremer	Tatiana Panova	6-1, 6-4

[edit] Rankings

Below are the 2001 WTA year-end rankings:

No	Player Name	Nation	Points	2000	Change
1	Martina Hingis	SUI	6,044	1	=
2	Lindsay Davenport	USA	5,021	2	=
3	Venus Williams	USA	3,694	3	=
4	Monica Seles	USA	3,255	6	+2
5	Conchita Martinez	ESP	2,752	15	+10
6	Serena Williams	USA	2,306	4	-2
7	Mary Pierce	FRA	2,162	5	-2
8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	2,131	17	+9
9	Anna Kournikova	RUS	2,098	12	+3
10	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA	1,918	7	-3
11	Elena Dementieva	RUS	1,773	62	+51
12	Amanda Coetzer	RSA	1,752	11	-1
13	Chanda Rubin	USA	1,722	22	+9
14	Jennifer Capriati	USA	1,663	23	+9
15	Julie Halard-Decugis	FRA	1,435	9	-6
16	Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	1,426	10	-6
17	Sandrine Testud	FRA	1,413	13	-4
18	Kim Clijsters	BEL	1,398	47	+29
19	Anke Huber	GER	1,369	16	-3
20	Amy Frazier	USA	1,254	19	-1

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Most titles won

Player	Titles	Country
Martina Hingis	9	SUI
Venus Williams	6	USA
Lindsay Davenport	4	USA
Monica Seles	3	USA
Serena Williams	3	USA
Mary Pierce	2	FRA
Julie Halard-Decugis	2	FRA
Kim Clijsters	2	BEL
Silvija Talaja	2	CRO
Henrieta Nagyová	2	SVK

[edit] Most finals reached

Player	Titles	Country
Martina Hingis	13	SUI
Lindsay Davenport	12	USA
Venus Williams	7	USA
Monica Seles	6	USA
Serena Williams	5	USA
Conchita Martínez	4	ESP
Amélie Mauresmo	3	FRA
Julie Halard-Decugis	3	FRA
Kim Clijsters	3	BEL

[edit] See also

• 2000 ATP Tour
• WTA Tour
• List of female tennis players
• List of tennis tournaments

[edit] External links

• Official WTA Tour website