Women's doubles | |
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2000 Kremlin Cup | |
Champions | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
Runners-up | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Final score | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
Seeds | 4 |
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to tournament winners Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama.
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.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Dokić E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Arendt M Bollegraf | 3 | 63 | L Montalvo M Serna | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Montalvo M Serna | 6 | 7 | 1 | J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 7 | 6 | 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Kulikovskaya K Marosi-Aracama | 5 | 4 | 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Husárová M Maleeva | 63 | 4 | T Poutchek P Rampre | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Poutchek P Rampre | 7 | 6 | 1 | J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Mauresmo A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 7 | 6 | WC | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
S Farina Elia T Križan | 1 | 3 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Jidkova P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Bovina T Panova | 6 | 4 | 5 | A Jidkova P Schnyder | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Appelmans S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 0 | 2 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 |
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
1 | Andrea Glass Bianka Lamade | 7 | |||||||||
WC | Elena Bovina Tatiana Panova | 9 | |||||||||
WC | Elena Bovina Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | – | |||||||
2 | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Anna Zaporozhanova | 4 | 2 | – | |||||||
Vanessa Henke Svetlana Krivencheva | 4 | ||||||||||
2 | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Anna Zaporozhanova | 8 |
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