2000 Betty Barclay Cup – Singles

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Singles
2000 Betty Barclay Cup
Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw28 (3WC/4Q/2LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1999  · WTA Hamburg ·  2001  

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer. [1]

Contents

Martina Hingis won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3 in the final. [2] [3]

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett (first round, retired)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber (semifinals)
  8. Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis 66
7 Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 3 2
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis 66
4 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 3
4 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 64 77
8/WC Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer 3 664

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66
Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 64 6 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 4 1
LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander 4 61 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 3 66
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Hopmans 0 5 6 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 62 4
Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 67 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 3 0
Flag of Israel.svg A Smashnova 3 2 6 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 66
6 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 661 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66
7 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 3 2
3 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 65 6
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva 66Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva 4 74
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Nola 3 3 3 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 78642
Q Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 3 667 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 66776
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 678 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 1 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 3 60 7 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 66
7 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 64 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 3 0r
Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 61 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 653
WC Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 61 6WC Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 776
Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 2 64 WC Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 3 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 4 6674 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66
LL Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 61 79LL Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 3 63
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 677
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 64 77
8/WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 668/WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 3 664
Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 0 4 8/WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 72 63 Flag of France.svg AG Sidot 2 4
Flag of France.svg AG Sidot 5 6778/WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 66
Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 662 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 3 4
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg N Zvereva 2 3 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 772 2
2 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 6466

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