2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date14–20 February
Edition28th
Category ATP International Series Gold
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$750,000
SurfaceHardcourt / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline [1]
Doubles
Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager [2]
  1999  · ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament ·  2001  

The 2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 14 February through 20 February 2000. [3]

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The singles draw was led by ATP No. 2, Australian Open runner-up, Moscow titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Australian Open quarterfinalist, and recent Dubai winner Nicolas Kiefer, and Australian Open semifinalist, Auckland titlist Magnus Norman. Also present were Lyon and Indianapolis champion Nicolás Lapentti, Rotterdam defending finalist Tim Henman, Thomas Enqvist, Greg Rusedski and Cédric Pioline. Pioline won the singles title. [4]

Finals

Singles

Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman, 6–7(3-7), 6–4, 7–6(7-4)

Doubles

Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams / Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman / Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 6–2, 6–3

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References

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  2. "2000 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (2001). ITF World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. pp. 151, 152. ISBN   9780007111299.
  4. "Henman loses Rotterdam final". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 20 February 2000.