Dominique Monami is a former tennis player from Belgium. She is her country's first ever top-10 tennis professional.
Julie Halard-Decugis is a French former professional tennis player.
The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. It also saw the return of the China Open which was moved to Shanghai, after last being held in Beijing in 1996.
The 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
The 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 14, 1999.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2000. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6-3, 6-2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. They became the first pair of sisters to win the title. It was their third major title in doubles, and the third component in an eventual career Golden Slam in doubles. The Williams sisters had only played three events thus far into the season, and only entered the draw via a wildcard.
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 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.
The 1999 TIG Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. This edition of the tournament is notable as the last event Steffi Graf participated in before announcing her retirement.
The 1999 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 4 January until 9 January 1999. Third-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 1999 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999, while the women's tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1999. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nathalie Tauziat won the singles titles.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to tournament winners Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama.
The 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 October until 17 October 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
The 1999 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 7 June until 13 June 1999. Fifth-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title.
The 1999 Acura Classic singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series.
The 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Filderstadt, Germany. that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 1999. First seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title, her third at the event after 1996 and 1997, and earned $80,000 first prize money.
The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Philadelphia, United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from November 8 through November 14, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.
The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States of America. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000.
The 2000 du Maurier Open women's doubles was the doubles event of the ninety-ninth women's edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce were the reigning champions, but Novotná retired from professional tennis in 1999 and Pierce did not compete at the tournament. Martina Hingis and Nathalie Tauziat won the title by defeating Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 11th title for Hingis and the 21st title for Tauziat in their respective doubles careers.
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