2000 Kremlin Cup

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2000 Kremlin Cup
Date23–29 October 2000
Edition11th (men) / 5th (women)
Surfacecarpet indoor
Location Moscow, Russia
Venue Olympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
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The 2000 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 2000 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2000 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 23 October through 29 October 2000. [1]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5

Women's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl 6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)

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References

  1. "Moscow 2000 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-19.