2000 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2000 Kremlin Cup
Champions Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Final score4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1999  · Kremlin Cup ·  2001  

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to tournament winners Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama.

Contents

Halard-Decugis and Sugiyama won the title by defeating Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (champions)
  2. Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
2 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Dokić
Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
63 2 1 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
67 
  Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
3 63   Flag of Argentina.svg L Montalvo
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
4 5  
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Montalvo
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
67 1 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
76 
3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
76 3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
5 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya
Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi-Aracama
5 4  3 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
634    Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Rampre
1 3  
  Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Rampre
76 1 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
4 67
  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
65 3 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
64 65
WC Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
4 76WC Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
61 1
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
1 3  4 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
4 66
4 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 4 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
3 0  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder
2 672 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina
Flag of Russia.svg T Panova
64 5   Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder
3 1  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
2 0  2 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
66 
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
66 

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Glass / Flag of Germany.svg Bianka Lamade (first round)
  2. Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya / Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina / Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
        
1 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Glass
Flag of Germany.svg Bianka Lamade
7
WC Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova
9
WC Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova
66
2 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova
4 2
  Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva
4
2 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova
8

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