The 2000 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 30th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 25th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2000 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 13 through November 19, 2000. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles event and the accompanying $500,000 first prize money as well as 390 ranking points. It was the last edition of the WTA Tour Championships to be held in New York.
Nicole J. Arendt is an American retired professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked 49th in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 in the world on August 25, 1997.
Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who was a quarterfinalist at the singles event of the 1992 French Open, a finalist in doubles at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, and a four-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion. She also finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
The 1997 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 54th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 5 May until 11 May 1997, and the men's tournament was played from 12 May until 19 May 1997. Àlex Corretja and Mary Pierce won the singles titles.
The 1997 Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 108th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 28 through August 4, 1997, while the women's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from August 11 through August 17, 1997. Chris Woodruff and Monica Seles won the singles titles. It was Seles' first Tier I title of the year and her seventh overall. It was her third consecutive title at the event after winning in 1995 and 1996.
The 2000 Ericsson Open was the 16th edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour and was classified as a Tier I event on the 2000 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 23 through April 2, 2000.
The 1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Intersport Arena in Linz in Austria that was part of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 February until 3 March 1996. Sixth-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title.
The 1997 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Hanover, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 5th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 February until 23 February 1997. Third-seeded Iva Majoli won the singles title.
The 1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from April 7 through April 13, 1997.
The 1997 World Doubles Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh in Scotland that was part of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd and last edition of the tournament and was held from 21 May through 24 May 1997. The first-seeded team of Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf won the doubles title.
The 1997 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 17 June until 22 June 1997.
The 1997 U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 30th edition of the tournament and was held from August 18 through August 24, 1997. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.
Defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Jana Novotná defeated Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.
Defending champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova defeated Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2000 WTA Tour Championships. It was the last tournament in which Hingis and Kournikova played as a pair, before splitting at the beginning of the following season.
The 1995 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1995 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from March 27 through April 2, 1995. Conchita Martínez won the singles title.
The 1995 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from April 3 through April 9, 1995. First-seeded Conchita Martínez won the singles title.
The 1995 Gallery Furniture Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 25th and last edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 16, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1995 Challenge Bell was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 3rd edition of the Challenge Bell, and was held from October 30 through November 5, 1995. First-seeded Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won the singles title.
The 1995 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 2 October through 8 October 1995. Seventh-seeded Iva Majoli won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.
The 2000 Betty Barclay Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany and was part of the Tier II category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 2 May until 7 May 2000. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money.
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